— looking through the rene and serial numbers on the m77ii it looks like the 788 prefix (2001) was the end of the skeleton style stock. Doesn't seem that long ago. — i have been researching for a few years on the zytel stocked rugers i have 6 different calibers, what i am wondering is has anyone ever compiled a complete list of these. — this may not be much help, but i have several old ruger catalogs from the skeleton stock years. — the only way to know for sure is if it has the box with s/n and model number, or a factory letter stating the s/n and model number. The stainless bp/skeleton stocked models. — the other ruger criticism sometimes heard is that the diagonal bedding bolt/stock system is not the best set up for accuracy. My two examples shoot fine ( the other is an early. — ruger m77 zytel or boat paddle or skeleton stock all weather 100% stainless steel in good condition with wooden inserts. The zytel stock rifles were discontinued in the. — weren't the skeleton (boat paddle) stocks on the original model 77 that had the tang safety? I had a stainless one in. 243 that got passed down to my second son. The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year. This number should be used as a point of reference only. It is not necessarily the very first serial. — wsj, yes, ruger's web site has a serial number history but it does not cover when specific calibers were produced. Ruger instruction manuals & product history Enter your ruger® serial number above to view its model number, product line, caliber, production status, ship date and instruction manual. This service is provided as. — can anyone tell me what years did ruger make the zytel paddle stock? Including the m77 mkii, 10/22 and so on. I looked on the ruger site and it has ser# history but no stock. — in this video i take an in depth look at the ruger m77 mark ii zytel, skelton, boat paddle stock or whatever it's called? And i look at both the m77 and how it evolved along and. — the. 17 is a ruger 77 mkii, davisons did a special run, used the last remaining skeleton stocks from ruger. The. 264 win mag was a 50th year anniversary special run of. — i have increased my skeleton stock collection to 5 and will be picking up my 6th one later this week. — i posted an thread in the classifieds asking for some background and possible value of two ruger zytel, skeleton , boat paddle stocked rifles. — a lot of these were done at the end of the skeleton stock production to clean up inventory when ruger was switching to the new synthetic stock. — there are a bunch of skeleton stock models. guns with sights, without sights, ultralight models. and then there were some distributor exclusives with the skeleton stock. — it won't give a list of when the stocks were made but rather is a reference , using the serial number, as to when a particular serial number range was manufactured. — davidson's bought the last of the skeleton m77 markii stocks from ruger and had them put blued barreled actions in them.
