Custom Ruger No.1 takedown with some pretty nice walnut in progress

Iv got a Ruger #1 in 7x57 with the 20" RSI bbl. I had to cut my forend down due to damaging the wood so it is a regular style forend now. Also had to cut the LOP down to just over 13" to make it feel right.
She's a sweet handling unit.
 
My RSI 7X57 is my "go to" woods rifle when it counts... Carries and handles exactly as a gun should...
 
My jaw was on the floor for the whole read after seeing that piece of furniture. Very nice
 
Ardent said:
I like it, solidly a Fudd myself, pushing the globalization of Fuddism. 7x57R will just suit this little No.1 right, another concern I had with the .300 H&H and the long barrel was the larger fore end required to make it look "right". I want to keep it slim and trim, especially given how sleek the No.1 is to start with and wishing to run with that, and the fore end shape I have in mind (a slim, slightly tapered No.1A style with no Alex Henry cut). As I want a takedown with this, a short 20" stainless carbine suits a takedown better than a long .300 as well.

The 12 sided / dodecagon blank I have is just icing on the cake, I laid it alongside the stocked action and it was "it".
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How are you planning on doing a take down on a No1 without removing the extractor?

Your take down/reassemble will require a lot of time and a decent bench for the job. Not something to do while at the range or on a hunt.
 
Ardent said:
I like it, solidly a Fudd myself, pushing the globalization of Fuddism. 7x57R will just suit this little No.1 right
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LOL :p

Ardent said:
As I want a takedown with this, a short 20" stainless carbine suits a takedown better than a long .300 as well.
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You might find a 20" #1 to be a bit too short overall and not handle well. I've had a couple with 22" bbls and wished they were 24" for better handling. One advantage of a #1 is that you can have a bit extra bbl length, but still have a short overall. I would be tempted to try it at 24" and have it shortened if needed. Given the stainless, you won't have to deal with a refinish if you do shorten it.

Just a thought.
 
I think 20" is perfect for the 7X57R in a #1... We are talking about a pure hunting rig and 20" is plenty to get the performance from the round. I find the handling gets better as the barrel gets shorter, for my own personal taste. I have an 18" barrel 7X57 and an 18" 7mm-08 and lost less than 100 fps from the "bob" from 22..." The weight is now right between my hands... Feels like I can hold it mounted until lunch tomorrow.
 
bearhunter said:
How are you planning on doing a take down on a No1 without removing the extractor?

Your take down/reassemble will require a lot of time and a decent bench for the job. Not something to do while at the range or on a hunt.
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Pretty sure it was mentioned that Ardent's takedown feature will not have anything to do with removing the barrel, but rather the rear stock. And for the record, there are take down #1's that do remove the barrel and you do not need to remove any of the actions internals only open the action. The problem is the scope mounts/sights would normally hit the forend hanger when the barrel is unscrewed - to over come this issue they use the half turn feature. (remove two areas of thread on both the barrel and action - similar to brownings semi auto 22 and many other take downs)
 
Thanks double gun, you nailed it, the stock removes not the barrel in this case. With a 20" barrel the longest piece is roughly 24", same as my Merkel .375 double broken down. With a two piece stock like the No.1, the split is already there, I thought about splitting it at the action / barrel but didn't see the point for me. I also had another consideration push me to the stock takedown, as a benefit it also doesn't affect your zero.

My favourite part of this rifle was by double gun, he did a custom recessed / inlaid safety on it when it was in his family I haven't seen an equal of on any No.1. Literally building the rifle around that action, due to the safety treatment double, couldn't resist it.

Supercub, for me a No.1 is perfect either quite long or quite short, just seem to go to the extremes with preferences for them. Since my wife will likely use this having settled on 7x57R, I like the trim 20" carbine length, she liked her No.1 RSI a good deal.
 
hoytcanon said:
I think 20" is perfect for the 7X57R in a #1... We are talking about a pure hunting rig and 20" is plenty to get the performance from the round. I find the handling gets better as the barrel gets shorter, for my own personal taste. I have an 18" barrel 7X57 and an 18" 7mm-08 and lost less than 100 fps from the "bob" from 22..." The weight is now right between my hands... Feels like I can hold it mounted until lunch tomorrow.
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Is your 7x57 and 7/o8 built on a Ruger #1?
 
SuperCub said:
Is your 7x57 and 7/o8 built on a Ruger #1?
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He has a Ruger No.1RSI (20", same weight and balance as my components here assembled at 20"), I too find 20" just right on the No.1. It's the length of a Winchester 94 Trapper 16" barrel, but offering 20" of barrel. Pretty slick and handy, and I love really slim, trim little rifles, I think it'll turn out just right for a 7x57R as it really doesn't need more barrel.
 
SuperCub said:
Is your 7x57 and 7/o8 built on a Ruger #1?
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Ardent is correct that I do have a #1 RSI 7X57... But I was referring to a pair of H&R Handi Rifles that I built on the SB2 frame... They came as 22" barrels in 7X57 and 7mm-08 and I Bobbed them to 18.5"... I had developed loads for them at 22" and had my test data in my maunal... When I retested at 18.5"... The loads held up in the accuracy department (compared to other loads tested) and the loss of velocity was 98 fps and 90 fps respectively... I figure with equal or slightly improved accuracy and significantly improved handling, I'll never even notice the loss in velocity... And it certainly won't matter to the game.
 
I am giddy with anticipation, any updates?

Now I'm going to have to start shopping around for a no.1.

Does anyone sell the parts, or would a person have to buy a complete rifle and then tinker with it to do what Ardent is doing?
 
Yep, she's taking shape. English style forend, but still fat, been profiling it all evening and not done yet. 7x57R barrel's on and functions perfectly, used the stainless dodecagon / 12 sided with a flute run every second point. No progress on the takedown mechanism still just fitting and finishing. Trying to decide how to engrave the chambering info / what to call it, thinking ".275 Rigby Flanged"

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Stock won't be so shiny at the end, it has a date with 0000 steel wool. And I'm liking how the small, English pattern forend is giving even the short, sweet handling 20" barrel balance visually, it doesn't appear "cut off" or truncated to my eye. It has the feel and handling of a boy's rifle, light, short, and quick.
 
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