Skb Shotgun Serial Number Identification

If there are enough SKBs that it is important to you then I recommend you find someone that is in the know and see if they have any information on it. From what I can tell what the book says is correct. And you can see that there are quite a lot of those SKBs. I have never bought a 100s SKB. I have never purchased a 200s SKB and probably never will. I have never purchased a SKB rifle with a serial number that is over 6 digits. And I have never seen a SKB that has a different model than what is on the barrel.

Also just because it's a SKB doesn't mean it is an SKB. I have a few Weatherby rifles that are SKB, but they are not SKBs. And I have a handful of different SKB bolt action rifles on the books.

Example:

Serial number 500,001 is a kit. 500,002 is also a kit.

Serial number 500,003 is a kit. 500,004 is also a kit.

500,000 is a gun. 500,001 is also a gun. 500,002 is also a gun. 500,003 is also a gun. 500,004 is also a gun.

I believe that the design of the Springfield is the same or similar to all the SKBs from the same time period. And if the design of the Springfield is the same then why would there be different batches of SKBs with different serial numbers.

I have also found that the most expensive SKB is not worth its cost. I have seen $500 or more SKBs that I consider junk. I have even seen an SKB that was worth well over $10,000 and was stolen. I have seen others that were worthless and cost less than $25. I consider the quality of a gun to be the quality of its wood and the quality of the metal. I find it very unlikely that a gun that has a wooden stock is going to be worth $1,000. I have seen plenty that were worth so much more.

I do not feel that I am qualified to give advice on your gun because I do not know everything about it. I am not qualified to give advice on what type of ammunition is best but I can tell you that I have shot a lot of ammo in the SKB. Some of the best ammo I have ever shot is high velocity ammo. I have shot a lot of good quality low velocity ammo and it seems that the higher velocity results in more groups. I have also shot a lot of no name ammo and it seems that it shoots fine. I also have shot a lot of low quality ammo like the Austrian stuff that is made in the US and I have gotten a lot of crap out of it.

You may be able to look at the serial number label on the side of the receiver which is stamped with the serial number. If you can pull a trigger on the SKB you may be able to start the firing pin and see the position of the firing pin hole in the receiver. The position of the hole could tell you the year of manufacture as well.

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