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It has been some time now since the Ruger Gold Label has been made and I have been wondering if anyone on the forum has/had one and what they thought of it.

I have a pistol gripped one and have had nothing but fun with it.

That said, I only use 2 3/4" upland shells in it after one box of 3" steel 3s printed "Ruger" on my right shoulder in black, which then turned blue, green, yellow, pink.... NOT a "heavy duck gun".

And the current asking prices for them are ridiculous. My brother bought two for around $1600 each a few years ago, and gave me one.

I love this gun, my brother, and Ruger. But for $3K+, there are better buys out there, for sure.

Parts are non-existent as well. I recently had to repair a hammer on one, not the most fun job I have ever completed.

Thanks guys, I appreciate your input.

I have one and love it. My brother and I ordered a pair from the same shop and got them for under $1500. English stocks. When they came the wood was little more patterned than some 2x4's I have seen. I called Ruger and told them the guns we got were not like the ones in their ads nor were they like all I had seen when they were displayed at shows. I spoke directly with the VP for customer service. We sent them back at Ruger expense and in about 7 days got them back with reallllly nice wood AND the safety that would jump back on with each shot of #5's fixed perfectly. Never another problem with them. I love mine.

That's good service!

I had one for several years. A joy to carry and it shot where I pointed it. Mine had great wood on it, but developed a small crack by the lower tang.. I sent it back to Ruger because it doubled on me once. (ouch!!) They fixed it and replaced the stock with a new one that also was very nice. No charge. I'd buy another if they ever come down in price. I paid $1700 for mine, new. Now they trade for over $3K, which really isn't horrible for what they are, I think.

I wish Ruger had made one in a 20 gauge and that you had an option for double triggers. That would of been a nice double.

I like them and would have bought one new if I hadn't already owned a good light 12 ga. My hunting buddy was interested in one for his first SxS but wasn't near a dealer, so I shopped around for him, looked at 3 or 4 and found one with decent wood to metal fit. He loves it and still shoots it very well.

In today's market I think there are better guns to be found for the price. Rarity must be their price driver.

Jay

They did a good job on getting the weight down. But they did it by milling metal out of the receiver. The result is a gun that's barrel-heavy. Some people don't mind that, or may even like it for target shooting. But I think most people looking for an upland double along the traditional "game gun" lines would probably prefer something with a bit more neutral balance, or maybe slightly barrel-light.