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I purchased this rifle from a gentleman here on the 'fire.

1-H in .405 Winchester. Adds close to 1000 Ft. Lbs over a .45-70 Govt.

A fistful of 4198 fixes that problem

Which 45-70 Govt? There are some real stomp ass commercial loads that approach 458 Win fps and mag energy output.

1B

We have a "gentleman" on the 'Fire...?

Nice rifle...

Yes far more gentlemen than jerks.

Have bought four redpad No.1s here, all with 4X wood and they all shoot 1 moa or better.

Mine is a #1S. So far I have mostly shot it with the 300gr TTSX, which was designed for the .458 Socom. The last one I chrono'd, which was not maximum, was running about 2240 fps. That's close to the traditional .405 load

Such loads are absolutely, positively, only for strong modern single shots

The 458 WinMag will push a 450 gr TSX just as fast. 460 Weatherby, which SSK can put in a No.1 for you will push the 450 at +-2700 fps, or a 500gr banded solid at +-2600 fps. In any No.1 that would hurt a great deal.

No 45-70 is a 458 WinMag but it is a great black powder cast bullet cartridge.

true, but the .45-70 weighs about 8 lbs, and is a heck of a lot handier than the .458 #1.

Ruger No.1 Family pic. 16, with one on it's way.

Hate to see this thread die.

Far too many fine No.1's out there.

First picture is all of my "unusual" No.1's.

L to R

No.1 S22L (756 made)308 Win. Serial No. 586
No.1 S22L (182 made)243 Win to .22LR Serial No. 751
No.1 S22L-AH (49 made).308 Win Serial No. 2195
No. 1-A .270 Win 131- Series
No. 1-S/RCA (< 50) 300 Win Mag. 10th Anniv. Ruger Collectors Association
No. 1-A/ETCH-B (38 MADE) .30-06 Circa 1985
No. 1-A/ETCH-A (43 MADE) .30-06 Circa 1985
No. 1-H-Custom .416 Rigby Circa 1993
No. 1-S-50 (1 of 1500) 50th Anniversary Circa 1999
No. 1-AE (1 of 500) 100 year Anniversary of .30-06 Circa 2006
No. 1-B/RME (442 OF 450) Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation .338 Mag
No. K1-A (1 OF 263) 6.5 Swede
No. 1-A Leopard (1 OF 250)7X57 Mauser


Close up of Butt stocks



Last pictures are of the rest.

L to R

No. 1-S 9.3 X 74R Circa 2009
No. 1-AB .30-06 Springfield Circa 1981
No. 1-AB 204 Ruger Circa 2005
No. 1-AB .223 Rem. Circa 1985
No. 1-RSI 7X57 Mauser Circa 2005




I love seeing beautiful No.1's
Post some photo's if you got 'em.

Mitch,
You're my hero (nice #1's, too)!

That's funny, You're mine.

A 1B in .218 Bee.



I'd pretty much call it full flame burl, on both sides

Some beautiful No. 1s. Freedumb you have a great collection there.

Here is my .450 Nitro Express 3 1/4"


My .300 H&H

Thank You Sillyak,

I love the Boddington's.

I had a Lion, in .375 Ruger, and the light weight and kicking caliber was painful.

My Leopard in 7X57 is more my speed.

The Lion kicked the snot out of me far worse than my 9.3X74R or 416 Rigby.

Love that Matte finish, brighter sights, Circassian walnut, just love them!!

So what do you use the Big Booming Nitro Express for?

It is rather light for its chambering. My scale says 7.4 lbs! I only picked it up a week ago, ran through a few factory rounds and recoil was quite stout. Manageable offhand, but I would not want to shoot it off the bench. Managed to pull of a decent offhand grouping with it though.

I think I'm going to get a mercury recoil reducer and wear a PAST when I shoot it. I plan to see how fast I can get a 500 grain TSX going. 2400 fps should be quite achievable.

Purchased this yesterday. Should be able to shoot it on Wednesday.

22-250 Sellers pics, wood shows some figure.





Working on finishing these.




Flyer

They have a C weight barrel, not the D truck axle barrel of the .458 & .416

My .475 Turnbull has a C weight 26" and it's a hair over 9 lbs with a VX3 1.75-5 and Ruger offset rings.

I've long wanted a .450, but they usually get sold before I grab them.

Tex,

That makes sense. The "C" weight Bbl. for a .375 H&H Mag. makes them fairly portable, and putting a larger hole down the tube should make for a lighter, handier gun.

Maybe I need one of those myself!!

Very Nice Boddington. (Looks like I have an excuse to keep my eyes open for a .450/.400)!