Remington 700 serial numbers

[carl1575]

I just bought a Remington 700 204 Ruger, a bought what year was it built, The ser.# is S6502536. Carl in Yakima

 

[CatShooter]

I just bought a Remington 700 204 Ruger, a bought what year was it built, The ser.# is S6502536. Carl in Yakima

It is easier to go by the barrel date code.

On the left side of the barrel, just in front of the recoil lug, there are tw letters, like "AE"... what are those letters, and the date of manufacture can be determined.

 

[40X Guy]

http://www.remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes


This will help you.. Going by your S prefix in the serial # I don't believe the rifle is that old. As Catshooter mentioned this link's info goes off the 2 digit lettered code on barrel..

Frank

 

[vtmarmot]

There are many posts about this on this site and on Benchrest.com. Do a search and a lot of info will come up. The .204 must be a fairly new gun so you have it easy. Some of the older stuff can be confusing. If you email Remington they will give you the exact info (usually). I have done this on all mine. The exact place on Remington.com can be hard to find, but keep at it, and write down the navigation when you find it.

 

[chapstix97]

Remington can help you and give you an idea when it was made. I emailed them a few times about my rem700. I believe the s prefix has been in the past reserved for stainless receivers.




support.remington.com/General_Information/How_can_I_tell_how_old_my_Remington_firearm_is%3F

 

[p-man]

Remingtons manufactured after 1921 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. The following letters correspond to the months of the year, for example B=January, L= February and so on:
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun
O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec

M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925
T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930
Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935
E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940
K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945
RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950
XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955
C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960
H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965
N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970
U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975
I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980
B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985
G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990
L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995
Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*)
V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005
A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010
F - 2011 G - 2012 H - 2013 I - 2014


Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer's rifle.

Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.

(*) On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.

 

[Ledd Slinger]

If my memory serves me right, the 204 Ruger cartridge was introduced to production bolt rifles in 2004. I know I bought my first 204 exactly one year after it hit the market and I'm pretty sure I bought it in 2005. Anyhow, the rifle in question can't be any older than 2004.

 

[TominSWNY]

OK. Then what does the letter on the receiver stand for?

 

[gomes]

Remingtons manufactured after 1921 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. The following letters correspond to the months of the year, for example B=January, L= February and so on:
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
B - Jan L - Feb A - Mar C - Apr K - May P - Jun
O - Jul W - Aug D - Sep E - Oct R - Nov X - Dec

M - 1921 N - 1922 P - 1923 R - 1924 S - 1925
T - 1926 U - 1927 W - 1928 X - 1929 Y - 1930
Z - 1931 A - 1932 B - 1933 C - 1934 D - 1935
E - 1936 F - 1937 G - 1938 H - 1939 J - 1940
K - 1941 L - 1942 MM - 1943 NN - 1944 PP - 1945
RR - 1946 SS - 1947 TT - 1948 UU - 1949 WW - 1950
XX - 1951 YY - 1952 ZZ - 1953 A - 1954 B - 1955
C - 1956 D - 1957 E - 1958 F - 1959 G - 1960
H - 1961 J - 1962 K - 1963 L - 1964 M - 1965
N - 1966 P - 1967 R - 1968 S - 1969 T - 1970
U - 1971 W - 1972 X - 1973 Y - 1974 Z - 1975
I - 1976 O - 1977 Q - 1978 V - 1979 A - 1980
B - 1981 C - 1982 D - 1983 E - 1984 F - 1985
G - 1986 H - 1987 I - 1988 J - 1989 K - 1990
L - 1991 M - 1992 N - 1993 O - 1994 P - 1995
Q - 1996 R - 1997 S - 1998 T - 1999 (*) U - 2000 (*)
V - 2001 (*) W - 2002 X - 2003 Y - 2004 Z - 2005
A - 2006 B - 2007 C - 2008 D - 2009 E - 2010
F - 2011 G - 2012 H - 2013 I - 2014


Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer's rifle.

Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above.

(*) On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.

Remington model 700 AAC-SD serial number RR40xxxE ? What year is this weapon built

 

[gomes]

My Remington model 700 AAC-SD Serial number is RR40xxxE, what is the build year? Nov 1968 or Nov 1997?

 

[WSnyder]

My Remington model 700 AAC-SD Serial number is RR40xxxE, what is the build year? Nov 1968 or Nov 1997?

Neither. The date codes as previously mentioned are barrel codes, not receiver serial number codes.

Remingtons manufactured after 1921 have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture.

The RR prefix actions were the last actions Remington made before they shut down so it’s not that old. RR’s were made 2010 ish or so to 2020 ish.

 

[358WCF]

OK. Then what does the letter on the receiver stand for?

Per the Lacy book, it's a prefix & sometimes a suffix for the receiver's serial #. Receivers were #ed in the white when made, then put a the shelf until they came off the shelf... not necessarily in the same order. The receiver # is not a particularly good way to figure the rifle's build date.

In the OP's case I believe the S means it's a stainless series receiver. I have a VLSS that has an S prefix & a EW date code on the barrel. October 2002 build using the chart in post #6.