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A month or so ago, I was at the Safari Rifle Challenge in Libby Montana. My buddy, who didn't shoot, and I, who did, noticed quite a number of people shooting Ruger single shot big bores who had trouble ejecting and loading new rounds into the chamber to fire their second shot. There was a lot of fumbling around and just plain messing up. I thought I would pass this on to you so that if you are so inclinded to shoot your number 1 or 3 or whatever next year, you might practice a bit under pressure to make sure that everything works as expected. This note is not to say that the number 1 shooters were less than excellent, they weren't. They were all excellent. It is only to pass on an observation and helpful tip.


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That is a perfect reason to burn more IMR 4227 or SR 4759 (or maybe a more 'modern' number), to sling wheelweights (after a trip through a block of Lyman iron) down range. grin


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Well worded Klik...and agree whole heartedly. I run a bunch of reduced power cast loads through my 1B (.30-06). If I was really serious about using my Number 1 as a DGR though, I'd also have the safety modified / replaced for a clear ejection path.

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Originally Posted by War_Eagle
If I was really serious about using my Number 1 as a DGR though....


I would definitely have my head examined.


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Haha...but where's your dedication to the single shot mindset? grin

This is the single shot forum after all..... whistle

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Originally Posted by War_Eagle
If I was really serious about using my Number 1 as a DGR though....


I would definitely have my head examined.



The 'problem' with a good single shot as it applies to hunting, whether big, dangerous animals, or simply hunting in general, is mostly a cerebral exercise better left to hamsters IMO. wink I'll take a #1 any day over many of the run-of-the-mill rifle set-ups I see at the public range. Sure, they might require a bit more time in practice, but that's one of the best kinds of problems a person could have IMO. laugh

(BTW, my subscription to lands-kissing, steel-straining loaded ammo ran out even before I began to find an ever-increasing number of #1s in my gun safe. shocked grin )


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Also remember that No.1's chambered in some cartridges will eject the case and it hits the safety. People have said tilt the rifle to clear it etc., but it shouldn't need that. The empty case should clear the rifle, like all other ejector rifles.

See the fun Craig Boddington had clearing his at the end of the African Rfiles dvd.


Had my 450-400 No.1 safety modified (actually new one made and inlet into top strap) to stop that happening.

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I really wish the safety were shaped to allow brass to eject at the range. If I don't want it to eject I can just put my thumb there, that's what I do with bolt actions.

I run the phoenix version of the Libby shoot.
http://arizona-rifleshooting.com/safari-rifle-shoot-PRGC.html
I use No1 rifles and so do several of the regulars (even a coupla original Farkies showed up a few times!)

I have observed that ejecting the brass is one problem. I tilt the rifle to the side, or up.

Loading the next one is a problem if the rifle is not angled downwards. If you tilt the rifle up to drop the brass or when shooting over some structure, after ejecting you slip a new round into the chamber with your trigger hand, then bring that hand down to the lever, the loaded round starts to slide out, its partway out when you close the lever and the block grabs the brass and both stop moving.

The solution to that is to tilt the rifle downward to load, OR, open your trigger hand wide after inserting the round and keep the tip of the thumb on the head of the case to prevent it from sliding back, while squeezing the lever closed with the fingers. Doing it this way, you can load a No1 at any angle, even vertical.

Two aftermarket No1 parts I love to see would be a user-replaceable safety slide that allows brass to eject properly and a replacement "express" style rear sight.

Ya'll shoot good!

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(by the way, the case "head" is where the "headstamp" and primer are, the thing at the other end is not called a "head", its called a "bullet", but folks on this forum know that.)

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Poole, I also had a fixed blade express sight made for mine.

Someone mentioned, somewhere, the the express blade of another Ruger model fits, must dig around to see if I can find which model it is. One of the recent bolt actioned rifles,

Prior to having the rear sight blade made, I tried to source the same sight as used on the Boddington series of No. 1's, to no avail.

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My early issue ('69 '70) Number 1's had no such issue while my later model (2001) did (the safety button is just not as well fitted). The modification was simple enough and I turn the ejector spring tension down so the case barely clears anyway. GD

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Originally Posted by greydog
I turn the ejector spring tension down so the case barely clears anyway. GD


Ditto....

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