![]() I plan on keeping it for the rest of my life and then leaving it to my son. Great shotgun with a great piece of history attached to it. The 2 marks on the stock are from the antlers and they tell a story better than any words I can type could. Well, not having time to ready the shotgun to shoot it again, grandad grabbed it by the barrel and walloped the buck right across the head, sending it down again. He walked up to the deer which looked dead and all of a sudden it jumped up and started coming right at him. Many barrels are interchangeable and much confusion is prevalent. Certain years or serial numbers of the Remington 870 Wingmaster may be considered more desirable for collectors, but it varies depending on individual preferences. My grandfather (dad's dad) shot a nice buck with the shotgun one day using slugs I assume. Yes you can use the barrel, but only shoot 2 3/4' shells as that is what your Wingmaster receiver is rated for This is a continuing saga of 870s (and 1100s for that matter). The Remington 870 Wingmaster 20 gauge typically has a value ranging from 300 to 800, depending on its condition, age, and any additional features or modifications. There are 2 nice dents in the side of the buttstock that I wouldn't repair for a million dollars, because they have a nice story connected to them. Here are the pictures below at the link provided. When I work the action it has a nice metallic ring that can no longer be found in modern shotguns. model 870 12 ga Vent rib wingmaster, and am curious as to the born date. It will roll a squirrel out of a TALL tree when other shotguns in the group will barely reach. It's a wonderful shotgun by the way and I have many years of great memories connected with it. The Date also seems to fit with the anecdotal evidence that goes along with the shotgun. Now that you mention it, the R does seem to be spaced a bit farther from the other 2 leters, indicating that it was probably stamped at a different time than the first 2. If I recall correctly the SN prefix letter started in the mid-1960s.Excellent information, that was exactly what I was looking for. So the barrel code indicates a manufacturer date of January 1972. You receiver serial number closely matches the 1972 date so that is the correct year as your gun is obviously older then a 2002 model. The 870 did not exist in 1928 so that is not it. The Collectors webpage also had a rough date range for 870 receivers based on the prefix letter. The 'W' is the years of 1928, 1972, or 2002. I also tracked the manufacture years of my two Wingmasters and an 870 Special Purpose by calling. He checked some other records and finally came back with 1960. ![]() She had to consult the custom shop and the custom shop guy asked me some questions about the gun. 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. Not T1970 if the barrel code was reversed, as you observed that T does not appear in 'BLACKPOWDERX'. The Remington Collectors website has the code key, it’s also on this website in a couple of posts. A search finds that Lou Rockwell has written, 'By 1966, the company had sold one million 870 shotguns.' (Per Wikipedia, Remington reached two million 870 guns by 1973.) So 1966-1967 is about when your gun was manufactured. It is a unique identifier that can help with identifying the model and year of manufacture. 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. The serial number on a Remington 870 shotgun can typically be found on the receiver, either on the left side or on the barrel.
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