cullbuck

I know you guys are tired of me posting on Ruger No. 1's. But I'm becoming fascinated by them. I held a 1-A in .270 this month and I was intrigued by how well balanced it was and how simple and cool the action was. Other than that I have no experience with them. I'm planning on buying one soon. Has anyone ever had a bad one? Are they usually very good guns? It seems these guns have a following.

I may replace my arsenal with all No. 1s!

bugsNbows

Ruger 1's are great guns (if you favor single shots). Some shoot extraordinarily well out of the box...some need some tweaking. Triggers may need to be lightened up or replaced with aftermarket units (Moyer's, Kepplinger, etc) but that's your choice. Read thru some Ruger #1 specific sites such as the single shot section at 24 hr. campfire. The different configs are interesting...1-A, 1-B, 1-S, Tropical, International, 1-V. Very nitche oriented. I personally like the 1-S config. Scoping may be challenging and either long tubed, long ER scopes or extension type rings are often used. Good luck.

Nomercy448

I'm also a big fan of the Ruger No-1's. I have 5. A .22-250 heavy barreled Varminter model, a stainless .45-70 sporter, a .30-06 "Centennial" standard (the 100th yr of the .30-06), a .30-06 International (WICKED full length stock!!!), and a 50th anniversary .45-70. I have owned 2 others in the past, a .416 Rigby (shoulder killer) and a .243win.

I'm a bit of a collector, so my international and the two anniversary models have never been fired. The Varminter and the .45-70 sporter, as well as the .416 and the .243 I had have all been GREAT shooters. The balance is VERY different because of the different action. When shouldered, they feel more like a break action shotgun than a bolt action rifle, which takes a little while to get accustomed to, but they are SWEET rifles, and definitely a conversation piece.

bugsNbows

LOL, maybe because they are a falling block and not a bolt action. LOL

Maine Shooter

I love 'em! Have 6 here currently and there will be more. I've yet to have one that was unsatisfactory. I prefer the A's and S's simply 'cause I like iron sights as a choice. I will agree they're rather niche models bit in a tme when everyone thinks they need black polymer semi-autos, it's the #1's that retain the class and style.
There are some new chamberings coming in 2011 too I believe.

Pro-Line

They are fine rifles....but in my opinion, they are overpriced for how well they compare to other guns as far as accuracy goes. Many I've seen didn't have very good trigger pull and their out of box accuracy was not that great.

I had one in .22-250 that was a great shooter. I still have one in .30-06 that was very picky. It took me about a year to get it right...now it shoots well after trigger work and a trial and error handload combo.

If I'm paying that kind of money for a single shot, it should have a crisp 3 pound trigger and shoot MOA out of the box...without having to hand-load goofy loads to get it.


All that said, they are extremely well balanced and built like tanks.

Vapodog

The Ruger #1 IMO is the most eloquent rifle made anywhere. It's simply a beautiful gun and usually comes with very fine wood.

I had a varmint model in 6mm Remington....it wouldn't group better than 3" at 100 yards.....I returned it to Ruger three times and finally called them and asked what loads they was using to decide to return the gun.....it was then that they said that their warranty on that gun is 1.5" groups at 50 yards.....

I wouldn't give you a dime for an entire truck load of them!

jhilde

Just ordered my new 1-S in 45-70 tonight! I like the Alexander Henry fore end and the front sling swivel on the barrel--we just got back up here to cold northern Indiana from Christmas in Louisiana [ we are planning to move down there] and the guys at the range in Slidell said that they use the "primitive" calibers; 45-70, .444 etc on hogs and it has to be a single shot so for me, as a confirmed Ruger no 1 fan, it was a no-brainer. Out of the five Ruger no 1's I've owned, only one of them was not real accurate-They are extremely tough, well made and quite often the wood is exceptionally attractive. I'm thinking I'll get another in .243 to round out my collection. You have to learn to tell the guys you meet at the firing range that they are not for sale--I think I've finally learned how to politely say "Sorry, but I'm going to hang on to this one"----Mr Bugs and Bows, hope you had a merry Christmas------John

newton29

I've always wanted one and just ordered one in 6.5 Creedmoor. I'm like a kid at Christmas waiting for it to get here.

jhilde

I sold one of my no 1's to a good friend who had always wanted one,[ one of the two .204's that I had ], and it is very accurate, he uses it for coyotes and woodchuck. My 30-06 was accurate and the first 45-70 I had shot well--the second .204, stainless with the laminated stock, I could not get to shoot consistantly so it's gone. So I can't agree that the no 1's are not worth the cost or that they are often inaccurate rifles. I've owned three that were performers.