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I bought a bunch and will have them on our website next week for $879.99.
I like the No. 1's. I hate seeing some of this stuff go by the wayside... I just looked and note that you already have a few for $879.99, 1B in 6.5 CM, 1V .243, 1A in 7-08, 7.62x39 and .280, 1S etc.
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First, they had about a dozen (maybe more) brand-new Number Ones in their Gun Library. I'd not expected to see that many.
Secondly, the wood was BROWN ... that's about all it was. Absolutely grainless brown wood that looked for all the world like it was painted a baby-crap brown. Hey Steve!! I was in Cabela's in Springfield a month or so ago. Same situation. They had a #1 RSI in .257 Roberts among the pile which I started to lust over but that stock ... ewwww. Looked like molded / cast plastic faux-wood painted exactly the color your describe. I left without it. Tom
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"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
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Jesus Christ...I have the twin to that one that I bought about 4 years ago for less than $900.
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Yep, they gonna get spendy.
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I'm probably going to sell my Philip Reeb double rifle (Cased 8X57 incredibly engraved, original scope, etc), so I dropped into Cabela's in Tualatin, OR about a week ago. I'm still undecided whether to sell it to them or not. It's easy, but I'd probably be leaving $$$$ on the counter.
Anyway ....
I was frankly surprised by their Ruger Number Ones on four counts.
First, they had about a dozen (maybe more) brand-new Number Ones in their Gun Library. I'd not expected to see that many.
Secondly, the wood was BROWN ... that's about all it was. Absolutely grainless brown wood that looked for all the world like it was painted a baby-crap brown.
Thirdly, the wood-to-metal fit was ... let's be nice; inferior.
And finally, I dropped the lever on two of them and the feel was "gritty."
I bought a new 1KA in .257 Roberts a couple of years ago and it is a magnificent rendition of the wonderful rifle we all love ... The Ruger Number One.
Apparently, those days are over and it came about rapidly.
As the OP said, it is a SAD DAY, a sad day, indeed.
Blessings to All of You and have a Great Thanksgiving.
Steve
That's what gets me, they seemed like they knew where their remaining market was and planned to specifically target it, but then missed by a mile. They realized the #1 wasn't going to sell in numbers sufficient to warrant standard production but that collectors and hard core rifle loonys would still buy limited editions in one-of caliber offerings. But those same people, collectors and hard core loonys, place a premium on aesthetics and build quality which they totally screwed up. I bought one of last year's 1S models in 30-06 and the only really nice thing I can say about it is that was nicely accurate - not one ragged hole accurate but certainly sub-MOA. But the wood quality and color was as you describe, baby-crap brown, and the wood to metal fit would have shamed a first year Remlin 336. They're still one of the most graceful looking rifles in profile ever built and I'm sorry to see them stopping production, but to have marked the target so well and then missed so badly is just sad. That said, if Whittaker's has something interesting for $879 I might just put one last toe in the #1 water... 
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The two I wish I had bought when they were making them were the 1-S .475 Linebaugh and the 1-V 6.5-284. Actually, the one I kick myself the most for not buying was the .475 Turnbull when Davidson's closed them out for $699.
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Indeed. Soon, anything with a wood stock will be a classic.
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After having a few of each, I've come to prefer the Browning versions of the 1885s, but some of the Rugers, especially the SS walnut versions, are especially appealing to me. One of these days, opportunity and resources are going to align and I'll jump in again.
I expect a temporary price jump on GB and the like, but eventually things should settle down to normal, except for the hardcore sellers that think everything they have is made of gold.
What fresh Hell is this?
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After having a few of each, I've come to prefer the Browning versions of the 1885s, but some of the Rugers, especially the SS walnut versions, are especially appealing to me. One of these days, opportunity and resources are going to align and I'll jump in again.
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I was looking at a 223 stainless/walnut No1 at cableas. Not to say shopping, just looking. I liked that combination. That is one of the new guns cabelas still stocks.
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The two I wish I had bought when they were making them were the 1-S .475 Linebaugh and the 1-V 6.5-284. Actually, the one I kick myself the most for not buying was the .475 Turnbull when Davidson's closed them out for $699. Yeah, I'd like to have the Linebaugh as a companion to revolvers. But I did score a Turnbull. The funny story about them is that the guy I bought it from had never fired it, and given its rarity (less than 100 made) I was thinking of just putting it back in the safe as an investment. But the previous owner lost the box, so after a while I decided to shoot it. It is pheonomenal, the most accurate big bore I have ever seen.
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Well, you know me...
If there is a bad decision to be made, rest assured I will jump all over it like a dog on a bone!!! Don't feel bad. I sold one recently as well. Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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I bought a bunch and will have them on our website next week for $879.99.
I like the No. 1's. I hate seeing some of this stuff go by the wayside... I just looked and note that you already have a few for $879.99, 1B in 6.5 CM, 1V .243, 1A in 7-08, 7.62x39 and .280, 1S etc. More in route. I had them mark down current inventory as well.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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I am sorry, but; I dont follow all this real close. Can I have a site or link to shortactionsmoker listing?
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https://shop.whittakerguns.com/Roll the cursor over Firearms > Rifles > N-Z, then you have to scroll through the rifles to find the #1's. It helps to choose to sort by either name or price.
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Oh, Whittaker. I know them. Excellent  thank you
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Indeed. Soon, anything with a wood stock will be a classic. Probably truer than we think. Sad.
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Indeed. Soon, anything with a wood stock will be a classic. Probably truer than we think. Sad. Plastic is cheaper than wood and stainless/synthetic is more practical. You are going to see a lot of plastic sales for one reason or the other. In spite of that, I believe the new Winchester and the old CZ are both doing a strong business in blue steel and walnut rifles. The Winchester is little higher priced while CZ is very reasonable. I consider both to be offering products at a fair value.
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They're on there now. Just click the Black Friday tab at the top. A few others are in the mix too. They can be found by searching for Ruger.
I enjoy handguns and I really like shotguns,...but I love rifles!
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Sad to see No.1 production end, but not too surprised. A business exists to turn a profit, so you can hardly blame Ruger. Make more of what sells best, and turns a profit, and drop the products that don't. Simple as that. I'll be hanging on to the No.1's in my safe.
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