Why a Ruger#1? I think Bill has it figured out. This is my second one. Paid way too much for this last one because I regretted getting rid of the first one. Mine have both had a habit of point of impact shifting around in addition to grouping problems. Lots of info out there on the why's of this and I'm working on this one. If you take the forearm off that hanger invites a lot of criticism. The triggers are, well, poor in comparison to others. In spite of that I still like to carry and shoot it. I guess that's why.