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Ruger 10-22 question* Pictures added

claysclays Member Posts: 1,928 ✭✭✭✭
edited November 2014 in Ask the Experts
Yesterday I went to our local semi annual gun auction. I had looked at several items I was interested in to bid on. A nice wood stocked Ruger 10-22, was the third gun to come up and I had not inspected it prior to auction. It did have a nice looking wood stock, so I began bidding and won it for a reasonable amount. Today while cleaning and inspecting it, I find it has a strange 5 digit serial #. It is 66057. I have never seen a Ruger with a 5 digit #. Most consist of
3 digits, a dash and more #s. It also appears from the blue book description that this is a finger groove checkered wood stock.
Does anyone have a reference that would give a date of manufacture for this gun?

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  • TxsTxs Member Posts: 17,809 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm no Ruger expert, but am aware that the 10/22 was first introduced in the mid-60's and the three-digit-dash serial structure you refer to wasn't adopted until the very early 70's.

    Sounds as if you may have a rifle worth knowing more about. Here's a link to the form for obtaining a 'Letter of Authenticity' from Ruger for $10.


    http://www.ruger.com/pdf/letterOfAuthenticity.pdf
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  • 4440rk4440rk Member Posts: 495 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    SN# falls into 1966
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    An early finger groove model I had, and any I've seen, didn't have checkering. Check with Ruger. Also Rimfire Central has a .22 Forum with threads dedicated to all things 10/22. Have fun.
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  • claysclays Member Posts: 1,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by RCrosby
    An early finger groove model I had, and any I've seen, didn't have checkering. Check with Ruger. Also Rimfire Central has a .22 Forum with threads dedicated to all things 10/22. Have fun.


    From what I have been able to find so far, apparently the checkered finger groove stocks were a very limited production. Values seem to almost double for that model.
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  • mrs102mrs102 Member Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    According to Blue Book of Gun Values (FWIW). The finger groove 10-22 was manufactured 1966-1971 similar to the 10-22 standard, but with Monte Carlo stock and beavertail forearm. It prices the "w/checkered stock", 95% condition at $800. An advanced search in "completed auctions", if there are any to be found there, will give a market price. The serial number dob may also be available in the R.L. Wilson book, Ruger and His Guns. I can't put my hand on my copy right now to look it up.
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  • duckhunterduckhunter Member Posts: 7,687 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ruger.com will give you year of Mfg>
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  • claysclays Member Posts: 1,928 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by duckhunter
    Ruger.com will give you year of Mfg>


    I thought 4440rk had already given me a dom. Do you disagree with him?
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  • RCrosbyRCrosby Member Posts: 3,808 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice! A keeper if ever there was one. Mine really liked Winchester PowerPoint's and would regularly put 5 rounds in 5/8 to 1" at 100 yards. Other than a little stoning, spring work, and an over travel screw, all on original factory parts,
    it was all original. The reason I always suggest that folks determine the performance level of their 10/22 before beginning that long, expensive and "oh so much fun" journey down the road of after market swaps and add-ons.
    Enjoy!
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