Ruger PC4 Carbine Rifle
(Manufactured from 1997 to 2006)
Caliber: 40 Auto
Beginning Serial Number: Years of Production:
480-00001 1997
480-05146 1998
480-07919 1999
480-09073 2000
480-11017 2001
480-11895 2002
480-12540 2003
480-13727 2004
480-15124 2005
480-15671 2006

The above chart shows the approximate first serial number shipped for the indicated year. This number should be used as a point of reference only. It is not necessarily the very first serial number shipped, but it can be used to determine the approximate year your Ruger firearm was shipped.

Ruger does not necessarily produce firearms in serial number order. There are occasions when blocks of serial numbers have been manufactured out of sequence, sometimes years later. Also, within a model family the same serial number prefix may be used to produce a variety of different models, all in the same block of serial numbers. And in some cases, firearms may be stored for a length of time before they are shipped.

For details on your specific serial number you may contact our Service Department: 336-949-5200

For serial numbers manufactured prior to our electronic records, or for an official letter confirming the details on your firearm please download and mail in the Request for Letter of Authenticity form.