Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Ask The Gunwriters Ruger #1 ?, once more please

these rifles are good looking but they sure are heavy for a single shot!

A small piece of grey hot water duct foam sitting on the bottom of the barrel channel does a great job, you can adjust how much you need without using a permanent like epoxy Dont forget also try different bullets as this has a huge effect on accuracy

Finished bedding the foreend tip, loaded some ammo, but haven't
tested it yet....too cold. We only hit +60 today
Stay warm up there fellows, summers coming!!!

Man, if God grants me any retirement during winter, I'm gonna spend them in AZ if I can possibly swing it. This MI winter business is for the birds (figuratively, not literally)! We won't have any more nice weather until mid-April. I go quite bonkers sometime in February. It's a good thing we have good micro-breweries here in MI. I have to maintain a certain blood/alcohol level just to survive the months of December through April. I can't imagine what it's like in AK!

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Amen to that MI winter comment Big Redhead. Here in northern LP we have had enough winter already. I sure like reading about the ruger #1 rifles. Been drooling over them for years. Someting like a RSI in 7x57 or maybe a .243. I've been a menber of the campfire for a while but don't log in often. I think this site is amazing for it's content and it's comeraderie.

Having lived about half my life in Tucson (about 30 years) and having to move here to NY to care for very old parents, I can't wait for the day I can go HOME. Around here life is full of 4 letter words such as SNOW, COLD and RAIN.
Anyhow, back on subject.. I obviously use a #1 in 45-70. Most everything I shoot seems to do prettey well, including cast bullets. I think some of this my be because of the weight, thickness and stiffness of the barrel.
My "worst" groups would still be minute of critter.

I do think caliber has a lot to do with accuracy in the #1. Like Ruger 4570 says, thickness and stiffness of the barrel, related to bore size and cartridge intensity, seems an important factor. My hunting pard has owned, and we have shot extensively: #!B in .270 Win. Average 1-1/2"-2" accuracy, with best groups from 150 grain bullets loaded to moderate levels; 1A .45-70: superb sub inch accuracy with full-load 350gr bullets; #1B in 6mm Remington, only shot near MOA with light bullets at moderate velocity; and finally my superb first year #1A .222, which can group as tightly as you can hold...the shooter is the deciding factor with this rifle.
I conclude barrel harmonics, low to medium intensity rounds, is a key factor. We could probably have achieved better results with extensive load testing. Who has the patience for that when he just wants to go hunting?