Ruger no1 economical? Never heard that combination before.
Know what you mean, however Jack's using rifles were custom beauties so by comparison...
I think this might well be it. The #1 has a certain elegance if it has good wood. It's something you could buy instead of having to have elegance added later. A expedient answer.
Tom
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