Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Is a Ruger No.1 RSI in .243 Win. a novelty item?

I have a buddy that's has been deer hunting with a Ruger m77RSI in .22-250 for about 15 years and won't go back to anything else. He uses the factory iron sights, and hunts it like it is a 30-30. It seems like a horrible choice, but he is a slayer with it.