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I'm still new to No 1's having purchased my 1st one in March (1-A, .275 Rigby (foreground)) and a 2nd (1-S .35 Whelen) just last week.
I think I'm going to like them!

Now that is a perfect pair!

I have the same pair and.......

WARNING!!!!!

These things are ADDICTIVE!

Poole
PS where'd you get that cool hat?!?!

Only have one No.1 Standard. Bought new in 1999[I think]. Black pad, no sights, quarter-rib. 30-06. Great rifle. Range rifle now, as I no longer chase deer or elk.

While in London the beginning of July for "The Cure''s 40th Anniversary Concert in Hyde Park I stopped by Rigby's offices & shop on Pensbury Place.

You can buy Rigby ball caps and shirts on their website.

I have always liked the Number Ones; especially the first couple of years. The stocks were much better shaped, fitted, and finished. My first one was a 1 A in 30/06 which I bought in 1971, the next was a 1 B in 6mm Rem. The 6mm was wonderfully accurate and I wore the barrel out on it then re-barreled to 45x2 7/8. The 30/06, I traded off (a decision I regretted soon after). I paid 225 dollars for the '06 and 245 for the 6mm. At the time, that equalled about eight days work so I guess today's prices are not horrendous, although, as I said, I think the workmanship was much better on the earlier rifles. Currently, I have a Number One which I re-barreled to 303 Epps (25" barrel) except in a 30 cal. barrel. I expect I'll keep it for the duration. The rifles are shaped nicely and balanced well. The 1-A models are super compact and handy. I like carrying the Number One and it suits my hunting style (I walk around a lot, carrying a rifle, and dream about shooting something). On those occasions where I have shot animals with them, they just felt right. GD

I fell for the No.1 some 50 years ago. Unlike most, the 1B caught my eye. Have had my share over the years.. Price and wood are/were most important when I bought. Pretty much out of gun buying these days, unless it's for the Grandkids. Like Jim, if I'm paying all the money I needed to see and inspect what I'm buying.

Pretty much a Ruger guy. Paid way to much for this 257 Roberts No.1B years ago, but time has made it right. M77UL is also 257 Roberts.

I'd buy one in 30/30, but then I'd buy the Henry when/if they make one in 30/30. Otherwise I don't give a tinker's damn about Number 1's.

With a scoped 45/70, I'd say 250yds isn't unreasonable for a Ruger in 45/70 loaded up to what the rifle can take.

a 300gr TTSX loaded max in an 2moa rifle, is a center hold 200 yd gun, with the bullet NEVER over 4" +/- trajectory.
At 250yds, hold on the top of the back and take out the Buck's heart!

MOOSE???
Even better.
same aiming at 1900fps using the 450gr TTSX, considering a 10" MPBR zone.
drop it into a big bulls heart at 300 yds with a hump aiming point.

Like the lines, and have the confidence to use them.

I have a 1A 7x57 and the 22" .45-70 (don't remember the letter, too late and too lazy to look).
The 7mm wears a 2-7x32 Monarch, the .45-70 an old 2.5 M8. The 7mm has better wood and is a smooch lighter, the .45-70 balances better.
I refer to them as the twins and tell folks, as I own two of them, #1's are the only guns I collect and could therefore never sell just one of them. I plan on selling neither and if luck smiles on me, acquiring more.
I'll likely stick to the used market, as the inletting on some of the newer ones I've looked at leaves a lot to be desired, not to mention some of the rather pedestrian wood.
They are my favorite rifles to hunt with and the .45-70 may be my favorite rifle period.

I too always liked the looks of the Ruger No1. The one I have today is a beautiful walnut and blue in 405 Win. Dressed up with a Von Ringler 1 inch classic leather sling and a peep sight it looks right to my eye and carries about as well as my model 94 Winchester.

the Ruger # 1 is one of the finest single shot rifles ever made for us blue collar people, Bill Ruger built this single shot rifle with the good intention for us poor guys,we could afford a no.1 and enjoy shooting and hunting with a no.1 . I own a bunch of no.1`s and do hunt with a custom no.1 for deer and antelope 257 Weather Mag. this rifle shoots very well. I also just built a no.1 in a 220 swift for coyote hunting will make a good truck rifle this winter. I try to purchase 1 or 2 no.1`s every year so if anyone has some odd cartridge ones for sale I just might add it to my collection ? thank you , Pete53

I don't have any at the moment. I owned 5 or 6 I think.

If the right cartridge / configuration combination came along, I would probably buy another. I don't think they are very likely at this point. IMHO they're priced beyond their purely functional value and the recent cartridge / configuration combinations don't intrigue me enough to knowingly over-spend. In other words, the cartridges and rifle configurations, taken together, don't appeal strongly enough to my loonyism.

The SS .30-30 is tempting .. as tempted as I've been in a while.

Tom

When I see a Ruger No.1, I see action first; then the wood. The barrel and configuration mean little to me. Collector status does not do it either here.

I buy when I can, really the two items; action and wood..........and the price accordingly. If the wood is poor, then the action still does it for me at the right price. Internet pricing, retail pricing does not come into play into my buys, cash is king.

I build what I want on the No.1 action(wood). Time is too short to wait for a specific caliber or configuration. The barrels are replaced with premium air guaged barrels. Rifles end up pretty much factory in looks usually, but every now and then good wood, engraving, etc sway one a little. I especially like a 22lr that used to be a hornet, a fun gun all around.

I reckon, parts is why I would buy a Ruger No.1. Nothing against those that like factory rifles, collections, or whatever; just the parts is enough for me now.

I've always wanted one and finally came across one of the configurations I was interested in this past weekend, a 1V in .25-06.

Here's mine w crappy wood. Think that why I got it for OK price.

RSI .243 win...........of demand or ho hum?
Think she might be going on the block.

Well, she's gone.

Now on the hunt for a 1A with decent wood.
Figure it might be my mule deer rifle in the next yr or so.

They are such beautiful rifles...probably the best rifle Bill ever came up with.

I have owned:
1B .22/250
1H .375 H&H
1B .25-06
K1H .405
K1A 7.62x39
K1A .35 Whelen

...all are gone at this point...the only one I have is a #3 in .22 Hornet.

The only one I miss is the K1A 7.62x39...had AAA+ wood and shot well under MOA. Let a friend talk me out of it as it was to me just too beautiful to take into the field. If that same stainless gun was available with the black/gray laminated stock I would gladly buy one...

Also wish that the K1H .405 Winchester had been the same S configuration as the .45-70... That said when the gun went off pushing the 300 grain bullet at 2200 fps the extra weight didn't seem like such a bad thing....

Bob