You can still use the two-letter code on the barrel of the rifle or shotgun to look up. Serial numbers were not a requirement until 1968, so older firearms may not have serial numbers. If you want to be sure though, call or email Remington and have them look up the serial number, as Knucklehead211 suggested. A serial number is printed on the receiver of each Remington rifle or shotgun, provided its a newer model. If your 870's barrel has a two-letter code stamped into it near the receiver, you can use that to identify the month and year the barrel was made, which is probably pretty close to when the receiver was manufactured if the gun is brand-new. serial production of the Sholes and Glidden Type Writer', bringing out the much more successful 'Remington. If it's a 12ga and the serial number doesn't end in an 'A' of a 'V', it's probably a magnum receiver.

Easiest way to tell is by serial number suffix: X 20 GA. Model: 870 Wingmaster Classic Trap 50th Anniversary. If you have any questions email me at bsgunguy93gmail. Is there a Pre 1977 that is a standard size frame (large ring barrel) 20 Gauge,and is there a later, after 1977, light weight, (small ring barrel), 20 Gauge. Private seller, willing to ship, will use a local FFL/GunShop to ship. Magnum (3' and shorter) 12ga receivers used to only have serial numbers ending in 'M', but now a bunch of different letters are used. On the Remington 870 Wingmaster 20 Gauge. 12ga 870 serial numbers end in 'V' for 2.75'-only receivers and 'A' for super magnum (3.5' and shorter) receivers. The letter there only indicates what length shells the receiver is designed to handle (with the exception of some special-run 870s). You can fit a quarter thru the barrel ring. If you just bought your 870 brand-new in a store though, it's probably a 2015 or late 2014 gun.Īs for the 'P' suffix on the serial number, it doesn't mean you have a Police gun. Mongoo 7, I also have a 20 ga Rem 870 with an X ending serial number. The 'AB' block started in 2005, and while I'm not sure when Remington switched to the 'RS' block, I know 'RS' serial numbers were going on 870s at least as early as 2011. An 'RS' serial number prefix places your gun's manufacturing date solidly in the 21st century probably the 2010s, or maybe the late 2000s, though if it was a 2000s gun, I believe the serial number would probably start with 'C', 'D', or 'AB' instead. Serial number prefixes indicate a range of dates, not one single year.

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