
#RUGER AUTOMATIC PISTOL SERIAL NUMBERS 261000 SERIAL NUMBERS#
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. 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. 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 2 Answers The buck tag and inner fender consecutive unit number is 199922, but the dash tag, engine, transmission, door and warranty card show 198922. It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but Gibson’s F O N System In addition to the above serial number information, Gibson also used Factory Order Numbers (F O N) to track batches of instruments being produced at the time. This number should be used as a point of reference The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for We have received news from both Ruger Firearms importers in the Country − AKAH - Albrecht Kind GmbH and Heinz Henke GmbH − that the recalled guns were NEVER imported in the Federal Republic of Germany.(manufactured from 1982 to 2005) Caliber: 22 LR State of Connecticut will receive a gift certificate instead of the complimentary magazine.

Due to the recent changes of local gun laws, residents of the U.S. The company will pay all costs of shipping and will return the rifle to the owners within a week of the day it's shipped to Ruger recognizing the inconvenience, Ruger will also show gratitude to all shooters who will cooperate by including an extra magazine (a $24.95 value) at no charge upon return. The owners of Ruger American Rimfire rifles that fall in the recalled batches should contact Ruger at the telephone and fax numbers or at the E-mail address reported on the official recall page on the Company website. 22 LONG RIFLE "AMERICAN RIMFIRE" MODELS, AND ALL THE SAMPLES IN ALL CALIBERS WHOSE SERIAL NUMBER DOES NOT FALL BETWEEN 830-34831 AND 830-43880, ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL NOTICE. It's of course savy for all Ruger American Rimfire rifle owners to inspect their guns to check if their models feature the vent hole, and if the serial number matches the recalled batch.ĪLL. Ruger's "American Rimfire" rifle is available in a full-size and a "Carbine" configuration, both available in.

The recall is no cause for alarm: the Ruger American Rimfire rifles remain safe to use, as the vent hole has been conceived as a "contingency measure", and as of today no accident has been recorded concerning a catastrophic failure of a Ruger American Rimfire rifle lacking the vent hole. Said rifles, and only said rifles, are being recalled to have a vent hole machined into the receiver. The vent hole has no function per se when the gun works correctly, but acts to relieve pressures and prevent catastrophic failures (so-called "Ka-Booms") should the gun be fired with the barrel partially or totally clogged by dirt or other elements, should a case head rupture, and in other similar circumstances. 17 HMR, and whose serial number ranges from 840-34831 to 830-43880 − have been found to be lacking a small vent hole − which is part of the design − located on the receiver, just below and behind the serial number. These rifles and carbines − chambered only in. − the manufacturer of the American Rimfire rifle, headquartered in Southport (Connecticut, USA) − has however announced a limited safety recall procedure for some lots of American Rimfire rifles manufactured between November 17th, 2013 and January 8th, 2014.

The recall is valid only for the American Rimfire rifles that DON'T feature a small gas venting port on the left side of the frame
