77/44 Rifle Caliber: 44 Magnum
Beginning Serial Number:	Years of Production:
740-00001	1997
740-04427	1998
740-07196	1999
740-09310	2000
740-11429	2001
740-12037	2002
740-12592	2003
740-12741	2004
740-12833	2005
*740-13109	2009
740-14555	2010
740-18652	2011
740-23092	2012
740-27662	2013
740-33348	2014
740-42046	2015

* This model was not produced from 2006-2008.

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 necessarily 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, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.

For details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 336-949-5200

For serial numbers manufactured prior to our electronic records, or for an official letter confirming the details on your firearm please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form.