Well, I have found some that are not, or they are so erratic in stamping that trying to decipher them is impossible. Not to worry, those years a good and i would suspect you got a shooter. between 1999 and 2001 Remington stopped stamping barrel codes. Remington Owners. The factory says all barrels are date code stamped. View attachment 7523804 Rem. I'm not sure if there is a pattern to the Remington serial numbers, other than maybe a range of sequential numbers in a year. Remington uses date codes on the barrel. The barrel code is a series of 2-3 letters found on the barrel close to the receiver, on the left hand side. This service uses the two-letter codes stamped on the barrel of Remington rifles and shotguns to determine the age of the firearm. Remington Year of Manufacture Codes maybe 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. Look up a Remington serial number by using Remington Serial Number Lookup. B - 1981, C - 1982, D - 1983, E - 1984, F - 1985, G - 1986, H - 1987, I - 1988, J - 1989, K - 1990, However, Remington uses 2 letter date codes on the barrel. NOTES: The barrel date codes are the most accurate to determine when they were made. A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. Every thing I find pertains to the date codes on the barrels, not the serial number on the receiver. For an example, I have a Model 700 BDL in 7mm Exp. 25,277 Posts #2 • Jan 25, 2012. I've personally seen and others have reported that actions can lay around for some years before having barrels attached. The first letter identifes the month, the other letter(s) identify the year. REMINGTON DATES OF MANUFACTURE For Remington guns made 1921-1972 only. Then look on the left side of the barrel near the receiver and look for a two letter date code stamp and follow this chart with the first letter being the month and the second being the year the barrel was made; ... And some barrels do not have the date code on them at all. If the P in your TP barrel code is the correct month June, perhaps your gun was made in … If not, you're out of luck. You can also locate the serial number on the rifle's receiver and request an age approximation by emailing Remington support. If you contact us at 1-800-243-9700 or Contact us with the model of your firearm and 2-3 barrel code, we can determine the date of manufacture. If the serial number on your action is a D, E, F, or G prefix then you probably got one of those. From another site. Feb 11, 2016 (*) On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. According to an article in the 2008 Gun Digest, the date codes for the M-700 Limited Edition Classics is slightly different, with the "A" code meaning 1995, ILO 1980. We have no data for Remingtons made at other times. The first letter identifes the month, the other letter(s) identify the year. We have no data for Remingtons made at other times. A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. Unfortunately the serial number tells you nothing. It will be close to shipment date. REMINGTON DATES OF MANUFACTURE For Remington guns made 1921-1972 only. If the barrel is original to the gun, you're in luck.