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I really can't answer that either way. I've bought all of my used except for one .375 H&H. And that one I didn't own very long... AAMoF, I didn't even know it was a Custom Shop gun until just before I sold it. It was a std sporterweight. And way too light for that kind of power...

They have a list of options about as long as your arm, so I wouldn't be surprised if it may be bedded right from the factory.


Altho' "Custom Shop" is really a misnomer... A true Custom Shop should make you anything you want. And you can get anything you want from Remingtons ... As long as it's something they offer. But if you want something they don't offer, your pleas will fall on deaf ears!

In recent years I have seen guns for sale on Gunbroker that had the words: Custom Shop noted on the barrel. I own nine 40-X's, four Custom Shop Mod: Sevens, and C-Grades in: .243 Win, .280 Rem, and .375 H&H. And none of them have "Custom Shop" noted on the barrel. Some day, I'd like to visit Remington and take a tour of the "Custom Shop"... (If it's possible...)

GH

barm - so's my wife (a sucker for fine grain figured wood). She once told me never to bring home a wooden stock rifle better looking then her dining room table. Homesteader

Those are all Remington barrel markings. The REP stands for Remington English Proof. My guess is also that it's a "C" grade from the custom shop, possibly with the "upgraded wood". I currently have five custom shop models and one of them has "Remington Custom Shop" or something along those lines on the top of the barrel about 1/2 way back from the muzzle. It's a later version.

Looks like I'm not the only one around here who's a sucker for good looking wood. Nice snag.

I looked at your photo of the barrel marks again and noticed the "BI" along with the other stamps. I'm guessing that "BI" indicates an assembly date of January, '88 with the first letter indicating month and the second, '88.

On most factory rifles, there is a two or three letter code of the ass'y date and it is usually located on the left side of the barrel, just above the wood line and forward of the recoil lug.

There were a few years when they didn't date mark normal production rifles or custom shop versions. One of my custom shop 700's and one of my 40-XB's have no date marks. If you call Remington and ask for the historian, they can give you a ball park date (year) of mfg. based on serial number but the serial number just shows when the receiver was made, not when the rifle was assembled.