Got a Remington 40X yesterday in .243 Cal. It has a polished SS barrel on a blued action. Serial number 0588xxB. It has a heavy polished SS barrel. 27.5 inches. Blued action. Black synthetic stock with a right sided palm swell. It has a safety. Questions. What year was it made, does this sound like an original configuration for this gun. Markings on the barrel on the left are ".243win" next to the action "WM". On the right side of the barrel "REP" . Gun is in near new condition. Traded a M1A standard as new, for it. The 40X had a 10X bushnell Elite 3200 scope on top.