Collecting No. 1s Classic Sporting Arms. Ruger No. 1 Rarity Tables. Estimates of Rarity of the Various Configurations and Calibers of the early. Non prefix Ruger No. Rifles. I bought my first No. B in 7mm Remington Magnum in November of 1. UserImages/5611/928605463/wm_6679600.jpg' alt='Ruger Serial Number Date Manufacture' title='Ruger Serial Number Date Manufacture' />On rare occasions, being a resident of the Southeastern United States allows me to come into contact with purveyors of fine firearms read fellow hoplophiles. Over 38 years old, the Ruger Mini14 has earned its spot on the list of the greatest rifles of the past century. Mini 14 Serial Number New Rifle This is a discussion on Mini 14 Serial Number New Rifle within the Ruger SemiAuto forums, part of the Rifle Shotgun Forum. I have a model 195 I believe I know where the serial number is. Right above the model number. But my question is below that there are a couple more sets of numbers. Ruger Serial Number Date Manufacture' title='Ruger Serial Number Date Manufacture' />The factory will not provide data on the number of rifles made in a given caliber or variation. If you attempt to obtain information on anything other than the date. Since that time, with only a couple of exceptions, Ive used No. Ive had. Two of the best write ups in existence on the No. John Wootters. The Foreword in Joe Claytons No. Book and the May 1. Petersens Hunting. The Petersens Hunting article, titled The One Shot Mystique has a few sentences Id like to pass on. A man who opens a case in hunting camp and lifts out a single shot rifle makes a statement about himself. It may be quite unconscious, or it may be pure egotistical one upmanship, but it does project the image of a superior marksman and a hunter of above average skills. Personally, I like the Ruger No. Single Shot, for all those many good reasons written many times before. It is a beautiful and classic rifle The first shot is the one that counts the very few big game animals that I have managed to miss with the first shot I didnt hit them with any of the other shots eitherI have been a No. I acquired my second No. In March of 1. 97. I met Joe Clayton at the Dallas Arms Collectors show. A year later, I found my first two non prefix rifles. They were a. 2. 43 with a 2. AH forearm and no sightswith knockout wood and a. B with target scope blocks with a Unertl scope on it. At that early date, Joe said he had not seen one of the target scope block configurations. I was hooked and still have these first two rifles in my collection today. The Clayton Ruger No. Book was published in 1. I realize that today it is quite hard to come by and usually quite expensive In the nearly 2. Internet has helped spread the information. As it relates to non prefix rifles, the No. Book provides the information that The first rifle commercially shipped was 9. Winchester on September 1. The last non prefix shipped was 5. January, 1. 97. 5. The highest number shipped was 8. May, 1. 97. 2. Only about 7. Joe told me that the Factory had advised him that 9. At one time, I owned 9. The box had the U. S. postage stamps and the Newport cancellation on September 1. There was a great effort to have the No. October 1. 96. 6 issue, but that is for another story. I believe the first No. March of 1. 96. 7. I would certainly like to hear from anyone who has a rifle with an earlier shipping date. Why did I ever sell it From this information, we know that approximately 7. Obviously, 1. 30 prefix numbered rifles were manufactured and shipped simultaneously beginning in 1. I believe the majority of the rarer configurations and calibers to have been assembled prior to 1. However, the General Megee rifle in. S W Long is an exception. Clayton Book page 3. Shooting Times, April 1. The General published an article in the American Rifleman, January 1. This article was very complimentary of the accuracy of No. Winchester and. 2. Remington. Calibers. Calibers that were published as being available or that are known to me in the non pre fix rifle are. Remington,. 2. 2 2. Remington,. 2. 43 Winchester, 6mm Remington,. Remington,. 2. 64 Winchester Magnum, 6. Remington Magnum,. Winchester,. 2. 80 Remington, 75. Remington Magnum,. Winchester,. 3. 0 0. Winchester Magnum,. H H Magnum,. Winchester Magnum,. H H Magnum,. Winchester Magnum. Those published as being available, but not known to me are the. Win. Mag., 6. 5mm Rem. Mag. ,. 3. 00 H H Mag., and. Win. Mag. The. 2. V in in 1. 97. 1 and as a 1. B in 1. 97. 3. The 7mm Rem. Mag. and. 3. 00 Win. Canyon Usb Camera Driver Windows 7. Mag. were listed as available in the 1. V in 1. 97. 3. The. S2. 4H in 1. 96. 9 and as a 1. S in 1. 97. 0with 2. The. 4. 5 7. 0 in 1. H is only known in the prefix series and is a rare rifle. Rarity Points. Many collectors have had difficulty understanding or interpreting the Ruger No. Evaluation Table in the Clayton No. I believe much of the problem lies with using these Rarity Points as an absolute, rather than a relative indicator. Also, at the rare end of the scale, my observations and experience are somewhat different we all have the benefit of another 2. In summary, the Rarity Points are based on Configuration, Caliber and Digits in the serial this applies to the non prefix rifles. Caliber points are. Remington. Winchester 3. Winchester, 6mm Remington. Winchester,. 3. 75 H H Magnum,. Winchester Magnum 5. Remington, 7mm Remington Magnum. Winchester Magnum 6. Remington 7. 2. 80 Remington 8. Winchester Magnum 1. Configuration points are S2. M Beavertail no sights 2. S2. 2L Beavertail no sights, S2. L AH no sights S2. M Beavertail Target Scope blocks 3. S2. 2L AH sights S2. M AH no sights 4. S2. 6M AH sights S2. H 5. S2. 6M Beavertail sights S2. M AH Target Scope Blocks 6. S2. 2M 7, and S2. L Beavertail sights 8. Serial points are One digit 1. Two digit 8, Three digit 6 and Four digit 4. The Scale is Nice rifle 0 4, Collectable 5 7, Rare 8 1. Very Rare 1. 1. 1. Catalogue. The 1. Catalogue spread on the No. If you, as a collector have not read it thoroughly, I would certainly recommend it. The Catalogue describes how these different rifles could be ordered the customer picked the barrel weight and length, the caliber, the forearm style and the sighting equipment rib and sights or no sights or target scope blocks. I suggested several years ago a shorthand system for identifying the various configurations that I believe is much more convenient. It uses two or three letters to describe the barrel weight, forearm style and sighting equipment. It works well for the 1. These are BB 2. Beavertail forearm, no sightsthe present 1. BBBS 2. 6 barrel, Beavertail forearm, Sights. BBB 2. 6 barrel, Beavertail forearm, target scope Blocks. BH 2. 6 barrel, Alex Henry forearm, no sights. BHS 2. 6 barrel, Alex Henry forearm, Sightswhat was the 1. SBHB 2. 6 barrel, Alex Henry forearm, target scope Blocks. AB 2. 2 barrel, Beavertail forearm, no sightsthe present 1. ABABS 2. 2 barrel, Beavertail forearm, Sights. AH 2. 2 barrel, Alex Henry forearm, no sights. AHS 2. 2 barrel, Alex Henry forearm, Sightsthe present 1. AOn the above, I will note that the 2. B or medium weight and the 2. A or light weight. The other 3 configurations are the 1. V, 1. H and 1. S in. With this new Configuration terminology, I will provide some examples of the failure of the rarity points A 4 digit in BB and. Rare and a 4 digit AB and. Rare. A 3 digit of any caliber and configuration becomes Very Rare by this Evaluation Scale. Therein lies the problem What is Rare and Very Rare as compared to what My Caliber rarity Common. Remington,. 3. 08 Winchester,. Winchester. Fairly Common. Remington, 6mm Remington, 7mm Remington Magnum,. Rare. 2. 5 0. 6,. Winchester, 75. 7,. Remington,. 3. 00 Winchester Magnum. Very Rare. 3. 75 H H Magnum,. Winchester Magnum. My Configuration scale is of 7. CommonBB 6. 0Fairly Common AB 1. Somewhat Common AH 8Rare BH 6Very RareBHS, AHS, BBB, BBS 2 eachVery, Very Rare BHB, 1. V less than 1 eachNot Often Found ABS, 1. H, 1. S. 4. 5 7. Now, down to the nitty gritty There are 1. Caliber and Configuration. This is derived from the 1. V, the 2 calibers of the 1. H and the 1. S in.