I also have a love affair with the Ruger No. 1. I've never fired one or handled one outside of the Cabela's Gun Library but I was brought up shooting a Handi-Rifle. You can make the first shot count and get a second in pretty quick with that rifle. Missed a doe and she made the mistake of stopping on her way out, also had two does come in and the second made the mistake of hanging around to check on her friend. Would I ever strap it to a quad and go hunting with it? No, I have a Model 70 Extreme Weather SS for that but I would hike around with one. I don't need a hunting rifle to pull double duty as an F-Class rifle. 1-1.5 MOA is more than adequate to kill game at normal hunting distances. GSPfan, that rifle is a beaut.
