[MarlinXL7]

I emailed Remington asking when my XL7 in .30-06 was made, and guess what? According to them it was made in July 2008.

In case anyone's wondering, here's my serial number: XL706328. I'm still trying to figure it out--maybe the last digit indicates year of manufacture? Maybe mine was the 6,328th XL7 made? I dunno, any thoughts?

BTW, as usual my experience with Remington's CS went without a hitch. Oh yeah, and if it was made in '08 then that explains the rust that came with it...

 

[DWB]

I emailed Remington asking when my XL7 in .30-06 was made, and guess what? According to them it was made in July 2008.

In case anyone's wondering, here's my serial number: XL706328. I'm still trying to figure it out--maybe the last digit indicates year of manufacture? Maybe mine was the 6,328th XL7 made? I dunno, any thoughts?

BTW, as usual my experience with Remington's CS went without a hitch. Oh yeah, and if it was made in '08 then that explains the rust that came with it...

SHHHHHUSH. If Remington finds out yours came with rust, and they didn't charge you extra to start with, they will likely jack the prices up on everyone else to make up the difference.

 

[karatoula]

Xl starting serial #'s were as follows XL700500,starting in 2008, so you got a very early made XL, I have an 270 serial# XL705xxx, bought in july of 2008.

In January of 2009 they then changed to the 917xxx serial numbers.

After reading all the negative press lately about quality control, consider yourself lucky.

 

[MarlinXL7]

Thanks karatoula.

 

[Mr Fixit]

Checked my XL7 30-06...XL703... ;D and she IS a shooter!! Mr fixit

 

[mt_sourdough]

Im confused, My XL7 serial # starts XL7198... Does this mean mine was built in '08 or '09? Thanks for any insight.

 

[MarlinXL7]

Im confused, My XL7 serial # starts XL7198... Does this mean mine was built in '08 or '09? Thanks for any insight.

I don't know for sure, but it was probably made in '08 as it was one of the first 19,400 made.

 

[karatoula]

Yours was built in 08, one of the later ones built in 08, just count, yours is at the 19000 mark, so you could figure marlin made a little over 19000 rifles by the time you bought yours, pretty simple really.

Just think of it this way, remove the XL7 from the serial number, and you have the number of how many were built, then in 09 they replaced the XL7 with 917, easy peasy.

 

[mt_sourdough]

My XL7 was purchased in June of '09 so I thought it was probably an '09 production, but if it is an '08, than I am happy with that. My 39A has the 91.... number, so it is an '09 model.

 

[karatoula]

One more piece of info, the reason they started at XL700500 was that the first 500 were promised to special individuals.

 

[MarlinXL7]

One more piece of info, the reason they started at XL700500 was that the first 500 were promised to special individuals.

Are you sure about that? Now that I think of it, I thought that I read in an article when the XL7 just came out that the serial # started at 500 in case Marlin ever wanted to do a limited edition model. I wish I was sure, though.

 

[MarlinXL7]

Yours was built in 08, one of the later ones built in 08, just count, yours is at the 19000 mark, so you could figure marlin made a little over 19000 rifles by the time you bought yours, pretty simple really.

Just think of it this way, remove the XL7 from the serial number, and you have the number of how many were built, then in 09 the relaced the XL7 with 917, easy peasy.

Now I get it. I really wish this forum had a head-slap emoticon... :

 

[Gunjunkie]

Now I get it. I really wish this forum had a head-slap emoticon... :

I would have it worn out. ;D

 

[dmsbandit]

My '06 is a XL7 serial Number, and my 284, and 308 carbine "X" guns are 917 serial numbers. Seeing that I just bought the gun that became the 284 this past year, it proves there are guns in distributor's warehouses that are NOT remington or pis ed off Marlin employee guns.

 

[luvalever]

My '06 is a XL7 serial Number, and my 284, and 308 carbine "X" guns are 917 serial numbers. Seeing that I just bought the gun that became the 284 this past year, it proves there are guns in distributor's warehouses that are NOT remington or pis ed off Marlin employee guns.

good thing for that.