I always wanted a No. 1, but for years, the stars just didn't align right. I even tried to order a new one at one time in the mid-80's, but my lgs guy checked with several distributers and told me that there were none available in any of the several calibers I was okay with. Finally, about 12 or 15 years ago, I got a call one night, guy I knew had one his son was selling. It was a 1-B in like-new condition. It came with an SKB case and a 3.5-10 Nikon Monarch scope for $800. It was a .308, which would probably be the last caliber I'd choose for a No. 1, but... The Nikon was immediately replaced by a VXIII 1.5 - 5 which was a much better set up for my purposes, also visually more to my taste. I had to do a little strategic pressure relief and something else (can't remember what, now) per advice received here and soon it was shooting around an inch with good loads. It's among my three or four favorite rifles now.
