I have a three digit serial numbered gun that I bought the first year they came out. Got it after Ruger displayed it at a RMEF dinner. I've shot everything from low recoil Winchesters through 3" magnums through it without a quibble (except for the recoil. It weighs 6 lb, 3 oz.) My friends keep telling me that I should only be allowed to carry one shell in it because I keep hogging the game. That's only because they miss a lot. I paid $1600 for it.