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What year was my Remington shotgun made?

What year was my Remington shotgun made?

Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe found on the barrel of your Remington rifle [or shotgun] on the left side, just forward of the receiver; the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture.

When was the Remington 550 made?

1946
History of the Remington 550-1 As best we can tell, the 550-1 came about in 1946, the 550-1 uses a different extractor than the 550A, along with some other small changes. Regardless, the 550 series was a wood-stocked . 22 long rifle that fed from a tube magazine.

What does Rep mean on a Remington barrel?

4,453 Posts. #4 · Mar 7, 2011. If they have the REP proof mark on the RIGHT SIDE of the barrel they are most definitely made by Remington in Ilion, NY. AS you have said Remington is using the barrels they have left over from Connecticut but the Receivers are not from Marlin – they are made by/for Remington.

What years was the Remington Model 11 made?

The wife (Margo) says the Remington Model 11 shotgun was made from 1911 to 1948 and if yours is number 440 then it is a very early model. She said they made several hundred thousand of them. They originally sold for about forty to fifty bucks, or so she says.

Where does Remington make their guns?

Remington and Sons) in Ilion, New York, it was one of the oldest gun makers in the US and claimed to be the oldest factory in the US that still made its original product….Remington Arms.

Type Subsidiary (LLC)
Number of locations 6
Area served Worldwide
Key people Anthony Acitelli, CEO
Products Firearms, ammunition and accessories

What year is my Remington Woodsmaster 742?

The Remington Model 742, also known as the Woodsmaster is a semi-automatic rifle that was produced by Remington Arms from 1960 until 1980.

What Remington rifles are being recalled?

Remington Arms Company, LLC (“Remington”) is voluntarily recalling Remington Model 700™ and Model Seven™ rifles which were manufactured from May 1, 2006 through April 9, 2014 and which have an X-Mark Pro® (“XMP®”) trigger. Rifles manufactured after April 9, 2014 are not subject to recall.

When was the Remington 550 1 scope made?

As I understand it, the receiver was grooved for a scope starting in 1953. Yours is not grooved, therefore it was made before 1953. The 550-1 was never grooved for a scope that I remember. It had groves cut in the receiver for glare much like shotguns.

When did Remington stop stamping barrels with date codes?

This means that in some cases, you will have to decide which date is correct based on other details. In some cases, only partial date codes were marked. Remington discontinued stamping barrels with a date code on 8/9/99, the date code was added again on 10/1/01.

Is there a demand for the Remington 550?

The demand of new REMINGTON 550 rifle’s has not changed over the past 12 months. The demand of used REMINGTON 550 rifle’s has risen 4 units over the past 12 months. Looking to Sell Your Gun?

Where do you find the date of manufacture on a Remington rifle?

A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. The first letter identifes the month, the other letter (s) identify the year. The code letters were reused and may indicate one or more possible dates.