Ruger # 1 338 Win Mag info

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I picked up this rifle today, just looking for more info from the Ruger #1 folks out there. The gun is in mint condition the caliber is 338 win mag, the scope is a Varx III 2.5x8x 36. From the serial number the rifle was made in 1985, the stock has a very nice grain pattern.
I am open to anything anyone can share, quality, rarity and value

 
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It is a Ruger #1 B, not rare in 338 Win Mag [Not as common as, say, a 30-06, but not rare].
Has a nicely figured buttstock, but typical of Ruger #1's the forestock is much plainer.
These are generally of very good quality, and usually display good hunting accuracy.
With those optics, I would say $1000.00 to $1150.00.
Regards, Dave.
 
Nice gun... not rare... worth about $1000, but not more... should be a good shooter... they are not hard to accurize, I have worked on more than three dozen and was able to get them all shooting with excellent hunting accuracy and some much better than that.
 
Some will rave about them and others will be less than enthusiastic about them.
I kinda like the looks of them, but not enough to run out and buy one is say .303 British.
Shoot it and enjoy it.
It is your fun toy,
Rob
 
Nice rifle, good scope - $1K would be a very good buy. Most of the early #1s I've come across shoot very well indeed.

Get yourself a can of H4831 and a box of 250 gr. Nosler Partitions and I'm betting you'll be all smiles. Who cares what you paid, it's only money and life is short. It's a damn nice rifle. Enjoy it.
 
You have a nice rifle there; the .338 is an excellent cartridge, and the 2.5-8X Leupold is perhaps one of the best big game hunting scopes available, given its moderate size, brightness, and range of magnification. Aesthetically, I prefer the shorter Alexander Henry forend, but who cares what I like, this is the rifle that you wanted, and that longer wider forend should make holding for a deliberate long shot easier. When you get it out in the field, you'll find it handles very well, being some 4" shorter than a bolt gun with the same barrel length. IMHO, you should consider it more of a working hunting rifle, than as a collector's piece.

I concur with Tumbleweed concerning the H-4831 and 250 gr Partitions, with one small proviso. Although the Partition has never been a cheap bullet, Nosler's stuff has become so expensive lately that it might be worth considering other options. When the Partition appeared back in the '40s, it was the only mass produced, readily available premium bullet on the market. Today we're blessed with many excellent big game bullets: mono-metals, solid shank-lead core bonded bullets, partition style bullets, and bonded lead core bullets, and the Partition is only one, albeit a very good one. But priced at $1.34 per bullet (.338/250 gr) I'm not sure the Partition is still competitive.
 
Thanks guys for the feedback, I took it the range today, I managed to find a few rounds to try it out. (338 win mag in this neck of the woods is hard to come by)
I was surprised it didn't have the recoil I expected, having said that, it sure isn't a 308. I also did well on my purchase I surley didn't overpay. The scope is a very nice clear piece of glass, I think it has a full time home in the safe.
 
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