"Thinking" - was the point of my post - need to see more of that, instead of regurgitating what marketing folk spew out.
I guess I must have been just lucky. Bought my first Ruger No1 new in the mid 80's (.338) and it shoots <1/2" groups at 100 yards all day long (78.8 gr of IMR7828, 225 Hornadys, .010 freebore, 2888 FPS muzzle). My second one (7mm rem) I did not own long enough to work up a load and don't recall how it shot with factory ammo, sold it because my .338 does everything the 7mm does only better. My third, a heavy barrel 22-250 I would shoot 300 yard gophers all day long off a bipod. Of topic but I also have an browning high wall (1885) in .270 Gibbs that shoots deadly straight, however, the load that provides pin point accuracy also flattens the primers (a bit on the "warm" side). I would` like to work uo a new load that achieves the same accuracy with a "bit" less pressure. Not a huge sample but 100% success.AlbertaJohn - unless they have changed drastically in past 20 odd years, consider them like a very high end girl friend - they look UBER COOL and at least used to take much fussing to perform - was a lot written in 1990's and later about various ways to improve how they shot - some worked - some did not - is "special", I think, to get one that shoots like a decent bolt action rifle - and this is from having owned a 1A in 7x57 for at least 15 years - multiple dozen white tail and mule deer taken with it, but not so sure that a Ruger No. 1 would be my first choice for an all out long range "gopher getter" (Richardson Ground Squirrel).
It should not happen, but I have acquaintance that had very good results with external hammer B78 Browning or old school Winchester falling block - so some can shoot well and some can not.
Hmm, 3030, hopefully I'm online when it hits the ee