black pad Rugers are usually very good.
I also have a Liberty #1B in .270. One day I goofed around at 50 yards, just to recheck zero. I fired a shot, it looked fine, fired two more and only saw one hole in the paper. Growing concerned I moved POA 1 inch, and another hole appeared exactly 1 inch away. With a 10x scope the 3 shot hole looked like one bullet hole in the paper.
