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So show me how you guys carry your spare loaded rounds.
I had a galco cuff on a 7x57 and it didn't throw the balance off to terribly.
But something like 400gr 45-70s in the same set-up would.

My #1's are .275 Rigby (same as your 7x57) and .35 Whelen. I have a three round wrist cuff and carry five more in a 1903 stripper clip in my shirt pocket.

Would one of the wrist cuffs fir snug around the forend just in front of the front scope ring of a #1?

I'm Sure you could have one made to fit. Mine fits over my hunting coat so it's way more than 40mm diameter

Buttstock Cartridge Holder

This isn't my gun obviously but this is the sort of thing I use. You can get them made for centerfire cartridges, for rimfire cartridges & for shotgun shells. They're what I use on my Encores and Contenders.

All my outfits have pockets. Hold one between two fingers when shooting if there's a potential to miss.

Those butrstock carriers throw too much weight rearward for my taste. The #1 with a 22" tube has such wonderful balance and pointability. It's a shame to add 5 rounds to the back side.
Something leather holding 2 rounds, wrapped around between the scope rings would be perfect.

I have 2 or 3 around here that I will use with my single shots as well as my bolt guns.

Blaser made a 2 rounder. I'd like to find one of them but no Blaser dealers around these parts

This. But don't miss and you've nothing to worry about.

I have one. Let me see if there are any in stock in San Antonio

That would be great.
Thanks you

Average fella can put a couple of cartridges between the fingers of the off hand while shooting in case they are needed quickly. If not, put them wherever....

I do that when hunting pigs with a single shot and it might surprise how quickly one can reload in that fashion.

I don't hunt pigs, but my carrier is a coat or a shirt pocket. I don't trust those new fangled, high tech carrier thingies.

Nice idea. Is your #1 a 30-40 Krag or a 303 British?

45-70

Loops on belt

Stick it?

https://www.shortactionprecision.com/products/sap-two-round-holder

because my Ruger #1 rifle has a 27 inch barrel and I have a bi-pod on it for out west ,in Minnesota no bi-pod I just use a covered boot on butt stock that has 6 shells on my 257 Weatherby Mag.,i also have a 4.5-14 x56 Nightforce scope on this rifle too. this year I took 2 shots with this Ruger #1 this fall 1st shot at a giant whitetail buck 50 feet and buck was run`n too, the other shot the 2nd shot was a decent mule deer buck at 400 yards measured too, both bucks are dead and in my freezer. why worry about gun stability ,weight or anything else except accuracy on your 1st shot , last year 1 shot too big mule deer buck off hand 200 yards measured afterwards, confidence in your rifle is what you need when you shoot a animal on that 1 shot .

I use a shell carrier that stretches over the buttstock of my Ruger #1V. I think it is from Uncle Mike's. It works great for whistle pig shooting.