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That's another gun that's been totally messed with. It does have a Remington repair code on the barrel flats, so the barrels are probably a Remington era replacement. At $5 grand that may be a good shooter. You just have to convince the next guy that that's the case when you decide to sell it.

Is Larry's picture a picture of the original poster's gun or some other gun?

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Here are a few other pictures BILL.

Did you see a Remington code stamped on the right barrel flat close to the lug?





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Remington code
 

Yes, It looks like A D 3 to me. I didn’t put the three in there because that’s usually a given for that department.

Yes, and then some. It sounds like a gun which went to Remington and was fitted with Grade 3 barrels. The fit at the dolls head is quite good and the rib extension joint isn't any worse than a lot of guns out there.

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And the roll pin has been reversed, probably for wear. And you can see the plugged hole in the bottom rib.

The roll pin being flipped has nothing to do with wear. It is wholly someone putting it together that did not pay attention.

Without the service code 3 that is probably a build date on those barrels.





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I would like to know where the pictures that have been posted came from. I gave up trying to send mine. This is absolutely the gun I bought. Was this gun on some website for sale before I got it? Also as a novice and not a gunsmith, the discussions about the roll pin are like Greek to me. I have noticed that the fore-end is difficult to remove and put back on. Could this be attributed to the roll pin? Should I have that repaired?