I just bought two new Savage rifles on sale at Cabela's - a 12 FV .223 and a 12 FV 6.5mm Creedmoor.
They were delivered on the same day for store pickup.
The 12 FV .223 has a serial number starting with K993XXX
The 12 FV 6.5mm CM has a serial number starting with N160XXX

What happened to the L and M serial numbers in the series?
There is no way Savage manufactured 2 million rifles in such a short time.
From what I have noticed in the numbers across several years, their yearly production is about 400,000 units.

Does anyone know if they decided not to use the L & M prefixes for some reason?