It really doesn't matter, since The Factory didn't record all the individual bits used on any particular gun anyway, so there is no documentation for most of those with the possible exception of some particular grip frames or panels, and these only occasionally.Īll this only serves to keep us on our toes and remember that with Ruger, never say never.

Red Label Early Production Red Label 2014 Model Red Label Sporting Clays Red Label All-Weather Red Label Series Hand Engraved Red Label Engraved. There is no real way to sort these aberrations out, but in most cases they can be identified as 'suspicious' if that matters to someone. Ruger American Compact Model 77-R/RS Model 77 Flat Bolt Model 77 RL & RLS. And of course there is always the potential for the 'screwdriver variations' arising from easily-swapped parts that muddy the gun's actual date of origin, either 'early' or 'late'. There will always be the occasional 'late shipped' gun having bits and pieces that were released considerably after the gun's serial number might indicate, or the occasional gun wearing some older bits from way earlier production that just floated to the top of the 'parts bin' at final assembly. Ruger Red Label Manufacture Date Full Retail For NO RETURNS AS IS CONSIGNMENT GUNS NO REFUNDS Payment Types Accepted: USPS money orders Description: SOLD SOLD You will receive a like new Ruger transport case with this 1998 Ruger Red Label 28 gauge (serial 420-09936) having 28 vent rib barrels and pistol grip stock, tight lock up, ejectors work well with snap caps. He can, for instance, occasionally come pretty close to revealing within a month's time when certain features/parts were changed in a run of a particular model. His serial number breakouts are considerably more precise than anything Ruger has put out, and his discussion of which parts were used when is further informative. Knowing the month as well as the year certainly helps since the various 'type' configurations of many of the Old Models are pretty well known and documented in Chet15's Red Eagle News Exchange Reference of Ruger Firearms.

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