It is 28', vent rib, has a very good bore and fixed Mod. It is the LT 20 not the old standard weight. The first 1100 pre-fix letter code after the 1968 Gun Control Act was letter 'L'. Remington 1100 released 1963 your receiver doesnt have a letter pre-fix in the serial so was produced between 19. 'This is a barrel for a Remington 870 Wingmaster 20 gauge shotgun. The early 1100 (LW) Lightweights were short shank barrel sleeve like the 870s. SAME STRUCTURE AS THE Model 870 listed aboveġ987 TO PRESENT: “PC” 12 GA., 1999 “TL“ 20 GA. Gun has approximately a 23' barrel, modified (fixed) choke, 2 3/4 chamber (only), short lop (like for a youth, did they make a youth model). M/870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)ġ963 TO APPROX. Also for the 8 series shotguns there was a code to identify caliber/size of the actions. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”) Model 870 LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE) The date your firearm was made can be deduced from these two letters.
On the barrel of your gun, though, is a two-letter code. You can do so through the following steps: The receiver of your Remington firearm is where you’ll find the serial number. S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05 Suppose you own a Remington model 700 and are curious about its year of manufacture. Call or email Remington and give them the serial number, they will tell you when it was born, however keep in mind they do make errors.īack up what they tell you with this information ġ950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIXġ968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE)
