I was checking out the Lipseys site.

All stainless Rugers are no longer listed in LH, however, there is one that did pop up.

375 Ruger, stainless, laminate, 23" BBL no sights.

Is this another run? And why a 23" no sights barrel?

One plus would be, the barrel could easily be chopped to whatever length you wanted without messing with sights

Doubt it is anything new. When Buds was selling the lefties they were advertised as being 23 inch barrels with no iron sights as well.
I remember it well because when my rifle came in it had the 20 inch barrel with iron sights. Even though I loved the rifle called Buds up complaining the rifle was not as advertised and they gave me another $100 off the price
Yea, I'm cheap, lol.

That's pretty much what I was going to say, the first run had 20 inch barrels with iron sights. I have one also and love it.

yeah, they list the same catalog and stock number as the other ones.

It's just strange that one is the "phantom" on their website, if all the discontinued models have been pulled.

I sent a email to check inventory, but appartently they have changed their system, and only dealers are given inventory and price info.

BTW, Davidson's still has quite a few standard calibers left in lefty stainless.

I have a Lipsey's account. They still show the LH Stainless 20" gun with irons and laminated stocks, just like the ones I've been selling for over a year now, but they're never in stock.

Some time ago I had another distributor call Ruger and find out if they had any left and I bought all that they had.

I still have a few single guns for sale in addition to the set of three and two consecutive numbered guns.

I am quite positive, Ruger/Lipseys initial run of "100" LH SS/Lam 375's....was far more than 100!

It wasn't a Lipsey's special. It actually was a borne by a factory mistake by turning a bunch of LH laminated stocks with a too-large barrel channel. The Alaskan barrel fit, so they made up the rifles to avoid scrapping the stocks. That's why they pushed them to their distributors without any advertising. I think they were the greatest mistake Ruger ever made.

So, then a year later, they totally drop production of all stainless lefty guns. And couldn't Boddington have any more pull than just on single shots? He could have expanded their whole left handed lineup it seems.

That is interesting about the stocks

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Originally posted by Vol717:
It wasn't a Lipsey's special. It actually was a borne by a factory mistake by turning a bunch of LH laminated stocks with a too-large barrel channel. The Alaskan barrel fit, so they made up the rifles to avoid scrapping the stocks. That's why they pushed them to their distributors without any advertising. I think they were the greatest mistake Ruger ever made.

Yup, best mistake they ever made!

Irregardless if it was a Lipseys run or not, what I am getting at is the "limited run of 100", guaranteed there are more than 100 in circulation.

I haven't seen one, but I'm buying Beltloops, so I'll have one in my possession shortly

I was given the story about why the guns were made by one of the three fellows who make production decisions. He would only say that "around 100" stocks were turned when they discovered the error and they made up enough guns to use up the stocks.

Do you know how the run of LH Swede's is coming along?

I have about 40 people wanting rifles and a dealer in Canada wants 15 or so. I talked to Lipseys last week and the salesman thinks that's enough to get the order done. I just renewed the thread on the Ruger forum in case anyone else wants in.