After lusting after one for several years, I was able to find a "as new in the box" Gold Label. I've read a lot of comments on the Gold Label on the net. All comments by those who own them love them. Most negative comments are from folks who have never even picked one up and seem to have a hate on for anything Ruger. I've seen folks saying that they are too heavy (This one weighs 6.5lbs) -- the wood to metal fit is bad -- proud wood. I for one have handled only four before this one and they all exhibited a high quality of craftsmanship with very nice fit. The wood is indeed proud at the receiver -- this has never bothered me and many of my English and German guns do indeed sport proud wood. Many classic guns of the past (Purdy, Dickinson, Macnaughton) were left proud because it was expected that the owner would send it back to the maker for refinishing on occasion to remove any hunting marks and spruce it up a bit. We have become much too Americanized where bigger is better and refinishing is a mortal sin. Thankfully the latter is slowly changing. Anyway here's my RGL -- only one box fired and in the original box.
Cheers, John
Cheers, John
