Lined up my Early 77’s for a photo shoot

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This was pretty cool to line them up and see numbers and dates. Little history and geography correlation lesson.
103 wasn't pictured…. its on it way to me. It letter's as Oct 68 ship Nov 68. Ben Holderness Bedford Village NY (Rex King’s #)
 

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Very nice and extensive collection. I'm not a collector but very much a lover and appreciator of the 77s. Heres my most recent addition, an RS from 1975 in .22-250. I put a Zeiss Conquest 3-15x scope on it.
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Great looking lumber. I’ve always loved a tiger striped stock. I’ve got an M1a stock with a beautiful striped look.
 
OP, I'm assuming your 77s pictured are all flatbolts? I had flatbolt #390 at one time, an R in .308. I have a flatbolt RS in .308 that is my favorite hunting rifle but it's not a low number, I think it dates 1970.
Thats a good number. Yes, these are all flat bolts. These were all serial numbered before a prefix was added. The prefix was added to the M77 serial number sometime around March or April of 1969 with there only being 3189 produced that dont have a prefix…. all being flat bolts. You know with Ruger there are always exceptions to the rule, but those are the accepted numbers from my understanding.
 
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