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6 weeks 2 days ago, 9:21 PM

wonbee

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why does my gun have three letters in the serial number, the last 5 are nmm43. anybody know why

6 weeks 2 days ago, 9:29 PM

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Not sure....Maybe they made so many of them that the serial numbers turned to letters and numbers....again im not sure.

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6 weeks 1 day ago, 4:07 AM

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Because for each space with a letter, there are 26 possible variations, versus only 10 possible with numbers.

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6 weeks 1 day ago, 7:59 AM

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probably origin of manufacturer.Do you have any more information on the Citori?

6 weeks 1 day ago, 1:34 PM

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i went to the browning site and it shows the year but the last three meen some kinda barrel i think. the nm mean year made the m43 is what i don,t find the answer for thanks

6 weeks 16 hours ago, 6:28 AM

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it is the type of steel the barrle is make from. in this case Match #43 which is a boron/high carbon steel of match grade quality. ryo have study metalurgy for a semester of the chemistry program that am in at the high school go to now as senior. is advance course that will also get 3 hours of college credit for when graduate in the spring. hope this helps.

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