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DarylS
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Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70
02/01/13 03:31 PM

There are hundreds (if not thousands) of articles & directions on how to get a Ruger #1 to shoot more accurately than it was as received.

I'd lay odds that overweight Winchester is more accurate than your lightweight #1 - maybe that's what they were thinking?

2 - 3 shot groups with cheap, run-of-the-mill ammunition is not a good indicator for judging the accuracy of a rifle that is broken in, let alone new. Break it in with all your ammo, cleaning every 5 shots or so, THEN try some good semi-custom .45/70 factory ammo and see how it shoots. You might even try the Hornady 325gr. stuff - still not semi-custom, but probably better than the RP or WW.

1st of all, the #1 was not a good choice for someone expecting bug hole groups from a big bore rifle. Typically, large bores can shoot, but you will probably need handloads to do it and in that rifle, maybe some 'work'.

Both my last .458's shot under an inch & a bit less (bolt guns). Both were wildcats, so needed handloaded ammo. Did every load shoot under an inch? No. That's the problem with handloads - you are stuck with what it does.

If you want to shoot weak ammo, try the 405gr. RP's. I'd about lay odds they will shoot into an inch and 1/2 or smaller. The same bullet handloaded to 1,800fps to 2,150fps, probably inch or better yet.

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Daryl

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

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Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	fourbore	02/01/13 01:34 PM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	Rule303	02/01/13 02:53 PM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	DarylS	02/01/13 03:31 PM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	fourbore	02/01/13 07:57 PM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	Tom30887	02/01/13 09:02 PM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	DarylS	03/01/13 06:23 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	fourbore	18/01/13 10:18 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	DarylS	18/01/13 11:12 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	tophet1	06/02/13 07:36 PM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	DarylS	07/02/13 02:23 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	PTinMT	09/02/13 07:27 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	458ONLY	03/04/13 01:09 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	bonanza	03/04/13 02:30 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	DarylS	03/04/13 03:15 AM
Re: Accuracy advise for Ruger No1 in 45/70	albertan	06/02/13 06:13 PM

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