Ruger Red Label Reintroduced

[Craig Larter]

I see Ruger has reintroduced the 20ga Red Label made for Ruger by CSMC. Interesting

[Dean Romig]

I bought new an original 20 gauge made in 1984. I graduated a long time ago to Parkers.
I sold my Ruger to help finance my first Parker DH and I've never looked back.
I have a few Ruger rifles and a couple of Ruger revolvers but I certainly don't need or even want an O/U Ruger of any description. YMMV





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[Andy]

Never was a fan of Ruger Red Labels and certainly am not a fan of CSMC. But that's just me. I love Ruger revolvers and love my Mini 14. I was lucky enough to see Bill Rugers Red Label prototype in all blued finish, looks better than the chrome look.

[Steve Hodges]

Maybe just a O/U configuration of an RBL?

[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hodges

Maybe just a O/U configuration of an RBL?

I had to laugh at this because when the RBL first was announced, there was probably four times as much chatter about the possible SKB source of the RBL design than about the gun itself. I could never fathom why this mattered, since the SKB was a solid design in my opinion. About a year ago, I bought a nice little French 20 ga double from the 20's that had a broken top lever spring. I looked through some parts catalogs and found one for $5 that looked like it might fit. It was for an SKB double and it literally almost dropped in. Hmmm. Maybe the RBL was not the first knockoff of this design!

[Woodcock survey]

I have handled Ruger Red labels, both 12 and 20 and did not find the handling qualities and balance to my way of shooting or carrying. They were weighty, blocky and cumbersome.
A skeet shooting friend owned an industrial engraving co. and did a lot of their work. He was showing me a new model of the Red label sent to him for engraving about 8 years ago which the company never made. It was a cheapened version and they did not want it back.

[Researcher]

Of all the guns in my closet when my father came east to go goose hunting at my lease at Bucktown, Maryland, the gun he chose was my wife's early, blued frame, 20-gauge Ruger Red Label --

Bucktown, MD, January 1982.jpeg

[Phil C]

I love these vintage pictures.

[J.B. Books]

It better be a whole lot better then it was with an MSRP of $3299.

[Jeff K.]

I guess I will stick with my 12 and 20 ga sporting clays red labels. Problem is that I can't remember the last time I shot them!