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Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued GSPfan #11881962 03/07/17
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Grasshopper Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,435 Middle of the "Mitten"	GSP, I was stunned to see the pics of your rifle... As I was just up to Kip's today. He has build me a #1 in 6.5x54 MS and is currently building me one in an unmentionable 6.5 chambering. When I told him what I wanted, he looked at me and said: "Why?" GH "As you walk thru life, don't be surprised that there are fewer people that you encounter seeking truth than those seeking confirmation of what they already believe!"

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Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11881976 03/07/17
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War_Eagle Campfire Tracker W Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama	Okay...you can't tease us like that. What's the unmentionable chambering?

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued War_Eagle #11882152 03/07/17
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,435 Middle of the "Mitten" G Grasshopper Campfire Tracker
Grasshopper Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,435 Middle of the "Mitten"	I ain't tellin'! Ya'll would laugh me right outta here... "As you walk thru life, don't be surprised that there are fewer people that you encounter seeking truth than those seeking confirmation of what they already believe!"

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued Grasshopper #11882234 03/07/17
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,030 Alaska akjeff Campfire Tracker
akjeff Campfire Tracker Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,030 Alaska	Good to see you back here, Edward! Look forward to hearing more about the 6.5! Jeff

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11884406 03/08/17
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BigSkyGuy Campfire Regular B Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,416 Big Sky Country	Welcome back Grasshopper! Todd

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Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11884590 03/08/17
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan G GSPfan Campfire Regular
GSPfan Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan	He built me a nice 275 Rigby on a VZ24 action recently as well. The #1 turned out really well. He has a pair of actions that will eventually a matched pair. I offered a couple of caliber suggestions and I bet one was the same as yours in an unmentionable caliber. I was there this am as well and picked up a sweet pre64 M70 in 264.

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued Grasshopper #11884910 03/08/17
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,611 Columbia, S.C. SCGunNut Campfire Tracker
SCGunNut Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,611 Columbia, S.C.	Originally Posted by Grasshopper I ain't tellin'! Ya'll would laugh me right outta here... Knowing Ed's bizarre taste (man after my own heart), I'm going to guess 6.5 Jap or Carcano... I certainly wouldn't laugh. I'm still going to have a modern 7.65 Argentine made up at some point if I live long enough...

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued SCGunNut #11885124 03/08/17
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gewehrfreund Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 788 central New York	Originally Posted by SCGunNut Originally Posted by Grasshopper I ain't tellin'! Ya'll would laugh me right outta here... Knowing Ed's bizarre taste (man after my own heart), I'm going to guess 6.5 Jap or Carcano... I certainly wouldn't laugh. I'm still going to have a modern 7.65 Argentine made up at some point if I live long enough... Those were my guesses too, for something strange and eyebrow raising in 6.5mm. The 6.5 Jap is actually a very nice, efficient little cartridge, but got saddled with the ugly Arisaka. Now, if my brother were doing this, it would be in 7.5 French

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued gewehrfreund #11886981 03/09/17
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,611 Columbia, S.C. SCGunNut Campfire Tracker
SCGunNut Campfire Tracker Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 5,611 Columbia, S.C.	Originally Posted by gewehrfreund Originally Posted by SCGunNut Originally Posted by Grasshopper I ain't tellin'! Ya'll would laugh me right outta here... Knowing Ed's bizarre taste (man after my own heart), I'm going to guess 6.5 Jap or Carcano... I certainly wouldn't laugh. I'm still going to have a modern 7.65 Argentine made up at some point if I live long enough... The 6.5 Jap is actually a very nice, efficient little cartridge, but got saddled with the ugly Arisaka. I forget who it was, but several years back, some gun writer mentioned having a T/C barrel made for the Jap and said it was one of the most efficient cartridges for deer he'd ever used in the Contender. I would guess it to be in the ballpark of the 6.5 JDJ.

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued SCGunNut #11887000 03/09/17
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Pappy348 Campfire Ranger Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 28,714 West of the Blue Ridge	I've got a very old issue of Rifle with a piece on a Contender in 6.5MS, of all things. Whatever floats your boat. What fresh Hell is this?

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Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued kududude #11887779 03/10/17
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by kududude WOW!!!! kd +1 DF

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued GSPfan #11887807 03/10/17
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by GSPfan In the 80's I bought a #1AB in 7X57 just because it has nice wood. Foolishly I sold it when I had a custom 7X57AI built. I have looked for a #1 with a nice piece of wood ever since and haven't found what I wanted so I did this. Need info on K. P. Wood. gunmaker and the wood. The inscription says 7-08. Super work. I like the way he did the Talley bases, bringing the rear base over the action. Scope mounting, especially with the newer short scopes, can be a challenge with the #1, one of the main compaints I have about them. That is one fine looking rifle. I love the short forearm and the sling swivel stud treatment. I like about everything on this one. DF

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued dogzapper #11887869 03/10/17
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Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana	Originally Posted by dogzapper Perhaps I am a bit of an elitist, but I believe if Ruger gave us a Number One with consistently fancy wood with a street price of $1,500, they'd sell the living sh1t out of them. Offer "cool" cartridges, like the .280 Ackley, .30-30 Winchester, .30-40 Krag and such, and mostly in the 1A or 1AB. Treat the rifle as the flagship of the line rather than as the poor step-sister. Trust me, RGR could make significant money on this puppy, if they handled it right ... and we, the hunters and collectors, would LOVE the rifles. Literally, everybody WINS. Steve Agree. It could evolve into a custom shop situation with special orders. The big dealers, like Lipsey, serving a niche market and making big orders, should help keep the #1 alive and well, even at higher price point. Instead of using crappy wood and slapping them together, build the gun Loonies want, priced accordingly. I'd pay $1,500 for one I really wanted before I'd pay half that for a plain jane gun lacking premium fit/finish. But, I'm a Loony... Can't speak for the unwashed masses... DF

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11887940 03/10/17
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GSPfan Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan	DF The wood on the custom #1 came from Cecil Fredi in Vegas. You can Google him. I have bought lots of wood from him and never been disappointed and he's a good guy to deal with. Check your PM on Kips info.

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued GSPfan #11888218 03/10/17
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana
Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana	They don't get much better than that. For those of us who like our scopes set back a bit, I was wondering if a slightly shorter LOP would help position one's head to accommodate the forward base positioning on #1's. Carbines sometiems have a slightly shorter LOP for fast handling. Most scopes I see mounted on #1's are pulled back to the limits of the rings. This is more evident with shorter scopes, not so much with longer ones. DF

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11888415 03/10/17
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GSPfan Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan	I originally had a Leopold Vari X III 2.5X8X36 on this rifle but really didn't like it. Not enough eye relief and when turned up I had to creep the stock. I changed to another Vari XIII this time a 3.5X10X40 and it's much better. Last edited by GSPfan; 03/10/17.

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11888763 03/10/17
Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana D Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana
Dirtfarmer Campfire 'Bwana D Joined: Nov 2010 Posts: 37,035 Central Louisiana	VX-3 3.5-10x40 CDS is longer than some. I got a Weaver/Picatinny rail for my RSI '06, used low Weavers. That set up put the rear ring back over the action. Not the prettiest, but it works. DF

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11889991 03/10/17
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GSPfan Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan	I'd like to find (or build) a #1 in 6.5X55. I don't really know why, I just want to

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11890184 03/10/17
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama W War_Eagle Campfire Tracker
War_Eagle Campfire Tracker W Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,943 Grand Bay, Alabama	GSP, a 1A in that clambering is a SWEET rifle. Probably my favorite #1 out of the few I own or have owned. I missed out on the K1A run but managed to snag a blued run a year or two later. Need some better pics but here is one from a little hike last summer. I and my wife have taken a couple of deer with it but the only one I have a picture with is the first. A doe on opening morning in 2011. Had a VXIII 2.5-8x36 on it then. As you can see, the port side of the buttstock isn't nearly as nice as the starboard.

Re: Status of the Ruger No.1-NOT Discontinued El_Numero_Uno #11890242 03/11/17
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan G GSPfan Campfire Regular
GSPfan Campfire Regular G Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 2,961 Mid Michigan	That's a nice rifle. I have had guns with nice figure on one side and pretty plain on the other before. Maybe next years project will be another #1 if I don't find a 6.5X55. The search is half the fun.

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