The model 760 'Gamemaster' with this serial number would have been manufactured between 1951 and 1967. Here is a breakdown of serial number blocks for that model: 1951-1967: 1,000-541,000. Reply Edit Del All Remington 760 codes-I think I'm going to sell my old Remington 760 carbine. I'm trying to discern the date of manufacture from the codes on the rifle, but I don't know which is the correct one to use. On the barrel right in front of the receiver there are two letters clearly visible 'B' & 'J'. Farther up the barrel is. Remington dates of manufacture Remington made use of a two or three letter Firearms Identification Code that can be located on the left side of the barrel, just ahead of the frame. The first letter of the code identifes the month, the other letter(s) identify the year. An early Remington 760 showing the ribbed forearm, no checkering on pistol grip & metal rounded front ejection port cover Remington Serial/Barrel Number Lookup enables you to check when your Remington firearm was manufactured.

FIREARMS INFORMATION

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

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.

Remington 760 gamemaster serial number lookup

Here the R represents November, & the ZZ would be 1953. The fourth digit being a 3 is inconsequential being an assembly number. There is no inspector mark on this side.

Here the first (LH) mark is the final inspector mark, the O represents July, the R would be 1968. And the F again being an assembly number.

JAN	FEB	MAR	APR	MAY	JUN	JUL	AUG	SEP	OCT	NOV	DEC
B	L	A	C	K	P	O	W	D	E	R	X

1920 = L	1930 = Y	1940 = J	1950 = WW
1921 = M	1931 = Z	1941 = K	1951 = XX
1922 = N	1932 = A	1942 = L	1952 = YY
1923 = P	1933 = B	1943 = MM	1953 = ZZ
1924 = R	1934 = C	1944 = NN	1954 = A (JAN. AA)
1925 = S	1935 = D	1945 = PP	1955 = B
1926 = T	1936 = E	1946 = RR	1956 = C
1927 = V	1937 = F	1947 = SS	1957 = D
1928 = W	1938 = G	1948 = TT	1958 = E
1929 = X	1939 = H	1949 = UU	1959 = F

1960 = G	1970 = T	1980 = A	1990 = K
1961 = H	1971 = U	1981 = B	1991 = L
1962 = J	1972 = W	1982 = C

Remington 760 Serial Numbers