RSI 7x57 & .300RCM


2 Blondes

.222 Remington & 25.06 AH


30-30, 9.3x74r,.303 British, 6.5x55


.375 H&H , 38-55 , 405 , 45.70




.225 Win & 6mm Rem

Some beautiful and unusual stuff there.. Thanks for the show..
Did realize #1's came in so many unique calibers..

That .38-55 is definitely a rare one. I don't recal any with wood that nice, either.

I lucked out and purchased the .38-55 used in 1990, bonus the original owner installed a Klepinger trigger, and I could shoot it without impacting the value. I have a RSI 257 Rbts and .280 Rem 1A on the way as well as a 1S in 218 Bee.

i'm diggin the timber on the swede.

come to think of it, pretty partial to your 38/55 too.

Don't recall any 225 Winchesters. Thinkin thats pretty rare.

There were 3 Barreled Actions made in 225 Win by the Ruger Factory according to a Factory Rep at the ATA Grand American at Vandalia OH back in the 90's. Is this one of the Barreld Actions or a Custom one?

Flyer...

A wonderful collection of some very beautiful rifles... and, in some cases, some VERY unusual calibers indeed.

I'm "happy" for you... and, admittedly, a bit envious as well.


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

The .225 was rechambered from a .223 by Greydog.

Excellent job, I couldn't be happier .

It shoots great.

Ron, I purchashed my first #1 a 1B in 22-250 in 1980, for $399.00 Canadian . There have been a few more bought and sold since.


I'll blame that addiction on Jon Sundra, and my addiction to Ruger Single Actions & S&W DA to some Sheriff named Skeeter.

Flyer

Flyer...

This Sheriff named "Skeeter" didn't happen to be from Texas, did he? There was such a man nick-named "Skeeter" who was a well-known pistol advocate and shooter.

If so, both he and his son were fairly famous gun-writers as well. I don't recall their last name just now... the passing years have a way of "stealing" things like that, but the son was fairly well-known some 20 or 30 years ago.

In fact, his son had a monthly column in Guns & Ammo Magazine for quite-a-while some years back.

I mention this because I'd never heard of a man named "Skeeter" until I read his son's column in Guns & Ammo Magazine. As I recall, "Skeeter" was a Texas Ranger and well-known and respected for his knowledge and ability with large caliber hand-guns... and was quite a rugged individual.

Ron T.

Ron
Your correct. Sheriff Skeletons articles and his me and Joe series of stories,not only were very entertaining, but influenced me greatly.

Jon Sundra another Shooting Times writer and Skeeter introduced me to Bill Rugers fine firearms, at the age of 12.

Those 2 have cost me alot of money over the years........... LOL

Your threads on the #1RSI made purchasing one in 7x57 a priority.

Regards

Tim

Thank You for the info on the 225 Win, now there is still a chance of finding an original B/A from Ruger.

Flyer,

How is the recoil and blast on the .300 RCM RSI?

Unfired as of yet.......... and it may remain that way.

I purchased it because it is a rather uncommon chambering in a RSI.

Would image it will have a bark .

Flyer

Tim (Flyer01)...

The "secret" to getting a RSI to shoot smallish sized groups is PATIENCE and allowing the short, light 20-inch barrel to cool down to "just barely warm" between shots... 'most likely due to all the wood surrounding the barrel.

If I shoot three shots in-a-row through my #1 RSI in 7x57mm... the 3-shot group is well over 1 inch in diameter.

However, if I shoot one shot, then lower the breech-block and allow the rifle's barrel to cool down to "barely warm", then take the next shot and repeat allowing the barrel to cool down, the sweet little rifle has shot several 3-shot groups off the "bench" measuring .176 inches to .179 inches @ 50 yards with the 4-12x40 A/O scope set on 12x and the adjustable objective turret set to 50 yards to eliminate parallax.

The "sweet spot" load to get those smallish-sized groups ranged from 47.2 grains of H4350 (3 rounds = .176 inches @ 50 yards) to 47.6 grains of H4350 (3-shot group = .179 inches @ 50 yards). The maximum "book" load given was 50.0 grains of H4350 which yielded a 3-shot group measuring .407-inches @ 50 yards off the bench with an approximately muzzle velocity of 2800 fps (didn't take my chronograph to the range that day) with a 140 grain Sierra flat-based ProHunter soft-point bullet and standard Winchester large rifle primers in "accurized" Winchester cartridge cases.

With THAT load, the little rifle didn't "bark", it "bellowed"... and recoil was "noticeable", but not harsh. This load would be a good hunting load for even the largest deer with the 140 grain Sierra ProHunter bullet, but I'd use 140 or 150 grain Nosler Partition Spitzer Bullet for elk or moose and place my shot carefully and accurately.

I measure the outer-most edges of a group, outside-edge-to-outside-edge, with my digital calipers and subtract the diameter of the bullet (.284") to determine the final, actual group size. This is, to me, "THE" most accurate way to measure a 3-shot group.


Strength & Honor...

Ron T.

Nobody really needs that many No.1's.......you could sell me one....... ....really some nice examples.

I have been past the point of "need" a long time ago, added a 1S in 218 Bee and a 1RSI in 257 Roberts since the pics. a .280 Rem 1A is on the way.

Flyer