REMINGTON REPAIR CODES

[Bill Murphy]

I looked at one Remington gun and found the manufacturing code on the right barrel flat to the right of the serial number hard against the lug in small faint letters. Those Brits may have ground yours down when they ground down your Parker Overload Proof stamps. I wonder why they don't put their proof marks right on the outside of the barrel like they do on Boss over unders?

[david ross]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I looked at one Remington gun and found the manufacturing code on the right barrel flat to the right of the serial number hard against the lug in small faint letters. Those Brits may have ground yours down when they ground down your Parker Overload Proof stamps. I wonder why they don't put their proof marks right on the outside of the barrel like they do on Boss over unders?

Hi Bill.
Thank goodness they did not put them on the barrels i think it ruins a gun.

All the best Dave.

[Alligator]

David: The barrels show 12ga with 2 1/2" chambers (the 12-65) and may have possibly been reproved as required in Europe if it was shipped there or taken there by a G.I. I can't get the picture to zoom up enough to identify the marks for sure but I think them to be English. The serial and grade marking look like Parker which leads me to believe the other stuff is a re-proof. I don't see any Remington marks of any kind but I'm just learning like most of us. Lee.

[Austin W Hogan]

This gun was apparently re proofed to European standards - 65 mm = 2.56 inch, 70mm = 2.76 inch. A 2 5/8 inch chamber would have to be proofed at 65 mm.

Best, Austin

[david ross]

Thanks Lee for the help as you say it could be a reproved gun.
All the best Dave.