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Check is on the way, Don. Thanks again for all you do for us!

TomD

So sorry to hear this. I was fortunate to buy a beautiful two digit mahogany-boxed long frame from him. My wife and I met him in a grocery store parking lot in Tallahassee to pick it up a couple years ago. Been buying ammo off and on from him. Had no idea he was not doing well. Always a gentleman an...

That would be awesome to see. I’ve been trying to piece things together as well from Chads notes in RENE and Bill Hamm’s articles, etc. Sounds like your next good book, Don!

TomD

I can use that, Don. I’ll get a check out tomorrow. Thanks!

TomD

I'll second that, Bill! Very nice work.

I hope the Maximum's all survived intact. Really appreciate all you guys do, including risking your collections, to show and tell, encouraging new collectors!

TomD

Congratulations Don on your excellent article in the August 2023 American Rifleman Magazine! You do great honor to the memory of artist James Triggs.

Your continued excellent representation of the Ruger community is greatly appreciated!

TomD

Thanks Chad! Once I reread your notes in the RENE deck I saw the serial number you noted where the brown boxes likely stopped. I'm sure I'll find a long enough yellow hinged box now. Articruger says his is 18" long. I've seen a few for sale, but so far all have dates on the back that are dated ...

Ok, I found a picture for one of the brown boxes. Definitely not the ones you see for returned guns. This is from an active GB listing for a 1979 gun, SN 83-05xxx. Makes sense now.

So mine was made just after these and the yellow box will work.

Was fun to find this one.

TomD

Thanks guys. I did buy that label (unless there was a second one). I just realized that the Rene notes indicate a brown box on the early ones but then a yellow and black hinged box after 83-56676. So maybe I have an easy one as an 18” yellow box sure seems like something I’ve seen a lot of. Thanks f...

I have a 1980 (SN 83-70xxx) NM SBH and am working out the box it would have come in. First, I believe this is a S410N gun as it is 10.5" barrel and is not the bull barrel (S411N). Assuming all of that is true, am I looking for the brown box with a Ruger label on top? I'm doing a better job cond...