Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Single Shots "Silencing" your No.1

If, like me, you find the loud CLICK of the ejector/extractor of a No.1 mildly annoying, there's a fairly easy solution. Remove your forearm, remove the allen screw that adjusts the tension of the ejector spring, and just yank out the spring and plunger. Makes opening and closing the action dead quiet, and will still "eject", so long as you open the lever briskly, which you will anyway, if you're hunting! Worth trying...you may like it, or perhaps not. Going to be SOP for my No.1's.

Jeff

akjeff,

Two things.

Why is the noise of the extractor a problem? The game is either down or into hyper gear when they hear it.

IF it is a problem and the fix is so simple, why didn't Ruger's economy experts who have found lots of other ways to shave costs of the original design, taken this step long ago?

1B

1B,

I only fret over having to stuff a round in a "cold" gun, while in close proximity to game. That, plus I just plain don't like it! Besides, the "ejector" function of a No.1 is pretty well made useless, by the stupid safety button, that catches the ejected brass. But that's another story!

It's only a problem IF it happens to bother you. If it doesn't, leave it as is, and there is no problem. That's about as simple as it can get.

Jeff

Thanks Jeff. I've only played with the spring tension on my ones, never taking the spring completely out of play. While I don't see that likely being a "fix" I use on all, it sure may be handy on at least one of them.

K,

In the past, like you, I had only tried backing off the tension of the ejector spring. No matter how light I set it, there was still a click, albeit a little less loud. At the range the other day, I thought I'd see what would happen, if the whole thing were just removed. Viola, quiet!

Jeff

Rats. I thought this was going to be about silencing the safety.

- Tom

tjm1005,

Try this. With the safety in full backward ON position, push down on it, then slide it forward slowly. The noise level drops quite a bit, but it is far from silent.

1B

1B, is there anything else that can be done to silence the safety?

None that I know of.

1B