When the subscriber program ended, I think there were 500 guns set aside for this program. That means the person it was shipped to got all new Rugers with the exact same serial number. (This is a good example, NOT the actual info.) Now, in the case of the OP's gun, a serial number 2xx is likely a gun that went to a 'subscriber' of Rugers. It will be a herculean task to ever get them all into a computer database.īut, a normal factory letter on a 3 digit 30 Carbine OM, will reveal it's ship date, and it's correct model info, such as BKH-31, shipped in July 1968. The new value of a RUGER SECURITY SIX pistol. I'd bet there are a few rooms filled to the brim with boxes & boxes of old records. I believe this gun was made in 1962-1963 i have a ruger blackhawk 357 mag 5 digit serial number 3 screw 550. When you think of the millions of guns Ruger has made, followed by the fact that the computer age is still in it's infancy, you can't expect them to have had the time & money to convert all the records to a computer file. They have to pay the staff to take the time to do the records search 'the old way' and it costs $$$ to do so. As mentioned above, the computer records are not as up to date as we'd like. And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.įor details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 33įor serial numbers manufactured prior to our electronic records, or for an official letter confirming the details on your firearm please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form.Ĭopyright © 2016 by Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.Spend the $10 & get the letter. No RSS5, and were a steel frame/alloy XR-3 grip frame with a flat loading gate, checkered hard rubber grips, a drift fixed rear sight, with 5 1/2' barrels, and with 'Ruger 22LR Single-Six' marked on the LS of the frame. 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. Ruger Single-Six 22LR Only: The very first standard production SSs (starting in 1953) were all 22LR only, Cat.

There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. It can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but Spec, year it was made, what it worth etc etc. 22 Magnum cartridge was introduced by Winchester in 1959. I have a Single Six with a 4 digit serial and I can't seem to find anything about it. This number should be used as a point of reference 22 Magnum Only around June of that same year. The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for

* 50th Anniversary Model produced within 268-prefix range.

(Includes Bisley Models & 50th Anniversary Ruger New Model Single Six Serial Number History

Ruger single six 3 screw serial numbers