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More drool... That's what a quarter rib on a No. 1 tropical is supposed to look like...

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Oh this is just great. I have several no 1-a's and a 1-s and always wanted one really nice pretty rifle. I bought a 1-s in 45-70 that turnbull color case hardened the reciver, lever, etc. on and it is really a nice looking gun, has some decent wood and shoots very good. I was completely satisfied.

Then I see this page.

Here we go again!

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A 257 Bob with express iron sights... I love it!

Beauty of a gun...

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It used to be that Brownell & Billingsley had an upgrade package for Ruger No. 1 rifles. I don't see them advertising that service anymore.

What gunsmiths now offer a similar package of light metalwork and stock slimming and refinishing?

thanks...jim


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Jim,
Here's a link to the ACGG member info list and what their services are. As I went through, there appeared to be several who list Ruger No.1 work, including Duane Wiebe, Mark Stratton and SDH.
http://www.acgg.org/PDF%20files/DirServices.pdf


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DPhillips,

Thanks for that link!. I am planning to go to their show in January too...jim


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I am hoping to be there this coming year, but there's many a slip betwixt a cup and a lip.


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Roger Ferrell is on the list from the ACGG. I have seen a custom Ruger #3 he built in .450/400 Nitro Express and it was a spectacular piece.

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I had Clyde Moore rebarrel this baby to 500 Nitro Express 3 1/4" and he made the rib up to accept Talley QD rings.

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363 Elmwood Ave.
Troy, MI 48083
(248) 583-1512

He is a nice guy and did great work. She shoots exactly on top of the bead at 100 yards with no filing of the express sight needed...guess we lucked out there.
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I'm going to have Bill Truitt (Bills Accuracy) build a Number 1 in .500 N.E. 3". Hope it shoots as well

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Very nice. The Ruger No.1 is a class act in an English big bore chamber. I have a friend who shoots the 50-140 Sharps smokeless (510 Nitro Express) in the No. 1. I have tugged a few on the range. It is a real experience to shoot a 750 grain bullet at 1900 fps and 600 grain load at 2200 fps.

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The older Rugers ran to such nice wood, and the stock shape has always been so good, that it has hardly seemed worthwhile to rebuild them.


While I agree on the stock design, good (figured) wood is actually the exception on Rugers, IME. Calibers are limited, especially rimmed calibers, which I like in SS's. I also love octagon barrels on #1's. I just barreld one up for myself in 30 WCF with a 26"tapered octagon medium weight. Put a forend cap (cocobolo) & slimmed it down some. I rust blued it and it came out nice. I can really crank up the pressure in that caliber in the #1 action with surprising performance. Great fun to shoot offhand. I shot a couple deer with it last month.
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I also had problems with Broad Creek Rifle Works, and would not use him again.

Don't mean to pile on to the other posts re them, but there is something pretty wrong at BCRW.

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Originally Posted by Mainframe
Contact info for Mark Penrod:
Penrod Precision
312 East College Avenue, North Manchester, IN 46962
Tel: (260) 982-8385


Mark's email: markpenrodkconline.com


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Custom BBL and stock work.
Thanks Chris


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Nitro,

Clyde Moore is retired now and not associated with D&D.

He was a great craftsman, excellent at communciation, and reasonable to boot and I'm sorry to see him go. He built two custom #1s for me -- a #3 Swede and 9.3x62 lB -- that are the prides of my gun safes. Only sorry that I learned about him towards the end of his career.

I also had two rifles accurized by BCRW and they came out fine.

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While not a full custom per se, Clay at Luxus Walnut stocked a .300 H&H in English walnut, very pleased with the results.


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5+ year bump, just cuz.


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