the only issue is whether it will reliably eject or not. 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. I don't know that there are any specific runs that will, but try it out with a 3" hull and see. 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.) Easiest way to tell is by serial number suffix: X 20 GA. There is no LT Model 870, only in Model 1100s. 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. The 3' shells will not eject properly unless there is a 3' ejector and ejector spring, but otherwise the receivers are identical. The "V" at the end of serial number indicates the receiver left the factory configured for 2 3/4" shells. I plan on keeping it for the rest of my life and then leaving it to my son.Click to expand.This is the "more" correct answer. 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. A call to Remington Customer Service is in order with the serial number. If with this information it’s still impossible to ID your speciffic shotguns date of manufacture. I know that if you go to the Remington web site you can look plug in your model 700 Serial number and find out the date it was made. Rob62 : Your barrel date code of 'WY' stands for either August 1974 or August 2004 manufacture. My grandfather (dad's dad) shot a nice buck with the shotgun one day using slugs I assume. Would like to know where I can find the dates of manufacture, by serial number if possible, of Remington 870 Wingmaster shotguns. 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. When I work the action it has a nice metallic ring that can no longer be found in modern shotguns. It will roll a squirrel out of a TALL tree when other shotguns in the group will barely reach. M/870 LETTER PREFIX 1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX. Its not really a policy but a general following that we dont give estimates for value. It's a wonderful shotgun by the way and I have many years of great memories connected with it. Also for the 8 series shotguns there was a code to identify caliber/size of the actions. I believe the 'x' signifies its a 2002 and not a 1972 but it certainly does have a value, any wingmaster in any gauge that hasnt been used for a tomato stake is probably worth at least 300. 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. Excellent information, that was exactly what I was looking for.
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