Information on a Model 700

[Shooterir]

I bought a model 700 when I was a young man. I'm now 59 and I noticed the barrel is stamped stainless steel but it's blued. I can't seem to find out any information from the serial number.
6375918. The barrel also seems to have a cross, R, T and 65 stamped on it. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Mainspring]

Remington offered the M700 with a blackened/blued finish on top of a stainless barrel. They started with stainless with the Model 721 and carried it into the M700. The earliest stainless was not even marked as such. A layer of copper was added on top of the stainless then an iron plating applied to the copper, this was followed by the bluing such as on your rifle.

[Squam1980]

geometry dash wrote:
I bought a model 700 when I was a young man. I'm now 59 and I noticed the barrel is stamped stainless steel but it's blued. I can't seem to find out any information from the serial number.
6375918. The barrel also seems to have a cross, R, T and 65 stamped on it. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

The extra markings (cross, R, T, 65) might be inspection or proof marks, but those can be tricky to track down without a catalog.