Sir Charles deMoutonBlack ,where did you find the "BU"on your gun? If I remember correct BU is 2004(I just looked, it is 2004)Bootsie sent me an e-mail saying a-lot of guns shipped to the USA are being sent without the two letter in a box date code,why?Who knows? Why they would ship a gun without this proof date code is beyond me??? or change what they do on this model(66) from what they do on other model's,its a mystery? All I can say at this point is this,the two letter date code on my Uberti box that my gun came in is different from the code Suzanne gave me-the box is 2002 and the gun is 2003. I don't know if I should send another e-mail to her or just say the heck with all this. Why they hide a four digit date code is another question,this code is either under the barrel and fore-stock or somewhere's else? Not much help is it? FUBAR! Dusty.