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jmr40 · February 10, 2013, 07:55 PM

Subtracting the 1st 2 digits from 100 only works on rifles made 1972-present. On older guns you need to look up the date codes.

The system does not work with all rifles either. Many of the limited runs made by Marlin since 1972 have SN's that don't fit the system of subtracting from 100.

February 10, 2013, 07:55 PM	#4
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,805	Subtracting the 1st 2 digits from 100 only works on rifles made 1972-present. On older guns you need to look up the date codes. The system does not work with all rifles either. Many of the limited runs made by Marlin since 1972 have SN's that don't fit the system of subtracting from 100.