Can anyone please decipher this for me 700 remington

[Cowboyblaster]

Thats likely a late 80's early 90's action. If it has the original barrel on it you can decipher the build date from the embossed marks near the recoil lug.

The early 700's did not have prefixes in the serial numbers.

Mostly im looking at the chekering and ive never seen that nice of work on a 700 that says to me old but the deterioration of the bluing looks very uniform from action to barrel but once again im not the expert

 

[fishoneil]

The reason I sold it was due to the price of fox pelts plummeting here in Australia.
They went from $25 a piece to under $3 overnight. We were selling rabbit and fox pelts for $300 a week, very, very good money back then.
Anyway, I felt there was no need keeping it and sold it, in just over 3 years the fox pelt trade came back and I had no rifle that wouldn't blow the pelts to bits.
Even my .222 made too much damage.

Cheers.

I used to shoot for fox pelts back in the late 70's and early 80's around Inverell in NSW Magnum, when they were worth
AU$45 to $60, then the arse fell out of the market when the anti fur trade loonies stuffed it up, shot 'em with the 222 Anschutz 1532 using 45gr Hornady Super Explosives (SX) SP, pity they stopped making the 45 grainers and now only 50gr. They never came out just blew up inside resulting in just jelly. Oh for the good old days...

 

[MagnumManiac]

I used to shoot for fox pelts back in the late 70's and early 80's around Inverell in NSW Magnum, when they were worth
AU$45 to $60, then the arse fell out of the market when the anti fur trade loonies stuffed it up, shot 'em with the 222 Anschutz 1532 using 45gr Hornady Super Explosives (SX) SP, pity they stopped making the 45 grainers and now only 50gr. They never came out just blew up inside resulting in just jelly. Oh for the good old days...

Do you remember the ads on the tv showing people with dead foxes around their necks? Still amazes me that was allowed….it wouldn't be allowed today.

Cheers.

 

[skipglo]

View attachment 296883can you

There should be two more Small letters just in front of the receiver usually left side... they indicate date..however Remington repeated serial numbers every 26 years.

 

[Cowboyblaster]

There should be two more Small letters just in front of the receiver usually left side...they they indicate date..however Remington repeated serial numbers every 26 years.

Good to know thanks

 

[skipglo]

Good to know thanks

I thought after my first response...I should be more helpful...lol

 

[Cowboyblaster]

Good to know thanks

I guess the pictures didn't load I'll try again but the pressed chekering looks very old

 

[skipglo]

Mostly im looking at the chekering and ive never seen that nice of work on a 700 that says to me old but the deterioration of the bluing looks very uniform from action to barrel but once again im not the expert

As for checkering...Remington made the 700s and 870s in regular and deluxe models..you would have a deluxe

 

[Cowboyblaster]

I thought after my first response...I should be more helpful...lol

I do appreciate your time helping me identify this rifle im not super knowledgeable on these yet but i love the 700's and if indeed it is as old as i think my buddy definitely has a keeper

 

[skipglo]

I guess the pictures didn't load I'll try again but the pressed chekering looks very old

First year P appears is 1967

 

[Cowboyblaster]

First year P appears is 1967

Thats where i figured it was

 

[Cowboyblaster]

Thats where i figured it was

Thank you for helping me confirm that

 

[skipglo]

Thats where i figured it was

Then you were correct! It's those little letters that are the key...

 

[skipglo]

Thank you for helping me confirm that

You are most welcome!