Old rem. 700 heavy barrel

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You most likely have Remington 700 Varmint Specials, made from 1967-94.

There should be 2 Remington Date Code Letters stamped into the LH rear side of their bbls, which will reveal the DOM.

Month Codes: [first letter]
B - L - A - C - K - P - O - W - D - E - R - X
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12

Year:______Code: [second letter]
1967_______ P
1968_______ R
1969_______ S
1970_______ T
1971_______ U
1972_______ W
1973_______ X
1974_______ Y
1975_______ Z
1976_______ I
1977_______ O
1978_______ Q
1979_______ V
1980_______ A
1981_______ B
1982_______ C
1983_______ D
1984_______ E
1985_______ F
1986_______ G
1987_______ H
1988_______ I
1989_______ J
1990_______ K
1991_______ L
1992_______ M
1993_______ N
1994_______ O

EXAMPLE: Date Code "L Y" = Feb 1974

Of their half-dozen chamberings, the .25-06 was the only one made with the M700 long-action, the rest being made on the M700 short action.

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