What were the production dats of the 1-B in .218 Bee, and how many of this caliber were built in each year, if such data is available?

Thanks.

How many, I don´t know. But in my #1 book is listed, that the 1-B .218Bee was made from 1990 to 1996 (?).

Martin

I have a 1S in .218Bee purchased 1992. The 1S and 1B were the only models offered in that round.

According to J. D. Clayton.

The first year it was offered was in 1990 as a non-catalogued chambering in the 1-S. In 1991 it was a non-catalogued chambering in the 1-B.

It didn’t become a standard catalogue item in the 1-B (and only the 1-B) until 1994. They stopped chambering the 218 Bee shortly after Bill died. Ruger doesn’t have a clue as to how many of any chambering and what configuration they made over the years. They didn’t keep good records on that information.

Thanks to all three of you who took the time to respond with good information. It is surprising to me that a first-rate arms manufacturer in this day and time such as Ruger cannot recall how many units in each chambering they made. It appears that a lot of 1-B collectors are going to come up short-handed as they do not know how many !-Bs were made in any given caliber. Does this lackof chambering information also apply to the Ruger M77? I was planning to ask the same question about a round=Top in .257 Roberts that I have.

Boy, I have to do a better job of proofing my posts.

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Originally posted by MickinColo:
According to J. D. Clayton.

The first year it was offered was in 1990 as a non-catalogued chambering in the 1-S. In 1991 it was a non-catalogued chambering in the 1-B.

It didn’t become a standard catalogue item in the 1-B (and only the 1-B) until 1994. They stopped chambering the 218 Bee shortly after Bill died. Ruger doesn’t have a clue as to how many of any chambering and what configuration they made over the years. They didn’t keep good records on that information.

Great info there. Many Thx. The .218 Bee in the No.1 can be loaded to the gills and is a superb bridgeing calibre between the .22lr and .223R.

I saw a well used 1-B in 218 Bee in Cabelas in Ft worth this morning.

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Originally posted by Wahoo:
Thanks to all three of you who took the time to respond with good information. It is surprising to me that a first-rate arms manufacturer in this day and time such as Ruger cannot recall how many units in each chambering they made. It appears that a lot of 1-B collectors are going to come up short-handed as they do not know how many !-Bs were made in any given caliber. Does this lackof chambering information also apply to the Ruger M77? I was planning to ask the same question about a round=Top in .257 Roberts that I have.

As you may know Ruger makes and has made custom runs of No. 1 rifles for a number of firms and organizations. In addition, they have made a number of barreled and non-barreled white actions for custom builders. J. D. Clayton, historian and author of the book “Ruger No. 1” had a tuff time getting information out of them as to their production numbers. He knew what Ruger made and what year but not actual numbers. Some catalogued calibers were never made in that year.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., as a company, wasn’t wild on the idea of making a single shot rifle. The drive and arm twisting of Bill Ruger is the only reason there is a No. 1 today.

Another thing about Ruger that I founded interesting is that the serial number may or may not reflect the year the rifle was made. Actions, which wear the serial number, are piled in a big bin. Ruger doesn’t process the serial numbers in order. If an action of an older serial number gets on the bottom of the pile, it may stay there for some time as newer serial numbers are piled on top of it.

I don’t know if any of that applies to the 77 MKs but I found it interesting.



Some of my above statements are from other sources then Clayton but if you can find a copy of his book, it’s an interesting read.

I wonder how a company can effectively recall defective products if they don't know what they are selling?

Can you give us a history of Ruger recalls?