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kuduBull I am sure you will be as pleased as I have become with mine. It did take some tweaking to get it shooting tight and repeatable, but now shoots well. Had to remove wood from back of forearm, relieve wood at front of forearm and add a little bedding, and I put a semi hard plastic shim between the hanger and the barrel. Now holds poi from session to session and shoots sub minute groups. Currently using some 150 gr Solid Bases that I had laying around. JMHO Tim
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49 grains of H4831 at about 2730 with a 140gr. Nosler. Model 70 Win and Sako 7x57's.
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Michiganroadkill, Thank you for the information. I have some brass coming next week, so I'll see how it shoots. I can't wait to rip off a few rounds with it. If it behaves, I have a few antelope tags to fill.
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Mi roadkill is right...you might have to monkey with the hanger etc, doesnt seem like you have to so often on later models, you mighta seen this cause I posted the pic before...but I enjoyed my 1a in 7x57.. Ingwe
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My load of 52.5 gr. of reloader 19 is certinly a hot load and is to be built up to. I cannot fit any more of that powder in the case. I shoot it out of a ruger 77mkII, but i have shot it out of a winchester 70FW, Remington classic, and a mexican mauser. Extraction is fine, the primers arnt flat, and there is no excessive case streach of primer pocket deformation. Results may vary, but it has proven very acurate and hard hitting for myself and those i have loaded it for.
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That's a beautiful rifle, Ingwe. Nice bear too.
What does a typical Ruger #1A go for?
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RL 19 has less pressure per volume compared to other powders of comparable burning rates.Look in your Hornady manual 25 or 26 and you will see.I shoot 56.5gr in my improved version w/Fed 210M and have never had a problem. powdr
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What does a typical Ruger #1A go for?
New, they are about $849 now, a good used one will be $650+ A classy little rifle...and in the consummate, ultimate caliber! Ingwe
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My go to rifle is a Husqvarna fullstock in 7x57 (I have about a half a dozen total Husqvarna's in 7x57). I use the factory Norma 150 gr bullit load. It's a sub-MOA gun with that load for a 3 shot group. Those are great looking rifles and if you ever get too many, contact me! Mine is also very accurate with the Norma 150 load but, I've never shot any game with them so can't comment on that aspect. I have only taken game with Speer 130, Hornady 154, and Nosler 150 Part. Yesterday, at the range, I was using up some various loads and only one group was over 1", even cheap Privi Partizan factory loads grouping about 1.5". Did I mention, I really like my little 7x57?
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My go-to rifle this fall will be my custom M70 in 7X57. You guys are probably tired of this pic, but, until I get a pic of it next to a dead animal.......
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Huntr: Sweet!...even with the bolt on the other side I especially like the 4X scope....
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Bob, it's a 6X! Which is just the same- only different....
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What does a typical Ruger #1A go for?
New, they are about $849 now, a good used one will be $650+ A classy little rifle...and in the consummate, ultimate caliber! Ingwe Jealosy raises it's ugly head. Up here best case scenario is 1200 bucks Randy
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What does a typical Ruger #1A go for?
New, they are about $849 now, a good used one will be $650+ A classy little rifle...and in the consummate, ultimate caliber! Ingwe Jealosy raises it's ugly head. Up here best case scenario is 1200 bucks Randy And I think your bucks are still worth more than ours... Thats deplorable ( the price..I mean...) Ingwe
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Like that Model 70. Ingwe, I share your passion but for my K1A in 6.5x55 Properly loaded 7x57s will do what 7/08 users have been doing and then some. Not a bad thing, and likely less flinchers than if using '06s and 7 Mags. If I ever built a nice 98, I'd seriously consider a 7x57.
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Bob, it's a 6X! Which is just the same- only different.... Huntr: I knew that...just twistin' them on ya Is that like two 3X's?
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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Ooooohhh...a 1A in 6.5x55....dat would be gooood..!! Ingwe
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I wanted a Ruger 1A when they came out. Back then I was good on getting my buck(s) and I figured that a SS was all I needed. I favored falling block SS's for varmints. I got one of the first ones. It has a four digit sn with no prefix's or anything. I ordered it in 30-06 from my FFL buddy and when it came it was a 7mm RM. Yes a 7mm RM in a 1A! He said to take it or leave it, that they were on back order and nearly impossible to get. I kept it and blasted some deer. Now I have the feeling that I am not that hot of a hunter and I have not carried the 1A for a while. I did wear out the barrel on the 7mm and I got Ruger to rebarrel it. When they discovered, after agreeing to rebarrel it, that they no longer made a 7mm RM 1A barrel I got it done in 30-06!
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my favorite cal. 7x57. my rifles 98mauser customs #1 is a full stocked mannlicher in presentation walnut 20 in. barrel engraved and gold enlaid by john adams sr. #2 is a custom also aaa walnut 22 in.half round half octogon matted rib barrel engraved in germany both are tack drivers. there was a prof.african hunter that killed in excess of 500 elephants with the 7x57 using a solid bullet his name escapes me
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