Remington 700 7mm mag stainless age

1trigger

Hey everyone! Could not, in any way shape or form, get pictures posted to my Model 39 question (even downloaded a photo program), and hit the conversation limit, so I'll have to let that go for now and focus on the next weapon.

It's a Remington rifle Model 700 (no letters after that) 7mm mag with a 24" barrel and a jeweled bolt. It has a white spacer on the grip and butt pad. It has a serial #63xxxxx, but here's the trick. The barrel numbers don't match anything I've seen on the internet.

The left side of the barrel says "90 t 13" while the right side has a triangle with a "t" in it, (R.E.P.) E and an upside-down heart. It is currently mounted with a 3x-9x Redfield 1" tube scope if that means anything.

The engraving on the stock is a tough one to find also. The ends of the engraved areas are rounded, not pointed, with an "S" swirl from end to end.

Gonna fire it at the range soon, and would like to know at least as much about my rifle as the range staff does. Any help is appreciated

Thanks

rufe-snow

The letter "T",represents 1999 according to the reference section on Remington DOM, in the Blue Book.

1trigger

Thanks rufe-snow, that's a start. Another shooter remarked how easy it was to get info directly from Remington. A nice surprise for any company these days. So I will give them a call on Monday to see if they can help with the other numbers and symbols.

For some reason, I thought the rifle had been in the family longer than that.

Since the critical information, like serial number, manufactured date and so on, are all stamped on the barrel, I take it that the barrel is the foundation of the weapon. All other parts, including receiver, stock, bolt and so on, can be changed, but the weapon will always be considered to be whatever the barrel says. Is that correct?



Thanks

nononsense

1trigger,

You've missed a critical piece of information:

In the US, the receiver is the serial numbered part which is also the part that the government is most interested in keeping on it's records. The barrel and all other parts are inconsequential.

Best.

duckhunter

Serial number should be on the receiver.

Ambrose

Could "90 t 13" be 9 OT 13? In which case, O being July, and T being 1970, your rifle was made in July, 1970. The checkering pattern (if that's what you mean by "engraving") and the spacers sounds to me like it's from that era. And I've never seen a Remington 700 with the serial number stamped on the barrel--are you sure about that? The receiver is the rifle; the barrel is just the barrel. And a sporting rifle is only refered to as a "weapon" by the media.

rufe-snow

quote:Originally posted by Ambrose
Could "90 t 13" be 9 OT 13? In which case, O being July, and T being 1970, your rifle was made in July, 1970. The checkering pattern (if that's what you mean by "engraving") and the spacers sounds to me like it's from that era. And I've never seen a Remington 700 with the serial number stamped on the barrel--are you sure about that? The receiver is the rifle; the barrel is just the barrel. And a sporting rifle is only refered to as a "weapon" by the media.


When the OP identified it as being Stainless, I didn't believe that Remington made them as early as 1970? Or was he only referreing to the barrel?

1trigger

Well, everyone but me is correct here [V]

The serial number IS on the receiver (senior moment), so that aligns with what I had always understood, about the main component of the rifle.

Yes, the number/letter stamping could very well be 9 OT 13 (instead of 90 T 13) and if that aligns with what you have, then what you have is correct. July 1970 it is!

Thanks to everyone! Take the rest of the day off.

TWalker

Some of the early Model 700 rifles in 7mm Magnum and 300 Magnum calibers had stainless steel barrels that were blued to match the action, which was not stainless. These barrels are clearly marked as being of stainless steel right on the barrel. However, most barrels were not made of stainless steel. The barrel date codes will be on the left side of the barrel, usually 2 letters. The early Model 700's had a pressed checkering pattern, much later Remington went to cut checkering. Use a good magnifying glass and see if you can make out the date code letters and we will be able to help you on the manufacture date. My Model 700 in 7mm Magnum has a serial number in the same genaeral range as yours. It was made in 1970 and has a blued steel barrel. Its checkering pattern is pressed and is as you described. These are nice rifles worth around $500 on the used market if in excellent condition. Yours is probably a BDL model if it has a quick release metal floorplate on the magazine.

1trigger

Thanks again!

The magazine floor plate does have a latch inside/front of the trigger housing, that does drop the plate, so that would be the quick release.

The barrel says "7mm REM. MAG. stainless steel" on the left side, just above the stock and forward of the sight.

In summary then, it looks like I have a Remington Model 700 BDL 7mm magnum built in July of 1970. It's in great shape and I hope to get some good use out of it, if I can find any ammo.

Thanks again!

StoneChimneyTrading

Just as a clarification, the early 700 Magnums with stainless barrels were not actually blued. The receiver was traditionally blued, but the barrel was plated with a black chrome over copper to match the receiver bluing. Over time and with wear, this plating can chip causing bright spots to show through the finish.

Refinishing these can be a beast in metal prep.