Ruger Gold Label
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| Ruger Gold Label | |
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 Ruger Gold Label |
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| Type | Double barreled shotgun |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Sturm, Ruger |
| Produced | 2002 – present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 6½ pounds |
| Length | 45½ inches |
| Barrel length | 28 inches |
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| Caliber | 12 gauge |
| Action | Break-action |
The Ruger Gold Label is a double-barreled shotgun. It is marketed and distributed by Sturm, Ruger & Company, Incorporated, a company based in Fairfield, Connecticut. The Gold Label is made at the Sturm, Ruger manufacturing facility in Newport, New Hampshire.
The Ruger Gold Label is a side-by-side shotgun, designed to be similar to traditional English shotguns used for upland bird hunting and for clay target games such as trap, skeet, and sporting clays.[1]
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[edit] Features
The Gold Label has a stainless steel receiver and blued barrels. The stock and fore-end are made of AAA-grade American walnut.[2] At 6½ pounds, the Gold Label is relatively lightweight for a double barreled shotgun.
The gun has a single trigger. A barrel selector mechanism is used to choose whether the left or right barrel fires first. The second shot can be fired even if the first shot was a misfire and the gun has not recoiled. The barrel selector is combined with the manual safety and is located at the top rear of the receiver, behind the top lever. Opening the action automatically engages the safety mechanism.[3]
The Gold Label has been produced in 12 gauge only. The chambers are three inches long, to accommodate either 2¾ inch or 3 inch shells.[4] The gun uses screw-in choke tubes that are steel shot compatible.[5]
[edit] Models
There are two models of Gold Label. One has an American style pistol grip stock. The other has an English style straight grip stock. Both models have a splinter style fore-end.
According to an announcement on the Ruger web site, the current models are sold out, and redesigned models will be available in the summer of 2008.[6]
[edit] Awards
In 2002, the Gold Label was named Shotgun of the Year by Shooting Industry News.[7] In 2005, it won the "Golden Bullseye" Shotgun of the Year award from American Rifleman, a magazine published by the National Rifle Association.[8]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Bodinson, Holt. "Ruger's Elegant Game Gun", Guns magazine, July, 2002
- ^ Hanus, Bill. "It's Time to Make Nice with Your Ruger Dealer", Bill Hanus Birdguns
- ^ Ruger Gold Label Instruction Manual
- ^ Miller, Payton. "Ruger Gold Label", Guns & Ammo, April, 2005
- ^ "Ruger’s Gold Label Takes On British 12-Bore Game Guns", Gun Tests, October, 2005
- ^ Ruger Gold Label models on ruger.com
- ^ "Shotgun of the Year, 1992 - 2007", Shooting Industry News
- ^ "2005 Golden Bullseye Award Winners", nra.org
