I was surprised when I learned it - but thought it was a smart thing to do to save time. That was years ago I wasn’t a Remington fans so I kind of ignored it, I had a good gunsmith and it didn’t impact me, I’m pretty sure Richard’s gone now.
I have never seen the marking convention documented though so when I finally saw it I saved a picture.... I ran across that pic last week and thought it would be a good thing to post for others. The guy who originally posted it name is at the bottom of the picture.
