Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact
NitroExpress.com: Which Ruger No. 1 should I choose?

View recent messages : 24 hours | 48 hours | 7 days | 14 days | 30 days | 60 days | More Smilies


*** Enjoy NitroExpress.com? Participate and join in. ***

Double Rifles, Single Shots & Combinations >> Single Shots & Combination Guns

Pages: 1
HistoricBore
.300 member


Reged: 28/09/11
Posts: 224
Loc: United Kingdom
Which Ruger No. 1 should I choose?
      #298676 - 08/04/17 04:00 AM

Hi Guys, and ladies

I'm wondering about buying a secondhand Ruger No. 1 single shot rifle as a reloading and not-too-serious target rifle. A local dealer here in England has got two for sale, and both are chambered for the 7 x 57 rimless round. One is really very early, with a red rubber butt plate, whilst the other is somewhat later. Both have a 22" sporting-weight barrel.

I'm sorry to be so vague about it, but I have not seen them in the flesh, or indeed been able to find out the serial numbers, which would then let me know the date of manufacture.

I have read so much about the various accuracy problems with these, and also read about various cures, that I am a little cautious. I do have a recent copy of RIFLE which had a very good analysis of them, plus a similar copy of GUNS & AMMO. In other countries the answer would just be to shoot them, but that's not too easy here in Britain....

So my question really is: at what point did the factory begin to make these rifles with reasonable accuracy, or is it not just that simple?

HistoricBore


Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Rell
.375 member


Reged: 03/12/04
Posts: 642
Loc: Oyster Bay, NY, USA
Re: Which Ruger No. 1 should I choose? [Re: HistoricBore]
      #298684 - 08/04/17 06:31 AM

My understanding is that the earliest guns where basically semi custom made to high standards. Once they become more popular and where produced in greater quantity the number of lemons increased dramatically.

I like the earlier rifle when ever I get a chance.

--------------------
450-400, 9.3x74r and 7x65r.


Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Rule303
.416 member


Reged: 05/07/09
Posts: 4896
Loc: Woodford Qld
Re: Which Ruger No. 1 should I choose? [Re: Rell]
      #298687 - 08/04/17 07:14 AM

Rell, that is my understanding to.

I had one of the first 303 N0 1 into Australia and it grouped extremely well laterally but vertically, it was horrendous. 4 to 5 inches. I tried every single remedy type, including shooting it with no forend and just the action sitting on the rest, different degrees of pressure or no pressure on the barrel by the fore end. No matter what I did the grouping was the same. After some vigorous discussion with the importers they exchanged it. The one I now have is a dream.

I would go the older one as it would look to have keep it's previous owner happy if he had it for a few years.


Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
416rigby
.300 member


Reged: 16/11/05
Posts: 141
Loc: Port Angeles, Washington USA
Re: Which Ruger No. 1 should I choose? [Re: Rule303]
      #298697 - 08/04/17 09:23 AM

The early No1's are referred to by us No1 enthusiasts as "red pads." At some point they switched to back. I have 2 No1's and I've never had any accuracy problems. The stock figure is generally nicer in the earlier guns, too.

Are the guns already scoped? If not they should come with Ruger rings.

--------------------
"Life's too short to hunt with an ugly gun"

U.S. Coast Guard, retired


Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
DarylS
.700 member


Reged: 10/08/05
Posts: 26414
Loc: Beautiful British Columbia, Ca...
Re: Which Ruger No. 1 should I choose? [Re: 416rigby]
      #298728 - 08/04/17 02:03 PM

Mine, a #1 A, in 7x57 Mauser, liked 42.0gr. IMR4320 with 140gr. Partitions - 2,940fps - bit higher than the books show for that load. Some books do not go that high, but it is a book maximum and no pressure signs at all.

Sub 1" @ 100 meters.

7x57's make great #1's- just wanted a #1S (26"), not a #1A.

--------------------
Daryl


"a gun without hammers is like a Spaniel without ears" King George V


Post Extras: Print Post   Remind Me!   Notify Moderator  
Pages: 1



Extra information
0 registered and 158 anonymous users are browsing this forum.

Moderator:  Huvius 

Print Topic

Forum Permissions
      You cannot start new topics
      You cannot reply to topics
      HTML is disabled
      UBBCode is enabled

Rating:
Topic views: 2718

Rate this topic

Jump to

Contact Us NitroExpress.com

Powered by UBB.threads™ 6.5.5


Home | Ezine | Forums | Links | Contact


Copyright 2003 to 2011 - all rights reserved