Reptile
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FYI, the Mini-14 came out before 1978. Mine is from early 1977 and has the bicentennial rollmark on the side. Likely manufactured in '76 and shipped in '77.
(Edit- just checked, and the Mini-14 debuted in 1973)
I misinterpreted the Ruger web site serial number listing. It was the first year for the 181 series.