How may Ruger MKII Fifty Years model made?

[JellyJar]

I have a Ruger MKII Fifty Year model. How many were, made, if you know. Also it is in very good condition with box and papers. If you owned it would you shoot it or save it as a collector's item?

 

[bassjam]

With box and papers....I might consider keeping it as a collectors item. I don't know though, I think there's a ton of those out there. I have a 1976 bicentennial edition MKI and I have no qualms about shooting it.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

According to the newest Fjestad Blue Book, they made 55,000 of them. They aren't exactly rare. And a number of other MK II models that sold for more (and in some cases, less) have held value at least as well.

 

[bannockburn]

JellyJar

I read somewhere that Ruger made 35,000 of them so not all that hard to come by. Since you say it's in very good condition it's probably been fired already so you might as well go ahead and shoot it and enjoy it.

 

[JONWILL]

JellyJar

I read somewhere that Ruger made 35,000 of them so not all that hard to come by. Since you say it's in very good condition it's probably been fired already so you might as well go ahead and shoot it and enjoy it.

If it has been shot any collector value is gone. I see people try to sell them for $400 and the never sell. They sell for the normal MKII price of around $300.

 

[vba]

I just bought on in mint with box and papers for $299. It appears the gun had never been fired.

 

[mljdeckard]

In MY humble experience,

Anything that was made INTENDED to be a 'collector's item' doesn't turn out to hold value too well. Gibson 'gothic' guitars. (Limited. to however many Gibson can sell.) Any junk Dodge with a 'Shelby' decal on it. Commemorative decorated guns....might hold something close to selling price better than non commemoratives. It's usually items that weren't intended to be memorable that history MADE memorable that turn out to be valuable.