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select-fire
Anyone know if you can buy 20ga barrel assembly that will go into the 12ga receiver. in other words do they interchange? That Would ROCK.

thanks od
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  • select-fire
    Anyone have one of these O/U shotguns and wanna comment about their features and flaws?
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  • Laredo Lefty
    SF... I have an older Red Label, prior to screw-in chokes. It is a nice gun, easy and fun to shoot.

    The barrel selector is part of the safety and very easy to use. It fits me well, and points nicely.

    Ruger has always made very nice guns, and the Red Ladels are no exception. I bought mine used from the estate of Col Charlie Beckwith of Vietnam Special Forces fame.
    As I mentioned, mine is an early sample, and I did have it lock up on me. The problem was easily solved by Ruger. I shipped it to them with a letter, and they went through it, fixed the problem, and quickly shipped it back at no charge.

    "Never let school interfere with your education"
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  • hslaterpryce
    I have three; 12 Ga, 20 Ga & 28 Ga. All function flawlessly. All have the "normal" features - screw in chokes, pistol grip or English stock (I prefer pistol grip), are available in various length barrels (I prefer 26"). Trigger pull is acceptable for the type shooting that I do - some clay pigeon practice, but almost exclusively field use. Fit and finish are very good to excellent. The only negative is the weight. I would sure like it if the weight was, say, 8 to 10 oz less; kinda' like the Beretta - the 12 Ga in Beretta is lighter than my 20 Ga. (Beretta also costs ~2.5 times what I would pay for the Ruger)

    But other than that I have NEVER experienced any problems with the Ruger. When I had my shop I always recommended them and I would continue to recommend them today, in any caliber, gauge, action - as a good value for your money.

    Just my opinion.....[:)]
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  • v35
    Was dead set on a Red Label 20 gauge because of its looks, its exceptional reliability history and a stainless frame. Disappointingly, neither pistol grip or English stock model pointed well for me. Both the Citori and Beretta did and both are lighter. A used Beretta came my way and I snagged it.
    Don't go by looks. It's a pain to adapt to a gun that doesnt properly fit you.
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  • select-fire
    I just bought one as of now. IF I don't like it, someone else can shoot it. We shall see.GB Item 17715845.
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  • bobski
    lifetime warrenty on those guns. i never liked the feel of it in my hands. felt like a 2x4. those that shot with me, shot them well.

    former air operations officer SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 2. former navy skeet team, navy rifle/pistol team member. co-owner skeetmaster tubes inc.. owner/operator professional shooting instruction.
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  • select-fire
    bobski, I wanna shoot this O/U. Has 5 chokes that comes with it and two of them are skeet. Will give a report after it arrives.
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  • bambihunter
    I used to have one of thier all-weather models. While I liked it a lot, I had one major complaint with it. I bought it for waterfowling and it was simply to shiny of stainless to work well for that role. They now offer a matte stainless model that would be better served if you have similar uses for it. In the end, I found I used my Benelli Super Black Eagle more and used it for all hunting (so I didn't have to get used to a different gun for each season). However, I never had any problems at all with the Red Label.
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  • Myra-Lou
    I've got one in 28ga.........love it........works for me........john....

    ....If you have to shoot...SHOOT!...don't talk!
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  • THINMAN
    BOUGHT A WOODSIDE 12 GA. WHEN THEY FIRST BECAME AVAILABLE . THE WEIGHT WAS STILL A LITTLE ON THE HEAVY SIDE FOR MY LIKING. THE RED LABEL IS A GREAT BUY IN COMPARISON TO MANY . BEAUTIFULLY MADE WITH DESCENT WOOD FINISH,FIT , AND CRAFTSMANSHIP . I LOVED EVERTHING ABOUT IT BUT THE WAY IT POINTED , IT DIDN'T POINT WERE I LOOKED . I WAS ONE OF MANY THAT IT JUST DIDN'T FIT . FIT AND FEEL ARE EVERTHING IN A GOOD BIRD GUN OR SKEET/CLAYS GUN. SEE HOW IT POINTS FOR YOU . THE ONLY COMPLAINTS I'VE HEARD ARE THE SAME ONES I'M READING HEAR.FIT/FEEL

    THINMAN
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  • tinman
    Im in my third season with the 20 gauge,it performs well. It shoulders well for me as I have a prefrence for a field gun having a longer drop in the stock. As a consequence, there is more felt recoil(kick)
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  • tinman
    Im in my third season with the 20 gauge,it performs well. It shoulders well for me as I have a prefrence for a field gun having a longer drop in the stock. As a consequence, there is more felt recoil(kick)
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  • tinman
    Im in my third season with the 20 gauge,it performs well. It shoulders well for me as I have a prefrence for a field gun having a longer drop in the stock. As a consequence, there is more felt recoil(kick)
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