Hanco's thread about the value of a Remington M700 and Gunbroker listings saying "desirable A prefix serial number" which would mean a '70's rifle got me wondering about what the difference is and why an A prefix would be worth more than a B, C or later 700? I did a Google search and see that 700's were first made in 1962 starting with sn 6200000. My 7mm RM BDL had that original blued stainless barrel and is sn 62485xx. I've got no idea how many rifles Remington produced in a years time or how long those blued over stainless barrels were manufactured. Anyone know?
