Not sure of the barrel markings on this rifle. Was told it could be an early Hart or other. The barrel has no other markings on it at all. The rifle is a 40-xb serial number 32xxx B.
Thank you for your help.
Thank you for your help.
Barrel markings on a Remington 40-XB
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DaveTooley
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To my knowledge Hart never made any chrome moly barrels.
Yours are common markings as far as I know. Also, there does not seem to be any way, or records, that document the source of custom shop barrels. There is rumor that at times Hart barrels were used on some rifles, but I have never seen proof. To ad to this uncertainty, according to the Remington that now exists, virtually all the custom shop records were accidentally damaged to destruction in the move. In it’s hay day, barrels were manufactured and button rifled in the custom shop.
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Infrequent Shooter
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That was a common inspection mark or THE inspection mark back in the day. If Hart ever made barrels for 40x this mark does not signify a Hart barrel. At one time, I had this all squared away in my head. Easy to get them mixed up. I think a lot of information is like an echo chamber. One smart person sees the 'heart' mark and assumes it is a Hart barrel, writes about it, then it gets adopted. I think that Mike Walker even discussed this issue at times with friends.
Infrequent Shooter
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this pic is fairly early 40x, 22-250 blue receiver and blued barrel, SS with safety, Receiver says 40-X and other side of barrel has REP in circle. It is the version using the 700 receiver and 'modern' bolt configuration. This barrel is about .72 or .75
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Infrequent Shooter
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Vartag, did you happen to purchase that 40-x recently? there was one for sale the last few months. It looked real nice. Hope I am not being too nosey.
It’s my Dad’s rifle and trying to help gather information about it.
Infrequent Shooter
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that is a keeper for sure. especially blue and blue. Was not the most recent vintage but definitely not many rifles produced with that configuration.
freebird22/250
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I have a 22-250 single shot 40X with a heavy stainless bbl. & it doesn't have a date code also.
Infrequent Shooter
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the 40x rifles did not have date codes on barrels
Infrequent Shooter
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for a period of time you could call Remington and they would look it up for you. not 100% accurate though, I did it for the same rifle twice and got two different answers.
Have you determined the twist for the barrel? Since it’s drilled for iron sights and it’s a 7.62 maybe it was going to be set up as Palma rifle. Might be fun to have Dad’s rifle set up as a classic. Just plug the holes on top and stay away from scope and set up a sling rifle. You would get the bigger bullseye. Just an idea, still a nice old 40x. Cheers
40x rifles with 7.62 NATO marked barrels are 1/12 rot. They are factory lapped as well.
From the way I measured it , it appeared to be 1:10. I had read the 40-xc were 1:12 and the xb’s single shots were 1:10.
Hmm first for me, but I will run with it.
Dusty Stevens
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11.75”. This is why some see 11 and some see 12 on their rod check
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