They resumed stamping the date code on the barrel on 10/1/01. They continued to mark the date code on the end flap of the shipping box. On 8/9/99, stopped stamping the barrels with the date code. 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. Using barrel codes (such as those listed above) to date the manufacture are reliable on Remington rifles, as the company rarely changed barrels on a customer’s rifle. The 78 is a cheaper version of the model 700, it has a cheaper trigger and a different finish.
They can go for under 200, but usually somewhere between.
Serial Numbers by date (factory record book) The average cost of a bare Remington Sportsman 78 would be around 300. 229 is an excellent price for that rifle.
It very closely resembled the Mod 788 by appearance, however the Mod 788 was a short action rifle. 243 7mm-08 Remington Caliber Cartridge Laser Bore Sighter Boresighter (Red) 3.8 out of 5 stars 141 1 offer from 9. The 78 was offered in only a few standard calibers such as the. – K – P – O – W – D – E – R – X Barrel Code Location Diagram Hunter Select US 308 Winchester 7.62x51mm.
Months of the year, for example B=January, L= February Near the frame that identifies the year and month of Have a code located on the left side of the barrel ProMag Remington 597 Magazine 22LR 70-Rounds.