I tried figuring out the date of my 870TB at the society page and can't make sense out of it, so I thought I would ask for help here. The S/N is T743678V. It has a 30' barrel fixed choke (mod trap) Monty stock. Thanks for the help in advance.
Remington 700 or 1100 serial numbers can be decoded the same way as Remington 870 serial numbers. This decoder works for all Remington firearms which have two-letter code on their barrel. Check the serial numbers located on the left side of the barrel on your Remington shotgun. Aug 16, 2013 More fun stuff:) very easy to figure out:) Remington 870 Serial Number Lookup Rem870.com Remington Year of.
The receiver was most likely made in either 1974, 1975, 1976 or 1977 as indicated by the Prefix 'T' in the serial number, but keep in mind this is not completely accurate n determining the exact age of the firearm. Example; I have a 16 gauge 1100 I bought new in 1979 that has a 'M' prefix serial number and barrel code of 'PV' or June 1979! The 'V' on the end of the serial number means that your gun is a 12 gauge, 2 3/4' chamber. What is the two letter stamp on the barrel? This would be the two letters on the left side of the barrel that are closest to the receiver.there will be a 'number' between these two letters and the receiver for reference. I do not care about the number as it indicates the guns assembly station in the plant, but the two letters will date the barrel. REMINGTON SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER STRUCTURE (This has nothing to do with the barrel code & the barrel code has nothing to do with the serial numbers) Model 870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05 Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) V 12 GA.
(2 3/4”) M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”) A 12 GA.
“SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”) W 16 GA. All Office Converter Platinum V6.4 Portable Free Download here. ( 2 ¾” ) X 20 GA.
“HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED) N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED) K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) J 28 GA. H.410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”) Model 1100 LETTER PREFIX 1963 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90 Model 1100 LETTER SUFFIX SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 Model 1187 LETTER PREFIX 1987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA., 2000 “SM” SUPER MAG.
LETTER SUFFIX NO LETTER SUFFIX ON THIS MODEL _________________ We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! I love liberal math. It's like fiction, but with numbers and stuff. Fred G 'Progressivism'.new word - It's common but there's no sense in it. Thanks a bunch for the info. The barrel code has the letters B W and following that the #60 is also stamped on the left hand side of the barrel.
The 'B' if the month of January. The 'W' is the years of 1928, 1972, or 2002. The 870 did not exist in 1928 so that is not it. You receiver serial number closely matches the 1972 date so that is the correct year as your gun is obviously older then a 2002 model. So the barrel code indicates a manufacturer date of January 1972. _________________ We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing!
I love liberal math. It's like fiction, but with numbers and stuff. Fred G 'Progressivism'.new word - It's common but there's no sense in it. FWIW- I have two out of six 870 barrels that have no code on the left side.
I have a 20' rifle sight slug and a 34' trap that have no marks at all except the choke. They are stamped on the bottom. They are factory barrels. You have to remove the barrel to find the code. Those barrels where made before 1968.
Between it's birth in 1950 and @1968 the 870 barrels where not stamped with date codes. _________________ We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! I love liberal math. It's like fiction, but with numbers and stuff. Fred G 'Progressivism'.new word - It's common but there's no sense in it. I have owned one pre 1968 870 that did have a barrel code, I have seen a few others, and I still own several newer barrels with no date codes. Some came on the guns new and some were purchased separately.
I wouldn't bet significant bucks on any Remington rollmarking other than serial numbers. And I have seen barrels on new guns that were 2 years or more older than the receiver by all the markings. If there was a gameplan to cause confusion, they succeeded. I have even seen a completely rollmark free Model 1100 circa 1966 with only the serial number on it.
_________________ What could have happened. I do not trust Remington's dating service accuracy. If they were Match.com, you could end up with Nancy Pelosi. If there was a gameplan to cause confusion, they succeeded Truer words could not be spoken! The 'prefix' letter in the serial number will get you in a range of possible years your receiver was made.
By contacting Remington, you can learn exactly when your receiver was made if they still have the records for your serial number. The barrel code if present will tell you when your barrel was made, but barrels get changed from gun to gun. Correlate these three, pick a date and call it good _________________ We have done so much for so long with so little, we are now qualified to do anything with nothing! I love liberal math. It's like fiction, but with numbers and stuff.
Fred G 'Progressivism'.new word - It's common but there's no sense in it. .REMINGTON SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER STRUCTURE (This has nothing to do with the barrel code & the barrel code has nothing to do with the serial numbers) Model 870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05 Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) V 12 GA. (2 3/4”) M 12 GA.
MAGNUM (3”) A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”) W 16 GA. ( 2 ¾” ) X 20 GA.
“HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED) N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED) K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) J 28 GA. H.410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”). I ended up emailing Remington prior to finding this thread.
Remington said my 870 was made in 1995 but the 'Structure list' states 1994 (B prefix). Please please do not think I'm being critical. I haven't checked my barrel code yet but I imagine that when I do it will probably be a fall/winter month. Had I not contacted Remington this would have gotten me very close.
Thanks again for the post. .REMINGTON SHOTGUN SERIAL NUMBER STRUCTURE (This has nothing to do with the barrel code & the barrel code has nothing to do with the serial numbers) Model 870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX 1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05 Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) V 12 GA. (2 3/4”) M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”) A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”) W 16 GA.
( 2 ¾” ) X 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED) N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED) K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) J 28 GA.
H.410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”). I ended up emailing Remington prior to finding this thread. Remington said my 870 was made in 1995 but the 'Structure list' states 1994 (B prefix). Please please do not think I'm being critical. I haven't checked my barrel code yet but I imagine that when I do it will probably be a fall/winter month. Had I not contacted Remington this would have gotten me very close. Thanks again for the post.
'B' started in 1994 and probably went until early 1997 when 'C' would have wiggled it's way into the picture. 1995 is most likely correct and if the barrel code correlates then you have a good solid answer to your question.