Unless a person knows the barrel is original, the barrel code is not the 'last word'. The first 1100 pre-fix letter code after the 1968 Gun Control Act was letter 'L'. Remington 1100 released 1963 your receiver doesnt have a letter pre-fix in the serial so was produced between 19. The best option, since barrels do get interchanged once the gun is sold. The early 1100 (LW) Lightweights were short shank barrel sleeve like the 870s. They will tell you what year it was made. I plan on keeping it for the rest of my life and then leaving it to my son. Log onto Give them the Model & Serial No. 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. Push the magazine spring, plug and retainer into the maga zine tube approximately one (1) inch. Align the detent slot on the magazine spring retainer with the detents on the top and bottom of the magazine tube. 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. Put the open end of the magazine spring retainer over the large end of the magazine plug. I understand it was made in December, but how can you be sure of the year, 1955 or 1981 It is a somewhat older model with cut checkering, and the barrel is serial numbered to the gun (400924X). He walked up to the deer which looked dead and all of a sudden it jumped up and started coming right at him. I have a 20 guage 870 Wingmaster with a barrel code of XBT. My grandfather (dad's dad) shot a nice buck with the shotgun one day using slugs I assume. 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. I visited a local gun shop and they had a true Wingmaster on the rack. Has a 'WY' date stamp on the barrel indicating a 1974 manufacture date. This 870 Magnum is in good condition and features a 30' barrel with a ventilated rib and a full choke, chambered for 3' shells. I recently started looking for a 20 to hunt with due to medical issues. Made right in the middle of when Remington was doing the barrel code thingy. For sale is a Remington Wingmaster Model 870 Magnum pump action shotgun in 12 gauge. I always wanted a 20 gauge since I was a kid. It will roll a squirrel out of a TALL tree when other shotguns in the group will barely reach. Greetings Gents, I am a new posted on this site (be gentle, please). It's a wonderful shotgun by the way and I have many years of great memories connected with it. 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. The barrel dates it to 1972 and it has what appears to be a serial number on it.
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