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I bought a VERY used Ruger No. 1 off of Gunbroker a while back and had my gunsmith refurbish it. The stock was pretty beat up with a good bit of finish missing and numerous dents and scratches but it is one of the Bicentennial rifles in .270 and the bore looked good. My gunsmith refinished the stock, cleaned up the checkering, color-cased the receiver, quarter rib, scope rings and grip cap, and added an ebony fore-end tip. I picked it up last week and worked up some loads over this past weekend. It shoots 150 gr. Ballistic Tips into 1" at 100 yards. I posted some before and after photos in the Image Gallery and am hoping that the link I inserted below works (but this is my first time trying to put photos onto this site so the odds are that I screwed something up).
www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/15205848/updated-ruger-no-1#Post15205848]Before and after photos[/url]
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I was able to see them in gallery...looks really nice.
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Now THAT'S how a No.1 should look! Very nice! ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/full/137512.jpg)
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That’s classy! Go kill something with it!
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Looks like he also inletted a swivel stud and added a Trop safety. Very nice indeed. Would you mind sharing the gunsmith who did the work? I may have to reach out to him for some work!
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Very nice , I’m a sucker for color case and good wood. Congrats
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That came out great! Be proud to own that one. 👍👍
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Thank you very much, I am very happy with it!
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That's a great looking stick you have there. If I'm really good, maybe Santa will stick one under the tree.
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I bought a VERY used Ruger No. 1 off of Gunbroker a while back and had my gunsmith refurbish it. The stock was pretty beat up with a good bit of finish missing and numerous dents and scratches but it is one of the Bicentennial rifles in .270 and the bore looked good. My gunsmith refinished the stock, cleaned up the checkering, color-cased the receiver, quarter rib, scope rings and grip cap, and added an ebony fore-end tip. I picked it up last week and worked up some loads over this past weekend. It shoots 150 gr. Ballistic Tips into 1" at 100 yards. I posted some before and after photos in the Image Gallery and am hoping that the link I inserted below works (but this is my first time trying to put photos onto this site so the odds are that I screwed something up).
www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/galleries/15205848/updated-ruger-no-1#Post15205848]Before and after photos[/url] Hyperlinked to your images - Really like the addition of the forend cap. Georat's #1
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Wow.
My late brother had a 1976 1B .270 and it was stunner, and also very accurate. He sold it at some point before he passed as he had largely stopped hunting even before he got sick. He had refinished the stock in oil as he often did with his guns,
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Pugs - thank you for linking the pictures! I am NOT tech savvy in any way and appreciate the help
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A very interesting line in the cheek piece. A 300H&H in the same style would be a very classic but unique rifle!!
Outstanding wood. Kudos to the owner and the smith!!
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I wanted something a little different with this one. You can't really tell from the pics but it has a 24 inch tapered octagon barrel, the grip cap is skeltonized, metal but plate Tally QD rings all case hardened.
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Who did the color case hardenig? I think that is the classy way to go on a single shot.
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Georat - beautiful rifle. Congrats!
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Tejano - I’m not sure who did the case hardening, my smith subbed it out to someone in. Colorado. But I agree, it does look good on a single shot.
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