A Pair Of 1885s

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After purchasing an unfired 1885 low wall in 243win, I came across an 1885 High Wall in 270WSM. I am not a fan of anything 270, but I couldn't help but wonder just how the 270WSM would perform in a 28" barrel. I had fired the 243 previously, and groups averaged around 3/4" at 100 yards, but I fired the 270WSM for the first time Friday. It was -13 with a brisk wind that made it hard to keep my fingers from freezing, but I did fire three groups at 100 yards, the worst being 1" and the best .600". The trigger is better than on the low wall, and the much heavier barrel made the rifle much easier to shoot than the low wall. Now I need to wait for warmer temperatures to fine tune the loads, and run them over the Magnetospeed. I am thinking that 1/2moa is very possible with the 270WSM, and I may use this rifle when I draw my pronghorn tag. Hopefully, I will also be able to find more 130gr Accubonds, as the rifle appears to shoot them very well.

I had been interested in trying a Ruger #1, but after shooting these rifles, I much prefer the 1885s.

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I've been a Ruger #1 fan since forever! I recently acquired an 1885 in 45-70 and a B-78 in 22-250. Are there any appreciable differences in these two other than model designation and calibre?
Thanks,
Mike
 
Very nice guns Stub...

That High Wall looks like a beast! What does it weigh with the mounts and scope? I'm not a .277" fan either, but hard to argue that the .270 WSM is close to ideal for pronghorn.

I do like the low walls and have owned two in .243 and 6.5X55, but they are down the road in favour of Ruger No.1's. I prefer the handling and styling of the No.1-A and No.1-RSI... accuracy has been a wash between the two... although that low wall 6.5 was a real shooter.

stubblejumper said:
I had been interested in trying a Ruger #1, but after shooting these rifles, I much prefer the 1885s...
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You say you prefer the 1885 over the No.1, and "had considered" getting a number one... have you actually owned, shot and loaded for a No.1? Or is your preference based solely on appearance?
 
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I've got a high wall 270 wsm also, and a low wall in 22 wmr. I slightly prefer them over the No. 1's but currently I've got one if those as well and have owned others. I've also owned a B78. Love all the falling blocks.
 
hoytcanon said:
Very nice guns Stub...

That High Wall looks like a beast! What does it weigh with the mounts and scope? I'm not a .277" fan either, but hard to argue that the .270 WSM is close to ideal for pronghorn.

I do like the low walls and have owned two in .243 and 6.5X55, but they are down the road in favour of Ruger No.1's. I prefer the handling and styling of the No.1-A and No.1-RSI... accuracy has been a wash between the two... although that low wall 6.5 was a real shooter.



You say you prefer the 1885 over the No.1, and "had considered" getting a number one... have you actually owned, shot and loaded for a No.1? Or is your preference based solely on appearance?
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I have fired number 1s, but the ones that I fired were not as accurate as either of these 1885s. I am also not a fan of tang safeties. The low wall handles nice, but I prefer more weight in the barrel for accurate shooting, so the low wall will be my heavier cover deer rifle. The high wall weighs about 8-1/4 lbs without scope or mounts, so it isn't great for carrying all day, but it is so easy to shoot accurately, that it will be great for an open country rifle.
 
My 300H&H is 10lb 2oz, with a Zeiss Conquest 4.5-14x44 on it. I was pretty pleased with the way it shot factory Hornady 180gr IB ammo, out to 300yds is as far as I went with it. Haven't bothered with reloading anything for it yet. One of those "don't mess with what works" scenarios at the moment. Will need to do some range loads to see what I can do to match or beat that Hornady ammo.
 
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