Just got an email from R. J. Renner about his work on the Ruger No. 1. An excerpt:

"This rifle is the most sleek and slender No.1 I have ever made. My goal was to make a 6-pound No.1, but I missed that mark. The rifle finished up at a mere 5.6 pounds...The "production" version will be chambered for the 6,5x52R, that is, the .25-35 Winchester to the Yanks. Just enough power to take big deer at 200 yards with the new modern loads that Hornady offers. Could also work in 7-30 Waters or .30-30."

Here's the pic, an Ultra-Light No.1. Pretty slick.

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He did an "Ultra-Slender" No.1 in .250 Savage for me that comes in at 6 lbs 13 oz but it's as lithe as you could want so I can't even image how nice this lightweight rifle would handle.


Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
Hit the target, all else is twaddle!