Wow seems like there are some very knowledgeable lads on this thread.
Mine is a Blue Mark II Target Competition Target Model slab side 6 7/8 218-xxxxx with the Rosewood thumb rest grips. Very Very accurate and it doesn't get shot enough being back there in the safe.
Most of the ones I've seen are mostly stainless steel and I've often wondered the number of Mark II like mine that were produced and when.
Any one of the lads that know more then me care to advise ???
Some sources say 1000-2000 blued models were made. They are not rare. The rarest are a SS US government stamped bull barrel of which none were sold to the public and a 5.5” blued slab side (500 made) for the government minus the US markings. Ruger has never been very precise on exactly when serial # were shipped, but there were at least 95,000+ made with 218-***** numbers between 92-99.
