Red Label Over-and-Under Shotgun (manufactured from 1995 to 2011) Gauge: 28. 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 necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers. Rifles below serial number 130-05000 will have Douglas Premium barrels and are essentially hand fitted rifles. After that number Ruger used Wilson barrels and the QC was not where it should have been. Ditto for stock fitment and other details. All of my rifles below that number shoot really well.

I may lose my butt too. John Olin favored his model 21 Bill Ruger favored his Red Label. Black rifles seem to have center stage right now. When good wood and durable quality become important again maybe the Red Label will be the next 21. I like the fit and look of my collection of 20 gauge and 28 gauge Rugers. I have an early Red Label, serial number under 2000 made in the first year of production, finish is of course blue. I was wondering at what point production guns transitioned to stainless? Thanks in advance for any assistance. A little late answer, but I just joined! In 2013, Ruger manufactured and sold 2,294 shotguns, according to the ATF, and the new Red Label was released late that year. It was not a cobbled-together redesign. Dwight Potter was hired away from Browning in part, I suspect, for the Red Label II project. A lot of effort went into the re-release.

A group of ROCS Members and friends converged on Huntsville, Alabama to participate in the 3^rd annual “ROCS IN ROCKET CITY” Display Show. They traveled from Arizona, Florida, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and a few from Alabama. There were eleven outstanding displays of some very fine and rare Ruger firearms for all to view.

Everyone had a great time socializing, answering questions and talking to the public about our Rugers. Lee Sundermeier, Bill Ridge, Mike Womble, Bill Hightower, Ron Lutz and several other Displayers worked the ROCS table telling folks about our club, renewing several memberships and signing up 6 new members!!

We had a really nice awards banquet with some of the best food that can be imagined!! ROCS awarded each class winner with a Crystal Award with their 1^st Place Winner Class and ROCS Logo engraved on them. Each class winner also received a great Ruger firearm. All displayers received a Cabelas gift card for their hard work and ROCS support.

Our host, Allen Daniels, Collectors and Shooters Club, LLC (CASC) gun shows and long time Ruger Collector, presented all of our displayers with a Ruger handgun cleaning kit. Allen also presented each class winner and the displayer who traveled the longest distance with very generous cash awards. His son Ryan who manages the show saw to everything that we needed and was on the PA system announcing and directing folks to our displays. We want to thank both Allen and Ryan for hosting us and gifting the displayers so generously.

Chad Hiddleson, Red Eagle News Exchange/RENE, awarded each class winner one free year’s subscription to the great RENE publication. RENE will also send an award certificate and free one year subscription to the winner of the Best Ruger of the Show. This special award certificate can accompany the gun the rest of its life!

This show has a great venue and great attendance by the public. Our headquarters hotel, The Embassy Suites, is attached to the Von Braun Civic Center where the show is held. This sure makes coming and going very convenient; never have to move your vehicle or even walk outdoors.

When Was My Ruger Red Label Made

It was another really good get together. We got to spend time with old friends and made new friends. It is just great when you can enjoy spending time with a group of like minded folks who enjoy the same hobby. I encourage any and all of you to come to some of these shows, you will have a fun time.

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The displays are as follows: