5oth anninversary 10-22

[bentblade]

Was the 50th anniversary contest gun a one year only model? I don't see it listed on the Ruger site. Do I need to run out and find one before they are gone?

 

[FiremanBob]

I didn't think it was meant to be a one-year only, but perhaps it didn't sell in big enough numbers. It is one of the best-designed 10/22 models Ruger ever built.

 

[mohavesam]

It was a marketing-supplier program and design. The "contest" was set up by the promotions supplier as a marketing & advertising event, as the add-ons were already being purchased and assembled by Ruger in 2013. They collected up a heckuva lot of customer information for future use. As to sales, apparently they still have backstock so they'll probably show up as a "distributor exclusive" as soon as Ruger tires of paying for the inventory, and a distributor picks up the remaining stock.
Everything about the contest gun (sights, rail, stock, brake) is available from Ruger to build your own on any receiver.

 

[9x19]

IMO, a poor choice to commemorate the model's 50th anniversary, but....

The stock was the only feature I cared for, and I found a couple of those separately, so...

I won't miss it.