Auction find.. Help me date it please! 700BDL in 222 Rem

[PA.Frank]

Remington 700 in 222 Remington Serial number is 607xx

all the sources i find on line reference a letter prefix. this has no letter.

no letter.

 

[JohnHenry]

Check barrel date code ref. following link.

https://remingtonsociety.org/manufacture-dates/

 

[farmerjohn]

Remington Society

https://remingtonsociety.org

Manufacture Dates
Works pretty good.. John

 

[farmerjohn]

Late to the dance as usual..

 

[Murray Brook]

I have one something like yours It has a 682xxxx number nothing else. Searching has led me to find it was made between 1968/1975. FYI

 

[jdh47]

The grip cap makes me think it might have been an early custom shop gun.

 

[Hal]

Tombstone Safteys early 70’s. or before?
What’s on the floor plate?
Didn’t they have a “C” after the 700 for custom shop? As JD said the grip cap is different.

Hal

 

[jds holler]

Old Weaver V8 Scope. I think those were straight up oughta the sixties. About the same time as the Fab Four. jd

 

[spudgun]

Check the trigger for the recall Remington had on the 700's.

Smooth trigger face is the tell all. If it is smooth look for a punch mark on the bolt release, if you see a punch mark your good to go.

The good trigger is ribbed and not smooth.

 

[ELR LVR]

Old Weaver V8 Scope. I think those were straight up oughta the sixties. About the same time as the Fab Four. jd

I would bet its a later 60's / early 70's vintage also
From what I read
700 receivers with ser# 1000-387347 started in 1962 until 11-68
6200000-6899999 started in 11-68 until Aug of 1975
the A prefix did not begin until 1975
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The supposed 607 prefix has me stumped unless thats a typo and SHOULD read as 670xx

https://opticsbible.com/remington-700-serial-number-lookup/

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that's a nice find, I love all my B-series and back

 

[skeeljc]

My Remington 700 ADL with a four digit serial number (99xx) was made in 1962 (they started with 1000).
Production reached six digits around 1968.

 

[PA.Frank]

code on left side of barrel just ahead of receiver looks like RL5 and another mark see pic

so is this 1966? what does the 5 mean? what is the last mark?

Check the trigger for the recall Remington had on the 700's.

Smooth trigger face is the tell all. If it is smooth look for a punch mark on the bolt release, if you see a punch mark your good to go.

The good trigger is ribbed and not smooth.

I don'tr care about the trigger, it will only be shot from the bench and infrequently. It has the ribbed trigger

 

[PA.Frank]

I would bet its a later 60's / early 70's vintage also
From what I read
700 receivers with ser# 1000-387347 started in 1962 until 11-68
6200000-6899999 started in 11-68 until Aug of 1975
the A prefix did not begin until 1975
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The supposed 607 prefix has me stumped unless thats a typo and SHOULD read as 670xx

https://opticsbible.com/remington-700-serial-number-lookup/

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that's a nice find, I love all my B-series and back

double checked... the SN is 670xx

 

[PA.Frank]

Tombstone Safteys early 70’s. or before?
What’s on the floor plate?
Didn’t they have a “C” after the 700 for custom shop? As JD said the grip cap is different.

Hal

I think your on to something, I think it may be an early custom shop rifle.. Here is a pic of the grip cap with the dogs head and the floorplate with an engraved R

 

[littlebuddybr]

Looks like engraved E & R

 

[ebb]

It's just right no matter what the date says.

 

[Sandstorm]

Nice rifle.

 

[BHP9]

Looks like engraved E & R

Elizabeth Rix - the late Queen of England?

 

[silverstatesw]

i have a new adl sn# 331xxx bought new in 1969
Larry

 

[JohnF]

Could engrave ER stand for Eliphalet Remington?