Walnut stock 10/22

[hittman]

Anybody know at about what serial number Ruger quit using walnut on the 10/22?

Or, how do I tell the difference just by "looks" of the walnut vs. birch?

Like most of us I don't need another gun but dang it, this rifle is very nice and has a decent scope with see-thru mounts. Think it s/n in the 129-xxxxx range. At $185.00 OTD it's just hard to pass on.

 

[JCW64]

Well, thought someone else might answer but here's what I remember about the 10/22 walnut. I think it was somewhere in the 121-123 prefix SN range, maybe a number or two higher, but I would say almost for sure 129 is birch.
However, I feel confident if I was looking at the stock I could tell the difference. Another guess I would make is that the walnut went away in early 80's.
Hopefully a 10/22 collector will post better info.

 

[Fox Mike]

Patience grasshopper. Ruger made a switch from walnut to birch (serial number range 119-70067 to 121-50355) then to maple.

 

[hittman]

Thanks gents!

 

[ten22]

Actually that could be a second issue 10/22r, they made a walnut run from 128-88849 thru 129-19254. 1986-1989.

 

[Rumrunner]

I also don't need another 10/22, BUT at that price I'd probably jump.

 

[TxGun]

Ruger still offers the 10/22 Sporter model in walnut according to the spec sheet below. Heck, I was thinking that they've always offered a high-end 10/22 (Deluxe Sporter? ...now just Sporter) as an alternative to the standard Carbine. But, then again, I don't claim any special 10/22 expertise, though I've had 6-8 over the years...including a couple of the no-barrel-band walnut stock variety.

https://ruger.com/products/1022Sporter/models.html

 

[Major T]

My Sporter is about eleven years old and it is birch.

Jack