10/22 serial number

[elmo123]

I just purchased a deluxe carbine with a serial number prefix of 111 and I looked it up on Ruger's website but it's too old. Does anyone have any idea when the 111 prefix rifles were made. This one had a pre-warning barrel and plastic butt plate.

 

[hittman]

On Rugers web site …..

Serial Number Lookup

ruger.com

 

[G2]

111-16200 started in 1972
111-95550 started in 1973

now if your sn# is lower than 111-16200 ,,, it would be a 1971.

when you go to the website and it's too old,,, keep reading down the page to the look up window, find what your looking for and it will pop up the old stuff start date# by year.

 

[G2]

10/22 Rifle

22 LR (Instruction Manual)
Serial	Year
1	1964
453	1965
22906	1966
77384	1967
131304	1968
186076	1969
110-20100	1970
110-64595	1971
111-16200	1972
111-95550	1973
113-04149	1974
114-17146	1975
115-32735	1976
116-25017	1977
117-36100	1978
118-42599	1979
119-59923	1980
121-03969	1981
122-74713	1982
123-72025	1983
124-80623	1984
126-47192	1985
127-68583	1986
128-38014	1987
129-20927	1988
230-25136	1989
232-10200	1990
233-58183	1991
234-83684	1992
236-75045	1993
238-72514	1994
240-92928	1995
243-44458	1996
245-74954	1997
247-34572	1998
249-06699	1999

 

[elmo123]

Thanks I didn't scroll down. Looks like 1972.

 

[alamogunr]

My first 10-22 has a serial # 95XX. My records show that I bought it 12/15/1964, which says it should be 1965 production. I'm pretty sure that I acquired it in 1964 because I started my first job in January of 1965 after graduating college. I don't remember much these days but I do remember that I couldn't take the rifle with me from Tennessee to Ohio because I didn't have a permanent place to live when I left my parents home.

I also remember it because I bought the Ruger with proceeds from selling a Remington Rand 1911 because I couldn't afford the .45ACP ammunition to shoot it. I've regretted not just putting the 1911 up and letting it appreciate in value.