Virgil Posted November 28, 2020 Report Share Posted November 28, 2020 I purchased a used LR 308. I am wondering when it was manufactured. Serial Number is FFK062270. Or a link to look up the serial number. I am also looking to buy a manual for this rifle. Thank you for any information. Sincerely, Robert Virgil Cofer Jr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmackc Posted November 29, 2020 Report Share Posted November 29, 2020 (edited) Welcome from Texas! Pictures? Do a search engine search for: DPMS LR .308 OPERATIONS MANUAL. . .Mirosoft Edge will get you this as the top site: [PDF] Made in the USA. OPERATIONS MANUAL This manual covers 8 different DPMS Panther Arms rifles. Since DPMS was bought by the former Remington arms companies, and is no more their website may not be working. Do you have an email address to email an attachment file to? If you will complete your forum profile someone might be able to share a manual with you, no profile info, no one is able to share PDF files Edited November 29, 2020 by mrmackc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 On 11/28/2020 at 12:46 PM, Virgil said: I am wondering when it was manufactured. Serial Number is FFK062270. Or a link to look up the serial number. Ditto what Mack said in this regard - Once Remington purchased DPMS, they killed all the historical files - and looking up serial numbers, or having access to CALL someone to find taht info for you - Remington killed it off. NOW, Remington has been killed off, broken up, and all parts of it have been sold to other companies. Vastly different companies bid and won different parts of "What Remingting used to be..." Sadly - direct links to the information that you are looking for, are now gone, and I doubt they'll ever, ever be back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted December 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 Thank you for the information. Sad when records are destroyed, erasing history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooterrex Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 CDNN has dpms owners manuals on their site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98Z5V Posted December 4, 2020 Report Share Posted December 4, 2020 That link that Mack has in his post is one of the latest Owner's Manuals produced - grab it while it's there. Who knows how long that place will host it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil Posted December 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2020 I found a brand new owner's manual, with a registration card even, on ebay for $12 included shipping. Paperback and thin, but it shows what I wanted to know. I took the rife out to a range near me, hitting the target at 125 yards nice and clean. 175 yards pattern is not so tight. But still in the middle of the target. I like the way this rifle shoots. Thanks to all that have provided information about the Panther LR308 for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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