Some were before they were infiltrated by Remington. I am pretty sure they were all built in CT. Sometimes, according to the model and caliber, the JM Marlins command a premium.Ībout the 308MX, 338MX and 450 I don't think any were built in NY. But that is a fixed number, and no more will ever be produced.
There are still plenty of JM Marlins out there, and many for sale at reasonable prices. But it indicates a rifle that will never be made again, the passing of an era. The JM stamp is not a guarantee of quality nor of accuracy, reliability, or value. Recently there is hope that quality is improving. No doubt you know that there were serious quality control issues with the first several years of Ilion, NY Remington production of Marlin rifles-Remlins. Afterwards, it gets a bit more complicated. The JM barrel stamp is a reliable indicator of New Haven, Connecticut production through the year 2008.
REMINGTON MODEL 600 SERIAL NUMBER DATE OF MANUFACTURE SERIAL NUMBERS
Since Remington bought Marlin, they have continued with their same algorithm, and they locate the serial numbers on the left side of the receiver beginning with the letters MR. The serial numbers run consecutively throughout the year and also from year to year. Remington serial numbers are located elsewhere from the date stamps, often on the receiver. I believe they may have moved their date stamps to the left side of the barrel recently. After running through to "Z" they started with A and continued through "L" then began with double letters in 1943 with "MM" and ended with "ZZ" in 1953. (Best to look it up.) For example, L indicates 1920. The Remington year of production rotates through the letters of the alphabet, but skipping O, Q, U, and sometimes I. B is January, L is February, A is March and so on through X, which is December. Note there are 12 letters, one for each month. The first letter indicates the month of production by its position in the word BLACKPOWDERX. Year of production is indicated by two or three letters stamped on the (usually the left) side of the barrel near the chamber.
Their serial numbers do run consecutively. Remington uses a completely different system. I think they are not, at least not from year to year. I do not know if the rest of the following serial numbers from Marlin (after the first two) are consecutive. This is not so difficult, since the really old ones have different model numbers, calibers, stock styles, and imprinting text fonts. This assumes that you can tell the difference between a 46 year old rifle and one that is over 100 years old. If the first two numbers are 96, subtracting from 2100 give a production date of 2004. If your first two numbers are "26" the subtracting from 2000 gives a 1974 date of production. Further back Marlin used letters for the year of production, and farther back still, the serials were all consecutive. After the year 2000, those first two numbers are subtracted from 2100. Before the year 2000, subtracting the first two numbers from 2000 will give the year of manufacture. Marlin changed the first two numbers of their serial numbers each year. Marlin and Remington use(d) different serial numbering systems and different algorithms for imprinting fire arm manufacturing dates. To be clear and to address the original question. It gets assembled, boxed up, and sent out the door. When you get into lower end stuff - especially rimfire - a lot of companies don't even test fire. If all goes well with that function test, it is sprayed clean, allowed to dry, coated with a preservative, and boxed up. If it looks good, it is then fed two to three magazines (15 rounds each) of standard US manufactured 9mm ammunition. The Maxim 9, for example, gets a proof load and then an inspection. SilencerCo proof tests all of their non-suppressor firearm products. I've never gotten an explanation from them, but Ruger doesn't use Federal ammunition for test firing, unless it's the only reasonable choice on the market - due to niche cartridge, other brands only make +P, etc.) Hornady makes most of the proof loads, as well. (Which varies, but is typically Remington UMC, Hornady, or Winchester. The rest are only test fired with standard ammunition. Ruger, for example, only proof tests about half of their products. Some companies are even split with their own products. There is a big difference between proof testing with industry standard over-pressure loads, and test firing with standard ammunition. A few gun manufacturers proof test their firearms, but most do not.Ī much higher number, but still short of the whole industry, test fires their firearms. Click to expand.No, the majority of US gun manufacturers do not proof test.
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