Crazyquik, you are absolutely right on the year of introduction, of the Ruger Red Label, so barring devine intervention, Pual couldn't have built a double rifle on that action till after 1977!

In fact the first ones were 20 ga blued revievers, and the 12 ga didn't come out till 1982, and the 20ga/12ga stainless wasn't available till 1985

Now that my memory is refreshed, ( Alzhimers desease is hell) still all the things I posted are true, if the dates were off, depending on my 67 yr old memory!

PS: I edited my post above, to reflect the dates Crazyquik brought my attention to!