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    Dating a Remington 700

    Re: Dating a Remington 700 Sounds good, so it's something I shouldn't worry at all about. Thanks again for the help, now I just have to wait for daylight to try it out!
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    Dating a Remington 700

    Re: Dating a Remington 700 It does have a six digit serial, 247XXX. However, I think the safety has been changed. The knob only sits maybe 1/4" off the top of the receiver face. Seems to be a serrated cylinder laid on its rounded edge, with circular faces to the sides of the gun. It...
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    Dating a Remington 700

    Re: Dating a Remington 700 Forgot to mention: it does not have a base plate, so I assume it is an ADL model. In addition, if the first barrel markings indicate a repair date, it has repair date markings of P C. Also, the metal is blued. Thanks again, Tyler
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    Dating a Remington 700

    I'm sorry if this gets asked a lot, but I'm quite new to the arena and I think this should be easy for someone with experience. I recently bought a Remington 700 off gunbroker. It is chambered in .30-06, 22 inch barrel, wood Monte Carlo stock. Stock is checkered simply on the foregrip and the...