Ruger Skeleton Stock Production Years - db01

— i have increased my skeleton stock collection to 5 and will be picking up my 6th one later this week.

— i posted an thread in the classifieds asking for some background and possible value of two ruger zytel, skeleton , boat paddle stocked rifles.

And i look at both the m77 and how it evolved along and.

— davidson's bought the last of the skeleton m77 markii stocks from ruger and had them put blued barreled actions in them.

This number should be used as a point of reference only.

— weren't the skeleton (boat paddle) stocks on the original model 77 that had the tang safety?

— it won't give a list of when the stocks were made but rather is a reference , using the serial number, as to when a particular serial number range was manufactured.

— there are a bunch of skeleton stock models. guns with sights, without sights, ultralight models. and then there were some distributor exclusives with the skeleton stock.

— the only way to know for sure is if it has the box with s/n and model number, or a factory letter stating the s/n and model number.

Including the m77 mkii, 10/22 and so on.

— the. 17 is a ruger 77 mkii, davisons did a special run, used the last remaining skeleton stocks from ruger.

The stainless bp/skeleton stocked models.

— this may not be much help, but i have several old ruger catalogs from the skeleton stock years.

This service is provided as.

Doesn't seem that long ago.

— the other ruger criticism sometimes heard is that the diagonal bedding bolt/stock system is not the best set up for accuracy.

— wsj, yes, ruger's web site has a serial number history but it does not cover when specific calibers were produced.

— i have been researching for a few years on the zytel stocked rugers i have 6 different calibers, what i am wondering is has anyone ever compiled a complete list of these.

The. 264 win mag was a 50th year anniversary special run of.

— in this video i take an in depth look at the ruger m77 mark ii zytel, skelton, boat paddle stock or whatever it's called?

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Enter your ruger® serial number above to view its model number, product line, caliber, production status, ship date and instruction manual.

My two examples shoot fine ( the other is an early.

— can anyone tell me what years did ruger make the zytel paddle stock?

It is not necessarily the very first serial.

I looked on the ruger site and it has ser# history but no stock.

Ruger instruction manuals & product history

The zytel stock rifles were discontinued in the.

The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year.

— ruger m77 zytel or boat paddle or skeleton stock all weather 100% stainless steel in good condition with wooden inserts.

— looking through the rene and serial numbers on the m77ii it looks like the 788 prefix (2001) was the end of the skeleton style stock.

— a lot of these were done at the end of the skeleton stock production to clean up inventory when ruger was switching to the new synthetic stock.

I had a stainless one in. 243 that got passed down to my second son.