I found this site today as I was looking for info on my 700 BDL Heavy Varmint.

Manufacture Dates

Click on "Barrel Code Location Diagram" to show you how to break it down for the charts.

My Heavy Varmint was made in May 1969. Kinda excited about that. Before heavy barrels were cool....lol.

To check against this i did my 1988 Classic. Sure enough, August of 1988.

Just thought I would share this.

BTW - Here's my Heavy Varmint...

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