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This is for John Barnes,I believe you own a Ruger no.1 chambered in a Hornet, did you do any work on the gun to improve accuracy? am putting a Pac-nor super match barrel, chambered in 223 ackley improved,i'm sure it will shoot just fine but have heard a little upward pressure on barrel sometimes helps,your thoughts.

It depends. How heavy is the barrel? I have several Ruger #1 "B" model, one a .22 Hornet, another a 6MM Rem. and a .257 Robt. My .223 is the "V" model and is downright heavy. All four rifles shoot sub-MOA and I've not done any alterations to improve accrue. none needed on these four rifles. I suggest you shoot yours a bit before deciding on modifications. None may be needed.
Paul B.

Not a gun writer but I do have a #1B in 22 Hornet. With most any plastic tip 40 grain bullet it is well under1" for 5 shots at 100 yards. Took it out of the box,put a scope on it and started shooting it. No mods were needed.

Ernie

#1's are a lot less fussy, when they have good barrels. I'd agree with try it first before you start modifying them.

His last name is Barsness, too, BTW

emery,

Let me start by saying the real accuracy problems with No. 1's almost always occurred with older factory barrels, which Ruger purchased rather than made themselves. Most shot reasonably well, but a few could be real adventures.

Ruger's been making their own barrels since early 1990's, and since then the most "modifying" I've had to do with any new No. 1 was epoxy-bed the front end of the barrel channel. This isn't so much to put any upward pressure on the barrel, but to stabilize the front end of the forend. In some rifles the front of the barrel channel doesn't fit the barrel very well, and the bedding keeps the forend from changing position on the barrel slightly between shots, which definitely helps. On other No. 1's this isn't necessary.

Bedding the forend tip might help on your rifle, because the custom barrel might not fit the barrel channel as well as a factory barrel. But as others mentioned, I'd sure shoot it first to see what happens.