Ruger Red Label Serial Number History
I have a Red Label I bought new many years ago, It has a blued. I have one of the referenced serial numbers, however mine does not have the. Some history, the original Blued-receiver, choked, Red Labels were made for.
[The following information is taken from the Ruger #1 Product History web page.] The chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year. This number should be used as a point of reference only.
It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but it can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was shipped. Ruger does not produce firearms in serial number order. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. And in some cases, models may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped. For details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Departments: • Rifles, Shotguns, Revolvers: 603-865-2442 • Pistols: 928-541-8892 (Information from ).
The decision by officials in 2011 to discontinue production of the company's over-under was bad news for shotgunners. The good news is that it's back. The even better news is that it's priced $500 less than when it was discontinued. No, that's not a misprint. Had you paid full retail for a Red Label a couple years ago, your bank account would have suffered a $1,899 debit.
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In this case your procrastination has paid off, and what Ruger officials describe as an improved version can now be purchased for $1,399. If you are wondering, as I did, as to how Ruger was able to lower the price so dramatically, the company did it by making the Red Label less expensive to manufacture. Changes were also made to parts inside the action, but rather than bore you with a description of what that entailed, I will say that tighter manufacturing tolerances have reduced the time required in hand-fitting them. A Red Label Birthday It recently dawned on me that the Red Label is celebrating its 35th birthday. Although it was announced in 1977, production guns did not begin departing the factory in decent numbers until 1979. Avengers e2 80%93 age of ultron streaming. Its then price of $480 was certainly right. At the time the Remington Model 3200 was the only other quality over-under of American make, and it sold for $750.
By the way, in today's dollars, that $480 is equal to $1,922. The Red Label was initially offered only in 20 gauge with 26- and 28-inch barrels. Fixed-choke options were Skeet and Skeet or Improved Cylinder and Modified. Ruger's very first effort at building a shotgun served as proof that traditional styling could be achieved with the latest in manufacturing practices. Like English round-bottom doubles costing much more, the lower corners of its blued steel receiver were rounded rather than sharp as customarily seen on most O-U shotguns. That along with a receiver that was both narrow and shallow in profile made the Red Label extremely comfortable to carry in one hand. A gracefully shaped boss at the top of the receiver increased rigidity and gave it a distinctive look.
A 12-gauge version was announced at the same time as the 20 gauge, but it would not see actual production for several years. A stainless-steel receiver was introduced in 1989, and the blued receiver was eventually phased out. My first Red Label hunting experience was with a 12 gauge with 28-inch barrels, and while it was listed at 7.5 pounds, it tipped my postal scale at a couple of ounces shy of 8 pounds. I eventually got around to trying the 20-gauge version, also with 28-inch barrels, and it too exceeded its catalog weight by several ounces. Both guns had a muzzle-heavy feel, and while I shot them quite well, they were heavier than I thought over-under field guns in their bore sizes should be. A 28-gauge version came along in 1995, and for the first time I fell in love with a Ruger shotgun. Often when manufacturers offer a gun in that gauge, they take the easy and less costly route by simply installing 28-gauge barrels on a 20-gauge receiver.