Not T=1970 if the barrel code was reversed, as you observed that T does not appear in "BLACKPOWDERX". Reply with birthday MM/DD/YYYY to verify legal age of 21+ in order to receive texts. to the mobile number used at opt-in from Sportsman’s Warehouse on 57814. Remington 870 Wingmaster Classic Trap specs: Attribute Spec Gauge: 12 gauge: Action. That is when I noticed how close is to 1 million! A search finds that Lou Rockwell has written, "By 1966, the company had sold one million 870 shotguns." (Per Wikipedia, Remington reached two million 870 guns by 1973.) So 1966-1967 is about when your gun was manufactured. The Remington 870 Express is one of the most popular models among the 870 Collection. Next, I considered that your serial number has no prefix, so the receiver was manufactured between 19, before the first prefix S was introduced in 1968 (followed by T in 1974). Apparently you have not yet called Remington, so I wanted some workaround to reveal as closely as possible the year of manufacture of your gun with serial number considered, What year were the full sized frame 20 gauge guns like yours with serial numbers ending with the X suffix discontinued? Well, being popular they continued to be made and sold for a few years after the scaled-down receivers were introduced in 1972. ![]() the only issue is whether it will reliably eject or not.Click to expand.I wish that I had known that because I have searched several times for an online database of Remington 870 serial numbers. The barrel date code says B o 8 which I assume means Jan/77, this does not make sense being that this rifle was not. Its related to a sportsman 48 but doesnt look anything like it please help. I have a 1955 12ga Wingmaster that is V stamped and it will, but my 73 V stamped will not, so if there is any sort of pattern, someone with more knowledge than me will have to provide that.Īlso, there is a company (name escapes me right now) that will relocate the ejector on the V marked receivers to reliably eject 3" hulls should you have one that will not.Įither way, shooting a 3" shell in a 3" MARKED BARREL is fine. The numbers are: m570055 on the reciever. I don't know that there are any specific runs that will, but try it out with a 3" hull and see. I have a model 870 wingmaster pump Shot Gun - the barrel codes are as such. Now, that said, some of the V marked receivers were known to reliably eject 3" hulls. (To be clear, I'm talking about the serial number located on the left side of the receiver.) If it had an "M" at the end of the serial number it would've left the factory configured for 2 3/4" and 3" shells. For normal 870s though, a 1975 serial number should start with the letter 'T', while a 2005 serial number should start with either 'D' or 'AB'. I know the P stands for June but I cannot. As Virginian said, the serial number prefix will say for sure - unless your gun is some extra-special 870 edition with a non-standard serial. The stamp on the left side of barrel is reading PUQ im not sure what year this means as I have looked through Remingtons firearm codes and cannot identify the year. ![]() ![]() The "V" at the end of serial number indicates the receiver left the factory configured for 2 3/4" shells. Hello shotgun world, Ive got a 870 wingmaster I bought off a friend and need help identifying the age. Click to expand.This is the "more" correct answer. Remington Year of Manufacture Codes may be found on the barrel of your Remington rifle or shotgun on the left side, just forward of the receiver the first letter of the Code is the month of manufacture, followed by one or two letters which are the year of manufacture.
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