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Ruger red recoil pad #5162690 04/19/11
Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia 21 OP Campfire Regular
OP 21 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia	I just purchased my first Ruger No.1 rifle. Kind of an impulse buy but I always wanted one. I thought it was fairly new by its condition but imagine my surprise when Rugers records dept. said it was shipped in December 1976! It has a red recoil pad and my question is what year did they stop using those? "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer".

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Re: Ruger red recoil pad 21 #5162803 04/19/11
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 883 Cowhouse Creek, Texas E El_Numero_Uno Campfire Regular
El_Numero_Uno Campfire Regular E Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 883 Cowhouse Creek, Texas	Congratulations! The red pad was replaced by the black pad somewhere in the '92-'93 timeframe. I think it varies over a pretty wide serial number range. You know that you can't have just one! Ruger No.1, that is. El Numero Uno a Serious Collector of the Ruger No.1 rifle; a Modern Classic Sporting Arm

Re: Ruger red recoil pad El_Numero_Uno #5162859 04/19/11
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rifle Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,720 now in SC	You should also see the "200th Year" mark on the barrel!These normanly have some good wood... Come on America, Athletes and actors are not heroes, only soldiers, airmen,marines and sailors get that respect�and let's add firemen and LEO's

Re: Ruger red recoil pad rifle #5163240 04/19/11
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OP 21 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia	Thank you for the replies! I have a lot to learn about number ones, and did'nt even know it was an older version. No problem, that just makes it better as far as I'm concerned. Hope to shoot it soon, meanwhile I am having fun just handling it. "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer".

Re: Ruger red recoil pad 21 #5163283 04/19/11
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rifle Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 5,720 now in SC	If you enjoy the #1,buy the book from "El Numero Uno" a must have.... Come on America, Athletes and actors are not heroes, only soldiers, airmen,marines and sailors get that respect�and let's add firemen and LEO's

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Re: Ruger red recoil pad rifle #5163554 04/19/11
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 509 Junee, NSW, Australia J johnfox Campfire Regular
johnfox Campfire Regular J Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 509 Junee, NSW, Australia	Originally Posted by rifle If you enjoy the #1,buy the book from "El Numero Uno" a must have.... +1

Re: Ruger red recoil pad johnfox #5163600 04/19/11
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OP 21 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia	No 200th year mark on the barrel....The information I found on the internet regarding year of manufacture was 1972. Ruger called me back to say "shipped in December 1976". Could it in fact have sat around that long before shipping? Serial # is 130-39xxx. "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer".

Re: Ruger red recoil pad 21 #5163705 04/19/11
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El_Numero_Uno Campfire Regular E Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 883 Cowhouse Creek, Texas	A 130-39XXX is not 1972 rifle. The serial# is consistent with a December, 1976 production date. El Numero Uno a Serious Collector of the Ruger No.1 rifle; a Modern Classic Sporting Arm

Re: Ruger red recoil pad 21 #5164077 04/19/11
Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY R Rug3 Campfire Tracker
Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY	21 Congratulations on your first No.1. These guys can probably tell you if the red pad is anchored with flat head screws or Philips. Don't hesitate to ask questions, they will have the answers. Knowledgeable bunch around here. How about posting some pix? Jim BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Ruger red recoil pad 21 #5164132 04/19/11
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Freedumb1 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,918 Where the Missouri & Big Sioux...	Originally Posted by 21 I just purchased my first Ruger No.1 rifle. Kind of an impulse buy but I always wanted one. I thought it was fairly new by its condition but imagine my surprise when Rugers records dept. said it was shipped in December 1976! It has a red recoil pad and my question is what year did they stop using those? Just as El_Numero_Uno stated, I have owned a No.1 with a 1993 DOB, and it had a red pad. Caution, Number Ones are addictive!! If you want to learn about No. 1's, you can't get better reading material than the book suggested above. I believe Lee (El_Numero_Uno) can fix you up with one. Answers a lot of questions. Pix are a must!! If there is any proof of a man in a hunt it is not whether he killed a deer but how he hunted it.

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Re: Ruger red recoil pad Freedumb1 #5164361 04/20/11
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Seven_Heaven Campfire Tracker S Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,006 North Texas	Have I missed it somewhere? What is it chambered in? "An open message for all Democrats; "Look you are nothing and your work is worthless. Anyone who chooses you is detestable." Isaiah 41:24 (HCSB)

Re: Ruger red recoil pad Freedumb1 #5164455 04/20/11
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gewehrfreund Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 788 central New York	No Liberty stamp? I wonder if it has been rebarreled. To reiterate what others have said.......PICS please. This would also clear up a lot of the questions you/we have. LC

Re: Ruger red recoil pad gewehrfreund #5165011 04/20/11
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Rug3 Campfire Tracker R Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 3,675 Southern Columbia County NY	Questions? Probably more "we" then "you." Jim BE STRONG IN THE LORD, AND IN HIS MIGHTY POWER. ~ Ephesians 6:10 Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery. --Winston Churchill

Re: Ruger red recoil pad Rug3 #5165866 04/20/11
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OP 21 Campfire Regular Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,154 georgia	I have to learn how to post pics. I seriously doubt this gun has been rebarreled, it appears unfired. One small mark in the checkering possibly from getting bumped in the gun safe??? Makes you wonder if/why its been sitting around this long unused. The barrel has one line with rugers name and address, a pleasant difference from all the writing on the new ones. I'll definately try to get some pics up shortly and again, thanks everyone! Oh, and its a 22-250 by the way. Last edited by 21; 04/20/11. "Never force anything, just get a bigger hammer".

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