ehunter,
It might help if you would describe the rifle you actually have, but without that, a G34XXXX (note: a 6 digit number following the "G") would have been manufactured in about 2000. A G34XXXXX (note: a 7 digit number following the "G"), to the best of my knowledge was never manufactured. The highest numbers I have ever seen are G304XXXX, and these would be the very latest numbers manufactured before the New Haven plant closed in 2006.
I would add that there always seems to be a lot of confusion about the "G" prefix. To cut to the chase, a serial number with the "G" prefix, and a serial number without a prefix are plain and simple, different serial numbers. Period. You cannot use the charts for non-prefix numbers and expect a "G" prefix number to correlate.
Another reason for confusion, is that the "G" serial numbers do a bit of jumping around. When Winchester began producing the Classics in 1990, they went back and started using lower "G" prefix numbers, that had never been used, when they started the "G" prefix in 1969, or whenever, on the push-feeds. Then they later jumped over the previously used "G" numbers, to continue on with Classics that have 7 digits following the "G". This is all as clear as mud, I am sure!
I also might add, if your rifle is not a Classic, all bets are off! I don't follow non-Classic serial numbers! But, I believe any late production rifles should fall into this regime.
