5 digit serial number 10/22 value

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Hey guys, you al are very knowledgeable, and I'm lookin for some help here.

I picked up a 10/22 today from a gentleman in his 70's, he was the original owner and claimed to have had it for 40-50 years.

Rugers serial number chart is pretty hard to use, it could have been made a little more clearly lol
This 10/22 has a 5 digit serial number. (Which to me looks like 1971, but i could be wrong) It has a metal but plate and metal barrel band on the wooden stock. Also metal trigger group.
All the metal and bluing is fantastic! No rust and nice crisp clean rifling! Besides a little scratching and minor dents on the stock it's in amazing condition! Though the butt plate does show some wear!

The rifle came with a weaver C4 rimfire scope on a rimfire tip off mount, the scope has standings indicating it was made in elpaso Texas!

I'm gonna head outside here and try and snap some good pics and we will let the comments commence.

Thanks all for any input as to the value of this thing :)
 
$300 - $400 Ain't too bad, that's kinda what I had in mind but wasn't too sure. I found online that the "pre warning" stamped barrels are more desirable than post stamped.

last thing I want to do is put it on the EE and Be flamed in the forum for it lol
 
TargetGuy said:
Hey guys, you al are very knowledgeable, and I'm lookin for some help here.

I picked up a 10/22 today from a gentleman in his 70's, he was the original owner and claimed to have had it for 40-50 years.

Rugers serial number chart is pretty hard to use, it could have been made a little more clearly lol
This 10/22 has a 5 digit serial number. (Which to me looks like 1971, but i could be wrong) It has a metal but plate and metal barrel band on the wooden stock. Also (a) metal trigger group.
All the metal and bluing is fantastic! No rust and nice crisp clean rifling! Besides a little scratching and minor dents on the stock (,) it's in amazing condition! Though the butt plate does show some wear!

The rifle came with a weaver C4 rimfire scope on a rimfire tip off mount, the scope has standings indicating it was made in elpaso Texas!

I'm gonna head outside here and try and snap some good pics and we (I) will let the comments commence.

Thanks all for any input as to the value of this thing :)
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TargetGuy said:
$300 - $400 Ain't too bad, that's kinda what I had in mind but wasn't too sure. I found online that the "pre warning" stamped barrels are more desirable than post stamped.

last thing I want to do is put it on the EE and Be flamed in the forum for it lol
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I haven't heard of too many people collecting 10/22s by year. Though with Ruger's recent hullabaloo issuing 50th anniversary models, if you had a 1964 or '65 on your hands, maybe anything from the '60s, there might be demand to go along with the commemoratives.

I'm guessing at this stage the serial numbers were a simple ‘add one’ progression, so it's the 62-thousandth one made. Not especially significant, but it is low.

Rather have this one than another new plastic fantastic, but with some noticeable wear (especially butt plate) and small wood scratches, I think it's out of the condition range (99,5-100% lol) that a collector would want to hang on the wall.

Maybe a small premium, but you'd have to part it out to get more than $400 (metal trigger group, no-warning barrel, &c.); scope is not *worthless* but not one of the super in-demand classics.
 
red_bailey said:
I haven't heard of too many people collecting 10/22s by year. Though with Ruger's recent hullabaloo issuing 50th anniversary models, if you had a 1964 or '65 on your hands, maybe anything from the '60s, there might be demand to go along with the commemoratives.

I'm guessing at this stage the serial numbers were a simple ‘add one’ progression, so it's the 62-thousandth one made. Not especially significant, but it is low.

Rather have this one than another new plastic fantastic, but with some noticeable wear (especially butt plate) and small wood scratches, I think it's out of the condition range (99,5-100% lol) that a collector would want to hang on the wall.

Maybe a small premium, but you'd have to part it out to get more than $400 (metal trigger group, no-warning barrel, &c.); scope is not *worthless* but not one of the super in-demand classics.
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Not quite.... Only what people will pay. Like I said I bought a barrel for 20$ and I asked for a 70-80's barrel. Stocks only go for about 40-50$, trigger guard complete about 100$, you be lucky to try and sell a receiver for 200$.

Most people buy 10/22 and sell the barrel and stock because they upgrade.
 
DeadeyeDave said:
A 5 digit s/n would have to be before 1968 or 69 because I bought one new then and it is in the 160000 range.
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See that's what I was thinking! Rugers online chart is super hard to use for the earlier models! Someone on can now owns the rifle which will be in the mail tomorrow, and whether he wants to hang it on the wall, or shoot it I'm sure he will be a happy man having such a piece of history!
 
Nice old rifle. At least it doesn't have the whole bloody safety manual stamped on the barrel. That little old scope is neat!
 
The serial number Id is very straight forward as far as ruger goes your gun was made 1966- 1967 as far as value what ever someone is willing to pay $300-$500
 
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