


Always put your money in the best condition, rarest, old models you can find. Now only pristine, LNIB models are holding their value. They also tend to dilute values of the truly older models.Take, for example, the impact that all of the new flattop Blackhawk releases are having on original flattops.Nobody wants an old, "shooter grade" flattop when they can get a new, stainless version for less than the former market price of the collectible. They are not really that exclusive.they can always release more. I agree with Hittman.I don't feel that any of the "exclusive" production models are the best to collect. everybody should collect what THEY like, regardless of our opinion. If you buy a gun made in the 50's, 60's or 70's. They do a limited run of 200 three years later add 500 more, after that you'll see 350 more hit the shelves. Many companies re-introduce guns over and over. 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.Hittman wrote:I'd rather have guns that are already old than speculate on new production stuff. The demand of new RUGER M77 MARK II rifle's has risen 1 units over the past 12 months. The used value of a RUGER M77 MARK II rifle has fallen (54.85) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 1,060.65. 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. The new value of a RUGER M77 MARK II rifle has fallen (62.70) dollars over the past 12 months to a price of 1,114.33. 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 This number should be used as a point of reference The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for
