Remington 700 date?

drmajor · July 27, 2014, 05:52 PM

I have a Remington 700 ADL 30/06 (no floor plate) and I would like to figure out its age.
On the left side is stamped with DC 58.

Serial #B640****.

I have looked at the chart on Remington sight and from what I can tell it was made in Sept 1958.

I bought the gun used about 5 years ago and have no idea of its history. It is in very good condition and I find it hard to believe it is that old.

jmr40 · July 27, 2014, 07:04 PM

As long as the barrel is original there is a date code stamped on it. Go here and you can decipher the code for month and year.

http://remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes

Click on "barrel code location diagram" for an enlarged view to make it easier.

I don't think 700's were made in 1958. Remington did not stamp barrels for about 2 years spanning part of 1999 into part of 2001. This is pretty accurate as long as no one has changed barrels.

drmajor · July 28, 2014, 07:30 AM

went to the Remington sight.
D= Sept
C= 2008 & 1956.. so I will assume mine is 2008.

jmr40 · July 28, 2014, 11:25 AM

Yea, 700's weren't introduced until 1962. They use the same date stamp on all products, so any gun made in those years will be stamped the same.

July 27, 2014, 05:52 PM	#1
drmajor Member Join Date: March 15, 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 72	Remington 700 date? I have a Remington 700 ADL 30/06 (no floor plate) and I would like to figure out its age. On the left side is stamped with DC 58. Serial #B640****. I have looked at the chart on Remington sight and from what I can tell it was made in Sept 1958. I bought the gun used about 5 years ago and have no idea of its history. It is in very good condition and I find it hard to believe it is that old.

July 28, 2014, 07:30 AM	#3
drmajor Member Join Date: March 15, 2008 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 72	Remington Date went to the Remington sight. D= Sept C= 2008 & 1956.. so I will assume mine is 2008.

July 27, 2014, 07:04 PM	#2
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	As long as the barrel is original there is a date code stamped on it. Go here and you can decipher the code for month and year. http://remingtonsociety.com/rsa/questions/barrelcodes Click on "barrel code location diagram" for an enlarged view to make it easier. I don't think 700's were made in 1958. Remington did not stamp barrels for about 2 years spanning part of 1999 into part of 2001. This is pretty accurate as long as no one has changed barrels.

July 28, 2014, 11:25 AM	#4
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,809	Yea, 700's weren't introduced until 1962. They use the same date stamp on all products, so any gun made in those years will be stamped the same.