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Mini 14?????how can i tell----------------

gunmoneygunmoney Member Posts: 31 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
The year,I heard the serial number-mine starts with 195-xxxxxAny body know?ThanksGunmoney
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,886 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The prefix on Rugers indicates the model, not the year made.Neal
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  • boeboeboeboe Member Posts: 3,331
    edited November -1
    This is a good site for serial numbers on Mini-14s and info, but they stop at 1993. http://mini14world.com/
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  • JudgeColtJudgeColt Member Posts: 1,790 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    While the prefix sometimes relates to a model variation, it is also used to keep the serial numbers going when they reach 99,999, for example, the rifle following 195-99999 might be 196-00001 (196-00000?). However, when the 180-series became the 181-series, there were significant changes in the rifle. I think a new series is started for finish variations as well. For instance, when the stainless rifles came out, I think a new series prefix was started apart from the prefix being used on the blue rifles.
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