The jury is in and the verdict has been rendered.....it's a keeper. Barrel stamp indicates it was made in Sept. 1967. and other than a few dents in the stock, it shows no signs of being used much....a mix of ammo (including CB shorts) was run through it and function was flawless....I haven't shot it at paper yet, but cans and odd colored bark are easy targets. These old Remingtons are even better and more fun than I remembered....