Help Dating a Remington
I have a Remington Model 742 (BDL?) Woodmaster, chambered in 30-06,
Monte Carlo cheekpiece, basketweave checkering, NO gold trigger, 22" Bbl, black with white spacer forend and gripcap.
Serial # is: B7099307
Most important is the Date of Mfg., but whatever you might be able to tell me 'bout the rifle is good to know.
I'm not concerned with the selling value,(although it is in near mint condition)as it was my brothers and won't be leaving the family.
Thanx in advance for whatever info you can provide[:)]
Monte Carlo cheekpiece, basketweave checkering, NO gold trigger, 22" Bbl, black with white spacer forend and gripcap.
Serial # is: B7099307
Most important is the Date of Mfg., but whatever you might be able to tell me 'bout the rifle is good to know.
I'm not concerned with the selling value,(although it is in near mint condition)as it was my brothers and won't be leaving the family.
Thanx in advance for whatever info you can provide[:)]
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There should be a barrel code that will give you the date first letter is the month and following letters is the year go to remington society.com to get manufactoring date 0 -
I have 2 of them...a 308 and an 06. The 308 is a Canadian Centennial lightly used and quite accurate. ( Many think these don't shoot ). You get a lot of quick firepower with one of these or a Winchester 100... about 3 times the speed of a bolt rifle. So if you hunt animals that can escape and hide quickly, they are pretty good.
My 30-06 was used by an outfitter as a backup rifle, and he sold it cheap to me because a low end local gunsmith left a drift pin in the way of the cartridge cycling. Easy fix.[;)]
I think the Centennial/Commemoratives are a good deal because they usually are not worn.
The locking lugs you see when the bolt is back and magazine out are a bit tougher than the receiver metal, and on worn guns you can see damage to the tracks. This is something to check if you are looking to buy one. There is a gunsmith in Seleah, WA - Ray Gregg - Bear Creek Guns who does rewelding if needed.
I suspect that modern gun lubs would extend the life of these quite a bit, and also help them in cold weather.0 -
Look on the left rear side of the barrel (near the receiver) and you will find two letters. The first letter tells you which month it was made, and the second letter tells you the year it was made. 0 -
B-L-A-C-K-P-O-W-D-E-R-X, with B = January, L = February, and so on. The second letter (and possibly third) will denote the year of manufacture. In the case of some Models (those that have been in production greater than 26 years), the last character can indicate completely different years. You will need to know approximately when your Remington was originally purchased.
Remington date codes by year (second character)
1921 - M
1922 - N
1923 - P
1924 - R
1925 - S
1926 - T
1927 - U
1928 - V
1929 - X
1930 - Y
1931 - Z
1932 - A
1933 - B
1934 - C
1935 - D
1936 - E
1937 - F
1938 - G
1939 - H
1940 - J
1941 - K
1942 - L
1943 - MM
1944 - NN
1945 - PP
1946 - RR
1947 - SS
1948 - TT
1949 - UU
1950 - WW
1951 - XX
1952 - YY
1953 - ZZ
1954 - A
1955 - B
1956 - C
1957 - D
1958 - E
1959 - F
1960 - G
1961 - H
1962 - J
1963 - K
1964 - L
1965 - M
1966 - N
1967 - P
1968 - R
1969 - S
1970 - T
1971 - U
1972 - W
1973 - X
1974 - Y
1975 - Z
1976 - I
1977 - O
1978 - Q
1979 - V
1980 - A
1981 - B
1982 - C
1983 - D
1984 - E
1985 - F
1986 - G
1987 - H
1988 - I
1989 - J
1990 - K
1991 - L
1992 - M
1993 - N
1994 - O
1995 - P
1996 - Q
1997 - R
1998 - S
1999 - T
2000 - U
2001 - V
2002 - W
2003 - X
2004 - Y0 -
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
Look on the left rear side of the barrel (near the receiver) and you will find two letters. The first letter tells you which month it was made, and the second letter tells you the year it was made.
okay, I'm with ya on that, so accordingly mine was made in Nov,1979 (LV). BUT, what's with the two digits that ALSO appear, right next to (after) the alpha coding? Mine, for example has a "67" on it?0 -
quote:Originally posted by wanted man
quote:Originally posted by Bert H.
Look on the left rear side of the barrel (near the receiver) and you will find two letters. The first letter tells you which month it was made, and the second letter tells you the year it was made.
okay, I'm with ya on that, so accordingly mine was made in Nov,1979 (LV). BUT, what's with the two digits that ALSO appear, right next to (after) the alpha coding? Mine, for example has a "67" on it?
I do not know what the numerical digits represent, but my 150th Anniversary Model 742 has them as well. It is marked "EN 46"0 -
That is my favorite gun..I have two of them in .308 You can call Remington directly and tell them the Serial # and they will tell you exactly when it was made. Toll free 1-800-243-9700. Just tell them you would like to get manufacture date and give 'em the serial #. Easy and free of charge. Press option 7....then option 1. 0 -
Just called for you...Feb. 1979. Enjoy it if you are to use it...they really are sweet guns. Just be sure after you rack a shell to give a slight push forward on the action. Sometimes they won't fire because it's not quite forward all the way. You're a good man to not get rid of it because it's a family gun...one of mine was my dad's gun and he has passed. So, actually I have 3 of them. 2 of my own, and my brother has the original one that was my dad's gun. I love them. As a previous poster said, a lot of people think these guns are not shooters...mine have been stellar. And accurate as heck. My brother dropped a whitetail at 398 yards with our dad's gun last year...and that is the most used one we/I have. He used a range finder and I said, no way you'll hit it. 2nd shot and it dropped like a sack of you know what. 1st shot missed, probably due to the cross wind, he adjusted accordingly and down it went. I was very impressed. Great guns. 0
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