Hickok45 reviews Ruger No.1 in .450 Bushmaster

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Hickok45 fans might like his review of the Ruger No.1 rifle, chambered in .450 Bushmaster. Interesting combination. Worth a look.
 
The lack of the Alex Henry stock kills it for me....... Oh yeah, and the price. I love the No 1s but north of $2300 up here is easily $1000 over-priced IMHO. I have a No. 1 in 25-06 and love it but $1300 is my limit on that model.
 
nowarningshot said:
I dont know what they are worth. Pretty sure too much to crawl through Salal tunnels or Alder hedgerows.

Nice rig....when your reviewing it from a sponsor. Got rid of my too pretty to hunt with firearms about 5 years ago.
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Our woods & weather be much the same, which is why I went with the Ruger American Ranch in .450 BM version. Bein' a cheap koont helps as well.;)
 
handofzeus said:
The lack of the Alex Henry stock kills it for me....... Oh yeah, and the price. I love the No 1s but north of $2300 up here is easily $1000 over-priced IMHO. I have a No. 1 in 25-06 and love it but $1300 is my limit on that model.
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I guess you are done buying No.1's... unless they are beaters.

Considering the inflation on all firearms, if you want to shoot a quality firearm, the No.1 is simply keeping pace with all of the other guns. If you are content to use low-end firearms, then by all means, spend 1/3 of the amount.
 
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hoytcanon said:
I guess you are done buying No.1's... unless they are beaters.

Considering the inflation on all firearms, if you want to shoot a quality firearm, the No.1 is simply keeping pace with all of the other guns. If you are content to use low-end firearms, then by all means, spend 1/3 of the amount.
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No. 1 rifles to me are like scandalous women... I say "No, I am past that... I am going with boring and affordable from now on. Function over form"
Then the perfect lines and the... um.... uh....um...uh...( channeled PM Longstockings for a second there) 'je ne sais quoi' get me again. Of course, I don't get the perfect one's...because I'm going to do sorta bad things to them.
They are heavier, slower to work and my latest is terribly finicky. Sorta like a 'used to be stripper'... all your friends with a bolt action 'tsk' tsk' about it...but on the DL...they want to be able to try her...even for a short while.
 
tokguy said:
No. 1 rifles to me are like scandalous women... I say "No, I am past that... I am going with boring and affordable from now on. Function over form"
Then the perfect lines and the... um.... uh....um...uh...( channeled PM Longstockings for a second there) 'je ne sais quoi' get me again. Of course, I don't get the perfect one's...because I'm going to do sorta bad things to them.
They are heavier, slower to work and my latest is terribly finicky. Sorta like a 'used to be stripper'... all your friends with a bolt action 'tsk' tsk' about it...but on the DL...they want to be able to try her...even for a short while.
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Actually No.1's come in enough configurations and chamberings as to be almost entirely different rifles other than the basic action... I really should not say that I "love" No.1's, because there are some configurations that I actually dislike quite a bit... the "V" for example as well as the 26" "B's" and the nose heavy "H's"... really, the bulk of my interest is in the "A" and "RSI" versions along with the lighter barreled "S" versions. I prefer the Alexander Henry forend to the beavertail forend, and those that are shorter overall and of lighter weight, with trim dimensions that render them very wieldy and sprite.
 
hoytcanon said:
Actually No.1's come in enough configurations and chamberings as to be almost entirely different rifles other than the basic action... I really should not say that I "love" No.1's, because there are some configurations that I actually dislike quite a bit... the "V" for example as well as the 26" "B's" and the nose heavy "H's"... really, the bulk of my interest is in the "A" and "RSI" versions along with the lighter barreled "S" versions. I prefer the Alexander Henry forend to the beavertail forend, and those that are shorter overall and of lighter weight, with trim dimensions that render them very wieldy and sprite.
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I love my RSI in 30-06, I would love one in 9.3x62(will probably never happen) and one in 7x57.... I would sell everything else!!
 
hoytcanon said:
Actually No.1's come in enough configurations and chamberings as to be almost entirely different rifles other than the basic action... I really should not say that I "love" No.1's, because there are some configurations that I actually dislike quite a bit... the "V" for example as well as the 26" "B's" and the nose heavy "H's"... really, the bulk of my interest is in the "A" and "RSI" versions along with the lighter barreled "S" versions. I prefer the Alexander Henry forend to the beavertail forend, and those that are shorter overall and of lighter weight, with trim dimensions that render them very wieldy and sprite.
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This!
Damn, I'm sorry I missed the 30-30 you sold a bit ago!
 
Ruger #1's are investment cast POS.

Would have made more sense to chamber the POS in 450 Marlin to push rifle bullets thru the bore instead of 450 Bushmaster's pistol bullets.
 
handofzeus said:
The lack of the Alex Henry stock kills it for me....... Oh yeah, and the price. I love the No 1s but north of $2300 up here is easily $1000 over-priced IMHO. I have a No. 1 in 25-06 and love it but $1300 is my limit on that model.
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I am a big #1 fan and have 10 of them, but I agree they are not worth the current pricing, I think Ruger is way out of line.
 
DANS40X said:
Ruger #1's are investment cast POS.

Would have made more sense to chamber the POS in 450 Marlin to push rifle bullets thru the bore instead of 450 Bushmaster's pistol bullets.
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So what... they don't fail... they take any heavy load the case can handle... and they are slim and streamlined enough to carry like a 94 in the hand... what else do you want? You know they make plastic airplanes to too, eh?...
 
bunny said:
I am a big #1 fan and have 10 of them, but I agree they are not worth the current pricing, I think Ruger is way out of line.
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It is not Ruger that is out of line, it is the market... supply and demand still rules... if they were not selling at the current price, the price would be lower. The reason they are selling at $2200 is that absolute garbage is selling North of $1K... it is all comparative.
 
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Alex McKr said:
Hickok45 fans might like his review of the Ruger No.1 rifle, chambered in .450 Bushmaster. Interesting combination. Worth a look.
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Painfull to watch, mentions that it is available in semi auto but doesn't think any are reliable yet even though that is how this cartridge came to be in the first place. Then on to how ruger figured out how to eject a rebated rim as if it is something special, yet the parent case for the 450 is the 284 win with the same rebated rim that has been ejected reliably from rifles for decades.

Federal blue box is not premium ammo as claimed
 
DANS40X said:
Ruger #1's are investment cast POS.

Would have made more sense to chamber the POS in 450 Marlin to push rifle bullets thru the bore instead of 450 Bushmaster's pistol bullets.
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They do!
I still want one in 450 marlin, like the rest of us.
Cash is king..
I own several and the fit and finish beautiful.
POS , yes I agree

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