Remington question.

[Stainlessbutcher]

I've got what I believe is a 1952 Remington 760 GameMaster in 30-06 that belonged to my pop. I recently tore it down to refinish the wood and noticed that the barrel did not have the correct date stampings and it has a stamp on the opposite side that says REP with an oval circle around it. Is this a replacement/repair barrel?

Butch.

 

[Jim Watson]

REP = Remington English Proof.
According to http://www.leeroysramblings.com/Gun Articles/remington_barrel_date_code.html
a repaired gun will have a figure 3 added, I have one such.

What is the date code and why do you think it is not correct and that you know Pop's Gun is a 1952 model?

 

[Stainlessbutcher]

Well, funny question. If it is indeed a 52, the date code would be something like YYY however, my date code looks like three slanted slashes with little tails on them. Possibly ZZZ which I think would make it a 53. Serial number is 141xxx.

Butch.

 

[BfloChip]

Remington Date Codes & Such

The REP in an oval is the Proof Stamp.
It indicates that the gun was proofed before final inspection.
A single Proof round at 150-200% of maximum design chamber pressure would have been fired in the gun to prove it was safe to use.