I'd like to know when it was made, can anyone help? Posted: Fri Apr 12, am. The serial number begins and ends with the letter 'V' would that help? There are various stampings around the barrel, such as an 'H', but it's all by itself with no other marks that look like they would go with it. Does this coding system work for shotguns too? It says it does, but I find no codes stamped on my barrel that look like what's described here. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box.ĪrmyArcher63 ArmyArcher63's Profile. One needs to be sure that the barrel is original to the gun before trusting the Barrel Code listing, above. Using these barrel codes to date a shotgun is somewhat unreliable, as shotgun barrels are often interchanged at random. Here is some information that you can get from you serial number after Remington's manufactured after have a code located on the left side of the barrel near the frame that identifies the year and month of manufacture. Remington Serial number look up Anything and everything related to firearm maintenance, modification, safety and troubleshooting can be posted here.ĭoubleTap DoubleTap's Profile.