So I am having some serious difficulty identifying the date of manufacture of a Remington 870 Wingmaster. Before you tell me the obvious options, please read. I have already checked the online posted date codes, and I have already called Remington. Remington couldn't identify my serial number(for whatever reason.)
So here is the info on it:
Remington Wingmaster Magnum, 2 3/4" and 3" shells, blued with walnut stock and foreend, 30" factory barrel. The shotgun is in excellent condition.
-Has a XD on the barrel. This puts the month of manufacture at December and the year at either 1953, 1983, 2009. Seems easy enough right? Keep reading.
-Serial number starts with a W and ends with a M
-has MAGNUM written on the receiver.
-Has the remchoke system.
-Has a PLASTIC mag tube plug
So heres the thing. The fact that it says magnum on the receiver makes me think its an older one since they needed to differentiate the magnum from the standard back then. I am pretty sure its not a 53 just because of the condition and the other features. It has a REMCHOKE system. This puts it 1986 or post but it could just be the barrel.......The plastic mag tube plug throws it off too. The guy at remington says they didn't use plastic mag plugs in the 80's. This would make it more like a 2009......Serial number starts with a W. I found somewhere online this puts it at a 82-89 manufacture. Just can't put it all together. Anyone have any clues based on these facts? Thanks for the help!
So here is the info on it:
Remington Wingmaster Magnum, 2 3/4" and 3" shells, blued with walnut stock and foreend, 30" factory barrel. The shotgun is in excellent condition.
-Has a XD on the barrel. This puts the month of manufacture at December and the year at either 1953, 1983, 2009. Seems easy enough right? Keep reading.
-Serial number starts with a W and ends with a M
-has MAGNUM written on the receiver.
-Has the remchoke system.
-Has a PLASTIC mag tube plug
So heres the thing. The fact that it says magnum on the receiver makes me think its an older one since they needed to differentiate the magnum from the standard back then. I am pretty sure its not a 53 just because of the condition and the other features. It has a REMCHOKE system. This puts it 1986 or post but it could just be the barrel.......The plastic mag tube plug throws it off too. The guy at remington says they didn't use plastic mag plugs in the 80's. This would make it more like a 2009......Serial number starts with a W. I found somewhere online this puts it at a 82-89 manufacture. Just can't put it all together. Anyone have any clues based on these facts? Thanks for the help!