Ruger has sn data on its website.
Ruger has a sn function on their web site.
You will have to contact Ruger or look it up on their website since you don't provide the full sn.
You will have to call Ruger.
For Date of Manufacture, go to the Ruger website. Under Customer service, select historical data, then rifle, then your model- and the years of production by serial number are listed. Value will be based on condition- about $400-500.
Ruger's web site has sn data for all it's firearms.
No. Your Mini-14 is a 183 series. The first three numbers in the serial number, followed by a dash, are the series code. Ruger made changes to the Mini-14 with the introduction of the 181 series. Many 180 series Mini-14 parts do not interchange with 181 and later series parts.
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Semi automatic rifle made by Ruger.
The Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle marked as .223 can safely fire the .223 AND the 5.56 NATO military cartridge. The Ruger Mini-14 TARGET model should only fire .223 ammo- no 5.56 mm
The Ruger website, under Customer Service, has a downloadable owners manual for your Mini 14.
You can contact Ruger's customer service to find out.
If you go to Ruger's website you can download the manual for your mini 14 for free. It tells how to disassemble your gun in the manual.