Description
Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this gorgeous over/under shotgun today for a penny start auction, this is the Ruger Red Label!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Ruger
Model: Red Label
Serial: 410-23880
Date of Manufacture: 1988
Caliber: 12 Gauge 3" Chambered
Finish: Blue/Stainless
Barrel Length: 26" Ventilated Ribbed, Full(Top) and Modified(Bottom) Choked
Optics/Sights: Red Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Checkered Pistol Grip Stock and Forearm
Action: Break Action Overe/Under Shotgun
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Ruger is in EXCELLENT condition showing no indications of regular consumer use or handling that we can see whatsoever! Additionally, it will ship with a leather covered, fur lined presentation case and all contents pictured above.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Red Label
Serial: 410-23880
Date of Manufacture: 1988
Caliber: 12 Gauge 3" Chambered
Finish: Blue/Stainless
Barrel Length: 26" Ventilated Ribbed, Full(Top) and Modified(Bottom) Choked
Optics/Sights: Red Bead Front
Stock/Grips: Checkered Pistol Grip Stock and Forearm
Action: Break Action Overe/Under Shotgun
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The Ruger Red Label was an over and under shotgun that was built by Sturm, Ruger & Co. at the direction of William B. Ruger.
When the Browning Superposed was introduced in 1931, American sportsmen soon fell in love with the concept of a stacked barrel double gun. Unlike traditional side-by-side double barrel shotguns that have issues with aiming points and recoil, a shotgun with two barrels stacked one on top of the other offers a single sighting plane and lighter recoil. The Superposed became the first mass-produced Over/Under (O/U) shotgun. By the 1970s the Belgian-made Browning Superposed, and other over and under shotguns imported from Europe had become so expensive that they were out of reach of most American shooters, and there were no domestically produced over and under shotguns that did not cost more.
The Red Label was introduced in 1977 in 20 Gauge with a 26" barrel for a price of $480.00 (equal to $2,074.95 in 2018) At the time the Remington Model 3200 was the only other quality American Made over-under, and it cost nearly twice as much. The Red Label soon proved a hit with the American shooting public for its affordability, reliability, and handling. It remained in production for over three decades. In 1979, Ruger began to offer the Red Label in 12 Gauge and eventually a scaled-down version in 28 Gauge (1994). The design was born of William B. Ruger's desire to produce a quality US made over and under shotgun. In order to achieve this and put quality on par with hand-made European shotguns, Ruger invested in expensive machinery to do most of the work.
The Red Label originally featured a blued receiver. Later models utilized a stainless steel receiver with hammer forged barrels. The shooter could determine which barrel to fire by means of a selector mounted on the tang. Early production models typically had fixed chokes but most Red Labels manufactured since the mid 1980s were tapped to accept screw in choke tubes for various purposes. The butt stock and forend are oil-finished American walnut with machine cut checkering on the grip and forend. The Red Label was available with either an English straight stock or a pistol grip stock. The checkering pattern changed several times during the production run. Several variants of the Red Label were offered by Ruger including the Woodside. Introduced in 1995 and produced until 2002, the Ruger Red Label Woodside used select Circassian walnut for its forearm and buttstock, which extended into the action on two side panels. Ruger also offered an all-weather version of the Red Label with stainless steel barrels and a black, synthetic forearm and buttstock. Hand Engraving at extra cost was offered by several master engravers including John J. Adams, John Adams II, Bryson Gwinnell, Carmine Lombardy, Alvin White, Andrew Bourdin, and Jon Ashford of Ruger. In 1999 Ruger's 50th Anniversary special CNC cut engraved with 24 kt Gold Birds 28 gauge Grouse, 20 gauge Pheasant, 12 gauge Duck. Later produced CNC cut engraved 28 gauge gold Woodcock, 20 gauge gold Grouse, 12 gauge gold Pheasant and 12 gauge All Weather gold Duck. The Red Label was primarily intended as a sporting shotgun for waterfowling, upland game hunting as well as in skeet and sporting clays.
Condition and Contents:
As you can see in the many high resolution photos, this Ruger is in EXCELLENT condition showing no indications of regular consumer use or handling that we can see whatsoever! Additionally, it will ship with a leather covered, fur lined presentation case and all contents pictured above.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Shipping Details
Handgun Standard Shipping $50.00
Long Gun Standard Shipping $65.00
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Additional Details
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