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The top one is indeed the anniversary model once more made to look like my 760 variant 1 which was dated, ' 60' on the pump tube endcap. They were dated that way on the ones made before July 1975. The '60' meant June 1970. After July 1975, the first 3-4 numbers of the serial number is the build date. There are also symbols on the right side of the barrel. Duplicate Serial Numbers: Colt manufactured 60,000 pistols in the Ithaca serial number range (804), 41,696 in the Remington Rand serial number range (900), and 4,171 in the US&S serial number range (10896). The two-letter code on the barrel is part of a special coding system designed by Remington to identify the manufacturing dates of. If your firearm does have a serial number, if you will call or email to the address below, the serial number and model number we can determine the approximate age of your firearm. Contact Remington through their Help Center by e-mail at info@remington.com or call. REMINGTON DATES OF MANUFACTURE For Remington guns made 1921-1972 only. We have no data for Remingtons made at other times. A two or three letter code on the left side of the barrel identifies the month and year of manufacture. The first letter identifes the month, the other letter(s) identify the year. Remington 760: A great choice for deer hunting.https://www.youtube.com/user/UnitedStatesofGuns.

Remington never (*) (**) used serial numbers to identify the date of manufacture of it's firearms, they however stamped a date code (spelled out below) by the first letter meaning the month and the last letter the yearof manufacture.

BARREL DATE CODE - stamped exposed on LH top rear of barrel after 1920

the following will only be stamped where applicable

#2 Part order barrel (not originally assembled to firearm)

#3 Service section received

#4 Return as received

#5 Employee sale

R.E.P. On the RH side of the barrel will be a Magnaflux, Remington proof & a test mark

If a gun is returned to the factory as a fire damaged, or blown up firearm, the factory will stamp it as a prefix to their date code with a #4 on the barrel and return it un-repaired. Then if the gun is ever subsequently returned to a warranty center or the factory by ANYONE, they will refuse to work on it as an unsafe firearm.

REMINGTON MANUFACTURING DATE CODE

stamped on LH top rear of barrel, 2 or 3 digit, (month first, year after) these will normally only be the last letters as seen below,

with the whole list shown here ONLY if it had been returned for repairs
The anchor shown here with the date code is just a symbol, as many different inspector marks will be seen

Remington 7600 Serial Numbers

The above information was taken from Remington's own information sheet, so if your gun may not conform, then I am also at a loss in explaining.

The factory says all barrels are date code stamped, well I have found some that are not, or if they are, are so erratic stamping that trying to decipher them is impossible.

The photos below may help a bit. Both were taken off Remington 760s, with the one on the left, a 30-06 that I bought new October 10, 1954. This has been rebored to a 35 Whelen Improved. The one on the right again a 30-06, but with a shorter barrel that I made into a knock around quad rifle with pivot mounts.

(*) Typically from the beginning, they NEVER used serial numbers to DATE their long firearms, but date codes. That does not preclude them from also assigning serial numbers. However for factory purposes, serial numbers were not the primary method of dating a firearm. Long guns made before 1941 (WWII) were serial numbered, even the 22 calibers. After the war with numerous new 22 caliber models being introduced, serial numbers were not assigned to ALL GUNS until the Federal Gun Control Act of 1968.

(**) On 8/9/99, they stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. They however continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box for shotgun barrels however. They planned on using just the serial numbers to tell when the gun was manufactured. So there was a 2 year gap in rifle date coded barrels and the normal consumer, or gunsmith would have to contact the factory for this information. They then saw the error of their ways apparently because of being inundated by phone calls and resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01.

You will notice the year code repeats itself, but over 20 years difference. in this instance, you will need to know when each model was manufactured. To find general manufacturing dates it may be best to go to the Blue Book of Gun Values, which does give manufacturing dates of most models. So even if it (the code stamping) was used on the same model that could have been production over MANY years, in all likelihood sights or stocks would be different which would indicate the different date.

You will also notice the month code spelling out BLACKPOWDERX, this is a common code in the firearms industry. Also some letters were left out if there was a chance of misidentifying a date. Also they jockeyed year letters to a new starting point in 1980.

Also for the 870 and 1100 series shotguns there was a code to identify caliber/size of the actions.
M/870 LETTER PREFIX
1950 TO APPROX 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) S-68, T-74, V-78, W-84, X-90, A-91, B-94, C-97, D-01, AB-05

LETTER SUFFIX (DESIGNATES GAUGE)
V 12 GA. (2 3/4”)
M 12 GA. MAGNUM (3”)
A 12 GA. “SUPER” MAGNUM (3 ½”)
W 16 GA. ( 2 ¾” )
X 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME” (DISCONTINUED)
N 20 GA. “HEAVY FRAME MAGNUM” (DISCONTINUED)
K 20 GA. “LIGHT WEIGHT” (“LW”) (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
U 20 GA. LW MAGNUM (ALSO INCLUDES M/1100 “LT”)
J 28 GA.
H .410 BORE (2 ½” OR 3”)
MODEL 1100 LETTER PREFIX
1964 TO APPROX. 1968: NO SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX
1968 TO PRESENT: LETTERS USED (IN SEQUENCE) L-68, M-74, N-78, P-85, R-90
LETTER SUFFIX
SAME STRUCTURE AS THE M/870

If you find marks on the underside of the barrel, they will more than likely be fitters or assembly marks, which mean nothing as to dating the firearm.

I have seen one EARLY 740 S/N 54,9XX that has a barrel date coded May of 1969, which apparently had been sent back to the factory and rebarreled with a original 740 barrel instead of a 742 which was in production at that time.

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. So, if the barrel is not original to the specific firearm in question the barrel date code may be meaningless. Also if there is a custom or aftermarket barrel installed it will not have these factory codes.
Compunding the issue a bit may be the fact that Remington Arms stamps their final inspector stamps and assembly (product) codes in the immediate area of the date codes. So it may be difficult at times to determine exactly what is what. With that in mind, and considering a lot of variables. If a specific Remington firearm has a serial number, Remington Customer Service is always the first source which should be checked for date of manufacture as they would be the definitive source. There are no publically accessible databases for Remington serial numbers.

With the hundreds of different Remington models produced over the past 200 years, it can sometimes be difficult to determine the age of your firearm.

Overview
Since serial numbers were not required until 1968, your firearm may not have a serial number. For models without a serial number, we may be able to determine the age by the 2-3 letters that are stamped on the barrel. If your firearm does have a serial number, if you will call or email to the address below, the serial number and model number we can determine the approximate age of your firearm.
Contact Remington through their Help Center by e-mail at info@remington.com or call their historian at 1-800-243-9700 Mon-Fri 9-5 EST. (this number may not be operationa since Remington moved to the deep south).

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Remington Gamemaster Model 760 Serial Numbers

Originated 01-29-2007, Last updated 02-24-2021
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Remington Gamemaster 760 Serial Numbers

• Crosman has a products date list:

  Model 2576 is the '91 25th aniverasry model.

  John

  Crosman has a products date list:

  Model 2576 is the '91 25th aniverasry model.

  John

  Nice vintage guns. Memeber uniondr (i thinks thats his title) will know everything about those guns. The guy is amazing. Heck he will may even be able to tell you what day of the week they were made. He has forgotten more info on crosman guns then I will ever know! Value is dependent on condition and desirabilty. Ive seen non working guns for as little as $5 up to 50 or 60 bucks for nice working vintage models.

  Nice vintage guns. Memeber uniondr (i thinks thats his title) will know everything about those guns. The guy is amazing. Heck he will may even be able to tell you what day of the week they were made. He has forgotten more info on crosman guns then I will ever know! Value is dependent on condition and desirabilty. Ive seen non working guns for as little as $5 up to 50 or 60 bucks for nice working vintage models.

  The top one is indeed the anniversary model once more made to look like my 760 variant 1 which was dated, ' 60' on the pump tube endcap. They were dated that way on the ones made before July 1975. The '60' meant June 1970. After July 1975, the first 3-4 numbers of the serial number is the build date. Rather odd that an, ' anniversary' model has the later plastic receiver and bolt? The metal receiver and brass bolt should've been used. They were self-cocking back then as well. The ones with the plastic receiver and plastic Remington Nylon 66-like bolt are manual cocking. That is to say, it isn't cocked until you pull the bolt back to load it.

  The bottom one is a variant 4, like mine, built January 1978. A year later than mine, built January 1977. What's the odds of that? The first three digits of the serial number are the build date. In this case, '178', which normally would be expressed as '1/78'. The 760 variant 4 likely has the full-length smooth-bore barrel like mine too? But it shoots straight, so that's okay. Just don't shoot BB's through them and the barrel will be/stay more accurate with pellets. They seem to like the JSB Exact Express 7.87gr, H&N Sniper light 7.5gr, & Beeman Silver Bear 7.1gr. Which makes sense, as they were tested with 7.9gr pellets! Steel BB's aren't good for those old, ' soda straw' barrels. And thanks for the kind words Stefanjan. I love the vintage Crossman's! I've seen like-new, never fired or very little 760's go for as much as $175 on the auctions. The 760XL & 761XL models with the brass-plated receivers, rifled barrels, & unique stocks for as much as $275!

  My 760 variant 1, 6/70 restomodded;

  And my 760 variant 4, 1/77 cleaned up with a period-correct Weaver V22-A Dual X scope with Simmons rings;

  The top one is indeed the anniversary model once more made to look like my 760 variant 1 which was dated, ' 60' on the pump tube endcap. They were dated that way on the ones made before July 1975. The '60' meant June 1970. After July 1975, the first 3-4 numbers of the serial number is the build date. Rather odd that an, ' anniversary' model has the later plastic receiver and bolt? The metal receiver and brass bolt should've been used. They were self-cocking back then as well. The ones with the plastic receiver and plastic Remington Nylon 66-like bolt are manual cocking. That is to say, it isn't cocked until you pull the bolt back to load it.

  The bottom one is a variant 4, like mine, built January 1978. A year later than mine, built January 1977. What's the odds of that? The first three digits of the serial number are the build date. In this case, '178', which normally would be expressed as '1/78'. The 760 variant 4 likely has the full-length smooth-bore barrel like mine too? But it shoots straight, so that's okay. Just don't shoot BB's through them and the barrel will be/stay more accurate with pellets. They seem to like the JSB Exact Express 7.87gr, H&N Sniper light 7.5gr, & Beeman Silver Bear 7.1gr. Which makes sense, as they were tested with 7.9gr pellets! Steel BB's aren't good for those old, ' soda straw' barrels. And thanks for the kind words Stefanjan. I love the vintage Crossman's! I've seen like-new, never fired or very little 760's go for as much as $175 on the auctions. The 760XL & 761XL models with the brass-plated receivers, rifled barrels, & unique stocks for as much as $275!

  My 760 variant 1, 6/70 restomodded;

  And my 760 variant 4, 1/77 cleaned up with a period-correct Weaver V22-A Dual X scope with Simmons rings;

  Well deserved kind words. And thanks for for not letting us down.

  Well deserved kind words. And thanks for for not letting us down.

  LOVE those '760's jeffw

  Why choose? Keep both! I have quite a collection starting…

  Why choose? Keep both! I have quite a collection starting...

  So today i went to visit my sister in-laws dad and happend to look in back of an old pickup of his and saw this gem. So I pick it up to check it out and instantly I knew it was old skool real steel cause holy shit it's heavy! and so I had to have it and he gave it to me 1978 model

  • This reply was modified 1 year ago by Jr706.

  So today i went to visit my sister in-laws dad and happend to look in back of an old pickup of his and saw this gem. So I pick it up to check it out and instantly I knew it was old skool real steel cause holy shit it's heavy! and so I had to have it and he gave it to me 1978 model

  Hello I am new to this forum and would appreciate any help. I see in this discussion on 760's the second to last picture shows a 760 with a silver receiver. I have one exactly like this. The one shown here is the only other one I ever seen . I have been trying to find info on model with silver receiver no one seems to know. I contacted Crosman and ask them for info. Her are the response I received The receiver has not been stripped I took it apart and is the same on inside Now I see this picture of another one Again any info on this would be greatly appreciated

  Crosman
  Ticket ID: BIO-971-00583
  Subject: General Support
  Message from Crosman:
  Russel,

  Correct, there was no mention of a silver receiver for the model you own. The only other option that I could think of besides a special product for a store, is if the receiver was stripped of the color to show the silver. [email protected]

  Thank you,
  Angel
  Ticket ID: BIO-971-00583
  Subject: General Support
  Message from Crosman:
  Russel,

  Thank you for the pictures of your model 760. In order for us to find the correct information, we would like to know the 9 digit serial number from the rifle and if you purchased the rifle new and if you made any modifications to it. Thank you, Angel
  

  • This reply was modified 1 year ago by Russsel.

  Hello I am new to this forum and would appreciate any help. I see in this discussion on 760's the second to last picture shows a 760 with a silver receiver. I have one exactly like this. The one shown here is the only other one I ever seen . I have been trying to find info on model with silver receiver no one seems to know. I contacted Crosman and ask them for info. Her are the response I received The receiver has not been stripped I took it apart and is the same on inside Now I see this picture of another one Again any info on this would be greatly appreciated

  
  Crosman
  Ticket ID: BIO-971-00583
  Subject: General Support
  Message from Crosman:
  Russel,

  Correct, there was no mention of a silver receiver for the model you own. The only other option that I could think of besides a special product for a store, is if the receiver was stripped of the color to show the silver. [email protected]

  Thank you,
  Angel
  Ticket ID: BIO-971-00583
  Subject: General Support
  Message from Crosman:
  Russel,

  Thank you for the pictures of your model 760. In order for us to find the correct information, we would like to know the 9 digit serial number from the rifle and if you purchased the rifle new and if you made any modifications to it. Thank you, Angel
  

  Hello all,

  my Step-Son was given a Crossman 760 by his grandfather (my father-in-law) unknowing of it’s working condition. Upon testing the pump lever moves fine, but does not seem to build pressure. I would really love to get it working for him as he has grown a love for shooting while in Boy Scouts. I was led to this page after doing some online research that has me thinking I know which model I have, but am not 100% sure. I would like to be before I order any parts.

  i believe I have a December 1977 built Model 760 Powermaster.
  

  Hello all,

  my Step-Son was given a Crossman 760 by his grandfather (my father-in-law) unknowing of it’s working condition. Upon testing the pump lever moves fine, but does not seem to build pressure. I would really love to get it working for him as he has grown a love for shooting while in Boy Scouts. I was led to this page after doing some online research that has me thinking I know which model I have, but am not 100% sure. I would like to be before I order any parts.

  i believe I have a December 1977 built Model 760 Powermaster.
  

  I have a Crosman PowerMaster 760.

  Not sure the date of it since I can not find a Serial Number one it.

  I believe it is pre 1975.

  I have a Crosman PowerMaster 760.

  Not sure the date of it since I can not find a Serial Number one it.

  I believe it is pre 1975.