Remington Short Action serial number pre sale

[Las543]

I just bought a brand new Model 7 short action with bolt from a good friend. He bought 2, kept one. He was told these were actions from the Custom shop prior to the sale. I tried the new Remington Arms website for serial number reference, but they said they can't verify because they didn't get historical data as part of the sale. This action has a serial # that starts with RR. Is it a Custom Shop? It also has a small square stamp on it that looks like a QR Code. Can anyone here help me verify?

 

[Hash254]

These are completely hit or miss, I have 2 factory rifles built on RR receivers and one is fantastic. Stacks bullets and runs perfectly. The other is a pile of Remington, ZERO primary extraction so to even work up a load it needs a new bolt or the bolt fixed (re-timed). I'd pay what I paid for both to get the good one so I am not really out anything, but I hate having a rifle in inventory that is no good/unshootable.

 

[Southernfried]

This may help :700 Serial number, and I think I read some where the new ones made under RemArms, the serial starts with a RAXXXXXX. But dont quote me on that lol and I think the ones that have the qr code looking thing on them were before they closed the doors and were sold......I did find this on the net :
Remington 700 production history and serial numbers

• Final legacy models: The last Remington 700 rifles produced by the original company had a serial number starting with the prefix "RR." These guns are often found with a QR code stamped near the serial number.
• Controversy over quality: The "RR" prefix rifles, made in the final years before the company's 2020 bankruptcy, are controversial. Some sources state that these rifles suffered from declining quality control, though others argue the rifles were manufactured with advanced Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machinery that improved certain specifications.
• Newer models: Following the bankruptcy, a new company acquired Remington's assets and resumed production. Remington 700 rifles from this new era have serial numbers that begin with the prefix "RAR".

Hope this helps ya.
Randy