I got my #1V 6mm Rem out of the safe last night just 'cuz I hadn't had it out in a while. I just love the feel and the lines of the #1. Ruger really did it right when they designed the #1. I'm not nearly as fond of the looks of the #3 or other types of single shots, although I like the way my Encore shoulders with open sights. Have you fondled your #1 today?
Had to dig one rifle out of the safe that was in the back. The others were simply pulled out and put back in, but the no.1 got a little extra attention.
OMG... purdy... purdy... purdy!!! Almost as "purdy" as my RSI, Tex!
Hmmmmmmmm... THAT reminds me, I haven't "hugged" my RSI today... YET !!! 'Scuse me, I think my RSI is calling... kinda make ya wonder what the Ruger #1 "NON-owners" are doing for their "lovin' ", n'est pas?!?
It's smart to hang around old guys 'cause they know lotsa stuff...
Top to bottom, my pre-warning 1A in .270 WCF, 1V in .22-250, and 1A in 7x57mm. My 1B in .257 Roberts is currently away getting a new trigger and should be back in a month or so.
In the mean time, I scored this RSI in 7x57mm from a dealer in Kansas. (It should be here next week.):
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.
Originally Posted by safariman
I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person.
Originally Posted by Fireball2
The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
Here she is! I killed my first deer with a #1V in 6mm Rem and stupidly sold it. 20 years later I found this one. You can bet that I won't be selling it!
Here she is! I killed my first deer with a #1V in 6mm Rem and stupidly sold it. 20 years later I found this one. You can bet that I won't be selling it!
They really are a classy rifle with a lot of character right off the bat.
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.
Originally Posted by safariman
I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person.
Originally Posted by Fireball2
The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
I'm still getting all of the details, but it was rebarreled to 6.5x284 with an octagon barrel. Fred says it started life as a 1B and the forearm was reworked to an Alexander Henry configuration.
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass. And I'm all out of bubblegum.
Originally Posted by safariman
I do tend to fit in well wherever I go in person.
Originally Posted by Fireball2
The campfire is the most outside exposure I get. No TV, no newspaper.
tex n cal - nice wood on that .300 and it looks like you can really seat those bullets out long... Nice...
yup...it has a long throat. I think those were 180 Partitions loaded in those three cartridges, and my notes say it runs well with an OAL of 3.61" and a stiff charge of reloader 22. I have seen 180 grain velocities over 3200 fps out of her, those definitely were max loads.