Ruger #1 what do you think?
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Pudelpointer
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- Lethbridge, Alberta
I presently own 3 #1's, a 22-250 #1V, a 270 win #1B, and a 375 H&H Tropical. If you hand load these guns are fantastic, if you don't, well you'll have to settle for what you get. Earlier discussion re: how to accurize are on the money. I've been lucky as all have shot MOA (even the 375) without bedding, floating, or relieving anything. The 22-250 has had the trigger rebuilt by the previous owner and is a beutifull 2 1/2 lbs.
Other than that the only thing you NEED to do to ALL #1's is remove the safety and grind/file the front of it down to a sharp angle so it does not catch the shell upon ejection. Some can also benefit from having the ejection spring tightened up a bit to eject a case with authority - my 375 will chuck a spent case about 8 feet, I set it up as a grizz gun and wanted to make sure that chamber was clear ASAP.
Although I haven't done much to these guns, I have had one issue with the #1B (270); it is sensitive to pressure on the forend, the farther from the receiver the worse it is. If I place my front rest out near the swivel stud and bear down on the pistol grip I can make the SOB shoot almost a foot high at 100 yards! If I keep my hands off the forend completely and rest it just in front of the trigger guard, I have taken more than a couple of deer in the head at +-300 yards. One of these days I will fix this, probably by floating the barrel and bedding the barrel screw.
Cheers
Other than that the only thing you NEED to do to ALL #1's is remove the safety and grind/file the front of it down to a sharp angle so it does not catch the shell upon ejection. Some can also benefit from having the ejection spring tightened up a bit to eject a case with authority - my 375 will chuck a spent case about 8 feet, I set it up as a grizz gun and wanted to make sure that chamber was clear ASAP.
Although I haven't done much to these guns, I have had one issue with the #1B (270); it is sensitive to pressure on the forend, the farther from the receiver the worse it is. If I place my front rest out near the swivel stud and bear down on the pistol grip I can make the SOB shoot almost a foot high at 100 yards! If I keep my hands off the forend completely and rest it just in front of the trigger guard, I have taken more than a couple of deer in the head at +-300 yards. One of these days I will fix this, probably by floating the barrel and bedding the barrel screw.
Cheers
beretta boy
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Orillia, Ontario
Replaced Ruger's factory recoil pad (hockey puck !) on my 45-70 with
a Simms, got the trigger worked-on down to a nice, crisp, no over-travel
3-1/4 lbs, and removed about 1/8" off the front edge of the safety and bent it down closer to the tang to allow ejection of empty brass. Would'nt have cared on a bench or varmint gun, but when hunting, I wanted fired brass out of the way.
Regularly get groups much like Preachers, and if you don't hurry them, 5 will hang together much like his 3.
I'd really like to get a 9.3 x 74 in a No. 1 Tropical configuration ( but they don't make it that way ) and have always been intrigued by the European
6 x 70 ... like to have that in a Varminter !
a Simms, got the trigger worked-on down to a nice, crisp, no over-travel
3-1/4 lbs, and removed about 1/8" off the front edge of the safety and bent it down closer to the tang to allow ejection of empty brass. Would'nt have cared on a bench or varmint gun, but when hunting, I wanted fired brass out of the way.
Regularly get groups much like Preachers, and if you don't hurry them, 5 will hang together much like his 3.
I'd really like to get a 9.3 x 74 in a No. 1 Tropical configuration ( but they don't make it that way ) and have always been intrigued by the European
6 x 70 ... like to have that in a Varminter !
I have a No 1b in .223 I bought last year. Had the trigger done and at the same time had a Hicks Accurizer kit put in it. Bits of Pieces (Barry) did the work and as usual the job is well done. Barry likes the No1 and seems to think they are particlularly suited to large bore. Have yet to shoot it with the Hicks installed but no problem with MOA out of the box. Still my favorite gun to shoot and classy too. Nice to look at and I love the action.
