I have been told that there were 93 of these rifles made and shipped from the factory with this stock. The variation never appeared in a Ruger catalog.
One version of why the odd number of rifles and not appearing in a catalog is that a mistake was made when inletting the stock at the factory, and the wrong barrel channel was carved out. Rather than trash the 93 stocks, Ruger built the rifle as you see above.
Whatever the reason, I like the outcome! I really like how this rifle balances and how the stock feels...the only issue I have is the very thin recoil pad, and the stock is a bit short for me. I added a Limbsaver medium slip-on recoil pad right over the top of the existing factory pad and the LOP is perfect for me.
Manny
