This barrel did have the vent rib, and would shoot 3. I saw a 20 ga barrel on clearance at a large gun shop Friday and it was 149.00 marked down from 199.00. It does not have a vent rib though and is 2 3/4' only. the only issue is whether it will reliably eject or not. I just bought a used 870 wingmaster, 20 ga, 26' barrel, 20 ga frame, modified choke for 200.00. I have a 1955 12ga Wingmaster that is V stamped and it will, but my 73 V stamped will not, so if there is any sort of pattern, someone with more knowledge than me will have to provide that.Īlso, there is a company (name escapes me right now) that will relocate the ejector on the V marked receivers to reliably eject 3" hulls should you have one that will not.Įither way, shooting a 3" shell in a 3" MARKED BARREL is fine. That being said, I was under the impression that Remington has always numbered their mainline guns. I don't know that there are any specific runs that will, but try it out with a 3" hull and see. The 870s manufacture started in 1950, serial numbers werent required until 1968. ![]() Now, that said, some of the V marked receivers were known to reliably eject 3" hulls. (To be clear, I'm talking about the serial number located on the left side of the receiver.) It is widely used by the public for shooting sports, hunting and self-defense, as well as by law. Also cantilever and receiver-mounts for scopes 3 The Remington Model 870 is a pump-action shotgun manufactured by Remington Arms Company, LLC. If it had an "M" at the end of the serial number it would've left the factory configured for 2 3/4" and 3" shells. Bead, twin bead, adjustable open sights, or ghost ring (all iron sights ). So, if the barrel is not original to the specific firearm in question the date code may be meaningless. 'An issue that people need to be aware of, is that many Remington firearms such as the 870 series of shotguns can have their barrels easily changed or replaced. The "V" at the end of serial number indicates the receiver left the factory configured for 2 3/4" shells. Re: Serial Number Project question from Noob. If I recall correctly the SN prefix letter started in the mid-1960s.Click to expand.This is the "more" correct answer. The Collectors webpage also had a rough date range for 870 receivers based on the prefix letter. I also tracked the manufacture years of my two Wingmasters and an 870 Special Purpose by calling. Sharpshooters in Lubbock had two clean, late-1970s or early-1980s production 870 Wingmasters (blued carriers with stamped checkering and fixed Modified chokes) and a new Remington 870 Wingmaster 12 gauge. ![]() He checked some other records and finally came back with 1960. Its bbl is now 18' cyl (formerly a 30' Full). Saturday, I fell victim to another RemArms. Virginian Posts: 685 Joined: Fri 11:03 pm Location: Williamsburg, Va. She had to consult the custom shop and the custom shop guy asked me some questions about the gun. I have a 870 Wingmaster with a serial number of 815xxxV What does the V at the end of the serial number mean Thanks, JOhn. I sort of stumped her one day when I called in the SN of the 870 TC I bought about 8 years ago. Plus, when Remington was in business you could call and get routed to a very pleasant person who would look up the manufacture year of your receiver. The Remington Collectors website has the code key, it’s also on this website in a couple of posts. Click to expand.I know this won’t help with RemArms made Wingmasters but most of the Remington barrels are dated by the two letter code on the left side of the barrel.
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