Barrel length? Creedmoors had 34" lightweight barrels that kept the gun total weight at 10 lbs. That appears to maybe slightly shorter, so probably a Mid-Range rifle.

The bbl was listed as 34 1/4".  It was measured from the muzzle to the face of the breech block. The weight is right at 10 lbs. Their are holes for a heel sight. The bbl is cut with 2 slots for a sight like the one in the attached pic.

Sounds like it is indeed a Creedmoor with a 34" barrel. Only concern I have is whether that barrel is original to the rest of the rifle. The few Creedmoor rifle barrels I've looked at were exactly 34" per the rules, and a 34.25" would not fit those rules.

Marcot’s book on Remington Sporting Rifles (in the Creedmoor rifle section) shows Creedmoor rifles with barrel lengths ranging from 32 1/2 in. to 34 1/2 in. (the majority being 34 in.). What’s up with that? Maybe be Remington seconds?   

rollingblock wrote on Nov 14^th, 2020 at 1:13pm:


Those under 34" were usually not classified as true Creedmoor rifles, although under length was within the rules. Often shooters preferred a little shorter barrel if they were shooting in Mid-Range Creedmoor matches where a full length 34" barrel wasn't needed.
I'm not sure why there are any over 34" barrels for Creedmoor rifles that were used in competition, since I've heard the rules were pretty well enforced?
But with matching numbers scharfe's rifle does indeed seem to be a legit Creedmoor rifle.

No records on Remington serial numbers, but some have seen enough to note approximate date eras. 
The patent dates on the side of the receiver wont narrow down much. Roy Marcot states the Sept 9, 1873 patent stamp was used from around mid 3,000 numbers up to the end of BP production. The 1874 date wasn't added until the #5 smokeless actions began.

How common is the full round barrel ?