Bushmaster Production Dates
Pictures-let's start with the 1/7 and 1/9 twist stamps on the barrel: Colt is above, Bushmaster is below (LE 6920 v XM15 E2S): Notice the 'new' flash suppressor on the XM15 (below) compared to the Colt's (above): The raised 'forge marks' on the handle (a rectangle) and the upper (a keyhole emblem) are on both models (Colt above, Bushmaster below): The buttstock release levers; the Colt (above. 1976-Limited production BI-CENTENNIAL Model introduced. Receiver marked with Shield and Eagle, flanked by scroll work and 1776 - 1976 in.30-06 caliber only. 1978-New series of serial numbers started on 1-3-78 for 760's starting at B 7,400,000. New serial number range for 742's starting at B 6,000,000. Look at an Albanian rifle's serial number. At the end of the serial number, there is a dash followed by two numbers. These two numbers indicate the date of manufacture. For example, a serial number 044922-67 indicates that the SKS was manufactured in 1967. These date ranges are the beginning and ending dates of the physical paper ledgers in which those numbers were recorded. In other words, the ledger books were not large enough to contain all of the numbers (0001-9999), in one book. For that reason, there is a beginning date and end date for each ledger. That is what you see below. Model Manufacture Dates.
Bushmaster Serial Number Date
This is intended to be a complete caliber list of all Ruger No. 1’s that were commercially produced. It does not include the “one of a kind” chamberings that have been made.
204 Ruger, 218 Bee, 22 Hornet, 222 Rem, 223, 22 PPC, 22-250 Rem, 220 Swift, 6mm PPC, 6mm Rem, 243 Win, 250 Savage, 257 Roberts, 25/06, 257 Weatherby, 6.5 Creedmoor, 6.5×55, 6.5 Rem Mag, 6.5-284 Norma, 264 Win Mag, 270 Win, 270 Weatherby, .275 Rigby, 280 Rem, 280 Ackley Improved, 284 Win, 7×57, 7mm Rem Mag, 7mm STW, 7mm/08, 30-06, 30/30, 30-40 Krag, 300 RCM, 300 H&H, 300 Weatherby, 300 Win Mag, 308 Win, 7.62×39, 303 British, 338 RCM, 338 Federal, 338 Win Mag, 35 Whelen, 357 Mag, 9.3×62, 9.3x74R, 375 H&H, 375 Ruger, 38-55 Win, 404 Jeffrey, 405 Win, 450/400 Nitro Express 3”, 416 Ruger, 416 Rem Mag, 416 Rigby, .44 Rem. Mag., 460 S&W, 45-70 Govt, 450 Bushmaster, 450 Marlin. 450 Nitro Express 3 1/4”, 458 Win Mag, 458 Lott, 475 Linebaugh, 475 Turnbull
Bushmaster Production Dates 2020
Beginning Serial Number | Approximate Production | Years of Production | Remarks |
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1 | – | 1967 | #8437 was the highest serial number |
2231 | – | 1968 | non-prefix shipped May of 1972* |
5885 | 7500* | 1969 | #5290 was the last non-prefix rifle |
130-00001 | 1700 | 1970 | shipped January of 1975 |
130-01681 | 2200 | 1971 | |
130-03843 | 1000 | 1972 | From the J.D. Clayton Ruger No. 1 Book |
130-04859 | 300 | 1973 | From the J.D. Clayton Ruger No. 1 Book |
130-05203 | 7500 | 1974 | |
130-12779 | 4700 | 1975 | |
130-17490 | 23300 | 1976 | |
130-40795 | 28500 | 1977 | 130- prefix ended @ 130-49999 |
131-19270 | 27400 | 1978 | |
131-46676 | 8800 | 1979 | 131- prefix ended @ 131-54116 |
132-01360 | 5800 | 1980 | |
132-07159 | 18800 | 1981 | Ruger No.3's numbered in the No.1 series from 1980-1986 |
132-25986 | 8100 | 1982 | |
132-34077 | 4500 | 1983 | |
132-39043 | 15400 | 1984 | |
132-54434 | 18600 | 1985 | |
132-76167 | 3300 | 1987 | |
132-79519 | 3600 | 1988 | |
132-83110 | 3900 | 1989 | |
132-87029 | 6000 | 1990 | |
132-92985 | 2700 | 1991 | |
132-95719 | 3400 | 1992 | |
132-99165 | 13800 | 1993 | |
133-13007 | 9100 | 1994 | |
133-22067 | 7000 | 1995 | |
133-29051 | 7300 | 1996 | |
133-36393 | 10600 | 1997 | |
133-47014 | 7100 | 1998 | |
133-54089 | 15200 | 1999 | |
133-69291 | 8500 | 2000 | |
133-77839 | 11100 | 2001 | |
133-88974 | 3300 | 2002 | |
133-92276 | 7700 | 2003 | |
134-00011 | 7100 | 2004 | |
134-07100 | 8300 | 2005 | |
134-15411 | 3800 | 2006 | |
134-19170 | 3800 | 2007 | |
134-22930 | 2000 | 2008 | |
134-24861 | 2900 | 2009 | |
134-27798 | 4800 | 2010 | |
134-32639 | 3900 | 2011 | |
134-36488 | 600 | 2012 | |
134-37131 | 1200 | 2013 | |
134-38440 | 2900 | 2014 | |
134-41326 | 3700 | 2015 | |
134-45XXX | 3000 | 2016 | |
134-48XXX | – | 2017 |
Bushmaster Xm15 E2s Manufacture Date
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 number shipped, but it can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was shipped.
Ruger does not produce firearms in serial number order. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. And in some cases, models may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.