Ruger Red Label

how much did you guys pay for your new, not used ruger red label. i think i am going to get the 12gauge engraved.

I have owned a 20 guage red label for 18 years. Great gun!!! I just returned from pheasant hunts in South Dakota and Nebraska and the RRL 20 is a pleasure to use. In 18 years of quail and pheasant hunting I have NEVER had a problem with this gun! I would recommend this gun to anyone who needs a reliable field gun!

From they day they were introduced, I knew I wanted one.  I sold three rifles at moderate loss to get the money to buy one.  Once I got it in my hands I knew I was going to leave the store with it.It is a 20ga Red Label and I have used it for 25 years now, maybe more, but I wouldn't part with it willingly.  I have never had any kind of problem with it.  It is somewhat heavy for a 20 ga. (made with plenty of steel and American black walnut).  It is a sweet shotgun.I have to admit that a new Browning Cynergy is calling my name, but it will not/cannot displace the RR

Having been a lifelong user of Ruger firearms of all types I can tell you from personal experiance that anyone who poor mouths Ruger are doing so out of ignorance or they have an agenda of their own. when it comes to quality, value and especially Customer Service there is NONE BETTER. In fact from my experiance most other manufacturers, even domestic ones don't even come close.

Reading on the web I was hesitant to buy this gun because of the number of people complaining about the trigger. Yes, it's not a bench rest trigger - but, then again, it's a shotgun! You point and pull - not rest and squeeze. The reset between firing barrel one and two is extremely smooth and the distance is not distracting or unnatural. I particularly like the smoothness and ease of opening the barrels for reloading - just push the lever and it falls open. The only thing that I dislike, and this is minor, is the automatic safety that is set when the barrels are opened. I wish there was a way to turn this off. All and all, I think the balance of the gun is equivalent to my Beretta O/U - it swings naturally and the relative lightness of the gun (7.5 lb, - 26 in. barrel)is not a problem at the skeet range - and I'm sure it will be nice this fall whent the birds come back.

I have an All Weather Red label. I love the gun, but it will not eject shells when hunting (high brass). It ejects the weaker shells I use for trap and sporting clays just fine. Does anyone know of a fix for this?

I have a 12 gauge Ruger Red Label with pistol grip and 28" barrels. Although a bit heavy compared to a comparable Baretta, It shoots great and is well balanced. I had a disconcerting warranty issue with the gun: The safety/barrel selector worked loose and the gun would slide from "safe" to "fire" without touching the selector while carrying it in the field. To Ruger's credit, they were very responsive and fixed the problem at no charge. I also had them disengage the shell ejector and automatic safety reset at the factory while it was there, for which they charged me $50. Recently, the barrel filler strips between the two barrels have started to come loose, but this does not affect the operation of the gun. I would not buy another Red Label. While the gun shoots well and is priced below most Italian shotguns, it's build quality and fit & finish are not up to the competition. My next O/U shotgun will be Italian, Spanish or Turkish, even if I need to buy used because of the price.

I bought my Red Label 10 yrs. ago after having been a lifelong Remington 870 Wingmaster shooter. My Ruger is 12 ga. w/ 26" barrels and I love it. I use it for pheasant, quail and trap but have also taken geese and duck with it. A hunting partner has the Red Label in 28" and I like mine better (we have traded for a day twice), but I understand that the 28" is more common. Pheasants opened 11/3/07 in Ks. and after 10 years and thousands of shells, it still performs like a champ.

great field gun I use an english stocked 28 inch for duck and goose and an english 26 inch for dove and quail both in 12. hard to beat rugged and dependable.

I passed the 25,000 round mark with my old red label 12 last April. We shoot a lot of skeet and sporting clays and it has never failed us. We also have a red label in 28 gauge that we use to dove and pigeon hunt in Argentina that has well over 20,000 rounds through it, also without any problems. The little 28 sometimes get so hot that even the wood on the forearm is too hot to handle. Great guns. All of the Berettas and Brownings have failed us down there. The only firearm that can keep up with the Red Label is the Benelli.

Bought my Red Label 12 Gauge used last year from a retired police officer back east (I live in Oregon!), and I love this gun. Ive never had a problem with it. Put it together out of the box, and have shot at least 1000 rounds through it already. It looks great, it handles like a dream, swings smooth, controlled and fast. (Upland Hunting - Its light enough to walk the fields all day and not notice the Red Label at all!) Its length of pull is a little short for me, so I am adding a LimbSaver Recoil Pad, which will add almost an inch. I also own a Beretta A390 Silver Mallard for my semi-auto, and I love this gun, too. These are both GREAT guns. I own twenty (20) shotguns, and the Ruger Red Label & the Beretta A390 are the only guns I shoot regularly for targets - or for hunting duck, pheasant, & quail. (And, soon chukar!) - JonesPlugz Shooter!

Bought mine today. Went trap shooting today too. Hit 23 out of 25 first time I ever used it. Smooth operation. Gotta give it a 5 star rating. I personally believe your score is 95% shooter and 5% gun anyway. I average the same score with a remington 410 sport model.

Good gun. I have shot few guns, but I immediately felt the smoothness of this gun. Looks fine, and I have heard you can get tens of thousands of rounds off it.

Watch out. The Browning and Beretta guys get on these boards and try to trash Ruger. All brands have some problems now and then. Ruger's service is right here in the USA and from the Majority of owners I have heard the turnaround time is much quicker than the B boys

Have had a RRL .20 gauge for twenty years now, no problems, this gun fits me like it was made for me. This one is the old model with the blued frame and mod. and imp. fixed choke. Used mostly for hunting but I have taken it out to the skeet range and have done pretty well with it, Since I've decided to get a little more serious about my skeet scores I've decided to pick up a new RRL Sporting Clays in .20 gauge. I LIKE rugers!

poor craftsmanship for a gun at this price.poor customer service. You can do much better at this price. I want to buy american but I am not going to buy american cr*p.

I BOUGHT A RED LABEL 20 GAUGE IN THE 1980S AND I LOVE IT BUT I HAD TO PUT A REAR SIGHT ON IT, THE BOTTOM BARRELL SHOOTS TWO INCHES TO THE LEFT AT 30 FEET THE REAR SIGHT LETS ME SPLIT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO BARRELLS NOT GOOD BUT ACCEPTABLE, THE WORKMEN SHIP AND WOOD IS THE BEST IT STILL LOOKS NEW

I went about three weeks ago and shot a round of sporting clays. I got the bug for a over and under shot gun. I started looking at over and unders. One dealer said that I wanted a Browning or a Beretta. I knew from a past service related issue the Browning was out of the Question. So I picked up a Ruger Red Label. The gun felt like it was made for me. I pulled up the sight was there everrything was where is was suppost to be.. And by the way I lokked on the bottom of it and it said MADE IN USA. I never seen that on the other brand that I looked at. By the way I bought the 12 gauge with the 28in barrels. I shot it over the weekend and I am really impressed. ThankS to Ruger for building a superior firearm desighned by Americans built for Americans, Jeff Athens TN

Proud owner of a Ruger pistol, assualt rifle and shotgun, I've been very pleased with the performance. However, I've heard mixed stories about Ruger shotguns. Just glad I've never had a failure or any other problems. Impressed with the machining and styling.

I have had a 12 ga. red label for 2 years now. Both years the red label failed the opening day of duck season. The first year the safety/barrel selecter broke. The second year the forearm fell off after one shot. Miserable! With these experiences a person would have to think I'm nuts to give the five stars!!! WHY? Because when the red label isn't broken it is an awesome swinging, sighting, shooting shotgun. It's balance is incredible and on the range I can't miss with it. I just wish it's durability was better.

I've literally waited over 25 years for a Ruger Red Label and finally was able to get the 20 guage that I have always wanted. 26" barrel. Have shot several rounds of 5 stand and trap with it and will hunt quail next month. So far it is everything I hoped for! Glad I waited and did not give in to the temptation to settle for something less.

I purchased the 12 gauge 28 barrel Red Label, the safety turnes back on after firing the first barrel, due to recoil. Called Ruger they will fix not charge, but I'm still out shipping, and use of the firearm for 4-6 weeks acording to there stated turn around time. Other than that, I find it a fine shotgun, and I try to purchase american made products. Ruger is well known for good service and standing by there products. So this being the first issue I have ever had with one of the firearms its easy for me to forgive this "problem".

I purchased the 28 guage, 28 inch engrave model in February of this year (2005). I added a 1" recoil pad for length and now it fits like a glove. I shot it at skke all year and did very well with it, as well as with my 12 and 20 gauges. I hunted with it for upland game and killed 2 grouse, 6 pheasants and 24 woodcock. I simply love this gun and it looks like a dream too! I did have a problem with one of the firing pins not hitting hard enough every time to fire the shells, so I sent it back. I got it back 2 weeks later and have run 1500 rounds wthrough it with out a hitch. great service, great gun. I would recommend one to any one who wants agood looling, light weight gun that kills targets or game reliably. John O

I bought a 12 ga. red label field version watch out for safety being to loose out of box the recoil of the gun was turning safety back on simply fix for ruger but shouldn't really have ever happened nice gun otherwise

Bought my Red Label June 29. It was priced right, felt good and I like to buy American. 2 months and about 500 shells later, the barrels are pulling out of the monoblock. I returned it to the dealer for repair and 3 weeks later Ruger finally has it in their system. They tell me it will be shipping back in 3 weeks. C'mon you guys, 6 weeks to repair a factory defect-not counting shipping! Seems like they could do better than this. I'm in sales and if it took me 6 weeks to fix my manufacturing problems, I'd be out of customers! I see from the comments I'm not the only one who had this problem...hopefully the repair will hold and I'll forget about missing dove season.

I bought my first and only shotgun about 10 years ago in the states and it was a red label. Its always been a good conpanion in the field and it never failed on me. I dont understand others complaining. I would never think about owning another shotgun, its fine to handle, thick quality, fits perfect for a non custom gun and I would trust it for generations. Well twice it failed to switch barrels, but OK

I have a Red Label 12, Gage. and really enjoy it. But I want to also move to either a 16 or 20 gage but all I do is shoot trap and sheet. Any suggestions on which I should go to next? I did look at a 20 ga yesterday and was very impressed with it, but I am still stuck on which on to add to my collection.

I have a 12 gauge, 26 barrel model and bought it used. Not long after getting it, it stopped ejecting spent shells. I even carried a stick along to push them out of the chamber. I wrote Ruger about the problem and they sent me new ejector springs at no charge. It worked for a short time and now it's happening again. I basicly have a single shot shotgun now. I wonder if the chamber is simply too snug or is there a stronger spring? At one time, I even stored it broken down to keep the springs relaxed but that was cumbersome. Any ideas?

I owned a Red Label 12 ga. for years, and had a tough decision when I lusted for the 28 ga. version. I reluctantly traded in the 12 for the little 28 (can't shoot two at one time). Unbelievably, both guns had to be returned to Ruger for repair. The 12 ga stock cracked at the pistol grip. It had remarkable wood for a Red Label with beautiful figure, and that's most likely why it cracked. They replaced all the wood with the more usual straight grain stuff. Service was quick and excellent. The 28 misfired on the bottom barrel right out of the box. Sent it back and got a loaner from the repair shop in NH. It locked up and the barrel selector would not move! This after only about 4 shots. Three Rugers, three sent back! Why five stars then? The incredible service! No one could possibly treat a customer better. And I love the guns. Basic, solid, no nonsense. Not a fancy gun I'd hesitate to carry through a briar patch after grouse which is exactly where the brand new 28 went on it'... Read more

This is a great gun and an excellent value. I don't own one but shoot my friend's 20g. It swings very well and has good balance. Bob Bixler would most likely change his mind if he sent the gun to Ruger for repair. Their service is better then Beretta's or Browning's. I shot with a guy that had a problem with his stock (which had great figuring). Ruger said they had to replace the stock and even though it wasn't a select wood stock, they tried to match the wood of the new stock to the old. He got a highly figured replacement at NO COST. That's excellent service. It's a great gun!

I have owned the red for a few years, I had to send it back to the compnay to get the springs fixed, but ruger fixed it fast and I had it back within 2 weeks. I love this shotgun

Just got a new 20 ga. Red Label. It shoots 8 to the left at 40 yds. no matter if I shoot right hand or left hand. The choke tubes are not concentric with the barrel. Just sent it back. Bob.

I have worked in several gun shops, handled just about everything. I love the way the brning feels, I love the way the Rger feels. I bought a citori 12 shot 3 bxs shells sold it. I bought a used Red Label, love it shoot 5 days out of 7. Looking for 2 more used Red Labels, for my boys. One for my Wife if i can talk her into shooting it. RonaldGoat. Duck hunter,clays , trap skeet, cans ,crows, rabbits squirls , anything that moves, me and Big Red, we be there!!!!!!!!!!

Great gun great company Barrels come out of the monoblock, company fixed it no questions asked its been 7 years since & never a complaint,Sick & and tired of the whiners who have never owned one complaining about them,Kicks to much my sporting clays ruger kicked a lot less than the Browing Citori my buddy loaned me while the Ruger was getting fixed!

My first O/U and probably my last. I love it, plain and simple. I have the Anniversary 20 ga. and every thing is perfect. I want to eliminate the auto-safety, but I can live with it. Best gun for the price.

The Ruger Red Label is a very fine American Made over/under field shotgun. No one else makes an O/U in the USA, and the Ruger Co. does a fine job. I own the 12 and the 20 gauge models. I intend to pick-up a 28 ga. to round-out my collection. A few notes here. These are fine FIELD and HUNTING shotguns. They are typically lightweight and fit the average person well. HOWEVER, these are not competition shotguns. If you intend to shoot a good bit of trap, skeet or sporting clays, then you should look at the Berettas and Brownings (in that order). The Rugers tend to kick like a mule; which is not a handicap for a field gun where you shoot less than a box of shells in a day. But for folks going out and shooting 100 to 200 shells in a day, you will be going home with a bruised shoulder. Not to mention the gun is a bit "whipy" for target sports.

I have owned the 12ga. sporting clays model for 3 years. I added a kick-eeze sporint clays recoil pad (though I don't think it was necessary). I like the Ruger. I shot it against a guy who is a better shot with a 6,000 dollar shotgun and we tied. He was amazed a Red Label could shoot as well as his. Maybe he had a bad day, but I didn't: 41/50. Balance is good, weight is appropriate for size (gauge). Only thing I don't care for is the way it is spring loaded when open. Some may like this feature but it feels cheap to me. For the working man, this is a great way to get into over and under shotguns shooting. I know of one state champ that wrote a book about clays shooting and this was his gun of choice. I would prefer a Browning Citori if I bought another one. Feels a little more solid to me. But I would buy the Red Label 28ga. if I had the chance.

Best shotgun I have ever owned. I have to hand it to these ruger fellers

I have been shooting a 12 GA. Sporting Clays version of the Red Label for the past 7 years and I love it. I just ordered a new 28 GA. version of it and can't wait to shoot it. I like the mechanical trigger and modified the auto-safety on feature myself. It is a workhorse! I have serveral Rugers and love them all.

The Ruger guns are top of the line. Nobody does it better!

If you can actually rate the best shotguns I think you may have a control issue. Just a guess. Guns are for the weak. Hell, thats why America loves them, right? (Bring it on gunlovers). If your gonna hunt may as well use a bow, rocks, spears or something that allows for competition.

I love mine

all guns are good!

Three 20's in the house at the moment. Two are the older all blued guns, the last is a stainless model with blue tubes. Both the older guns display superior wood and checkering and I happen to like an all blue gun better than a stainless. That said, I'd buy a Red Label anytime. They'll stand their own against anything else in the world! Go Ruger!

I have the All Weather 12 guage with a 26 inch barrel. It works great. It looks great. I use it for Skeet and Sporting Clays. I want to sent it back to Ruger to have them disable the automatic safty. Does anyone have a reason why I should no do it?

I own three Red Labels, a 12, a 20, and a 28. I am thrilled with them! The 28 is my favorite. Ruger has really improved their fit/finish in the past few years. Their service is excellent also.The guns are brute strong, and handle like a dream. My favorite is the 28.I moved to the Red Lable after owning a Citori 12 gauge. I will never own another Browning. their service department is very arrogant and rude. "You bought it, it's yours," was their attitude, even with the support of the dealer that I bought it from! Stick with the Ruger.