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Only one? I'd have to keep my Lipseys 1-AH in 25-06.
Really like my 1A 7x57 also but, the 25-06 would be easier to shoot one handed after they cut my left arm off to get the 7x57!
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The more I shoot my 9.3x74R,the more I like it.It seems to have a better balance than appears at first.I am looking into a better trigger and I may have over-scoped it for now,Swaro 1.5x6,but we'll see where it takes us down the road...
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I'm living the dream with my current #1A in 7x57
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The more I shoot my 9.3x74R,the more I like it.It seems to have a better balance than appears at first.I am looking into a better trigger and I may have over-scoped it for now,Swaro 1.5x6,but we'll see where it takes us down the road... The Kepplinger is a pretty sweet trigger, at $180 it wasn't exactly cheap, but it's not a cheap product.
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I've heard many good things about that trigger and I'm looking into it.I have a couple of CZ's with set triggers and they are a ball.Just too many projects on the table right now... I have been looking for cast bullet loads for my .450/400 as well.
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Tough one for me. Comes down to three to decide from, all would be in the H configuration, either in .300 H&H, .405 Win or .45-70. Just because of the classic chambering mated to a classic design. I really don't knwo which I'd choose is faced with the choice. Might cme down to a coin toss. 300H&H does not do anything for me. .405 is neat, that long straight rimmed cartridge just looks right for a SS.
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I've heard many good things about that trigger and I'm looking into it.I have a couple of CZ's with set triggers and they are a ball.Just too many projects on the table right now... I have been looking for cast bullet loads for my .450/400 as well. The Kepplinger is not cheap. It's fairly easy to install it you have minimal mechanical skills. I liked it so well I have three, in 22 Hornet and 30-06 Standard rifles and one in my 7x57 1a. I did not go that route in the 375 & 458, the factory is fine for a heavy rifle. The one I installed in the '06 did not fit well to start with, either the Klepplinger body was too wide or the trigger slot was too narrow, so I slowlely filed/ 600w/d sandpaper on a plate and stoned it until it fit the slot without binding and everything was fine. I also polish the top othe Klepplinger housing and the bottom of the sear bar where it contacts and rotates to make a smooth unset action. The sear bar appears to be a piece of stamped metal and is rough on the edges. Try one and you will never be sorry.
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Compared to some here, I have a small collection of Number Ones and choosing which would be the "only one" would be quite difficult. Right now it would be a toss up between my #1A in 7x57 or the #1S in .300 Win. Mag. What I would like to have would be a #1S in .35 Whelen with a 26" barrel and the proper 1 in 12" twist. For me, that would be perfection personified. It has the look of a proper Victorian sporting rifle and would be the one I most likely would hunt with for the rest of my life. Paul B.
Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them. MOLON LABE
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I have several that I would never part with but if I HAD to limit myself to one, it would have to be my 1-B in .270 Weatherby Magnum. It never ceases to amaze me with its out of the box accuracy, it shoots flat as a laser and is one my my "go to" rifles when I expect a longish shot.
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I do currently only have one, but it's what I'd want anyway. A nice #1A in .30-06 that's a tack driver. Great in the hands and accurate enough for any distance that I have a right to shoot.
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I am kind of new around here, but I have been a fan of Ruger No. 1 rifles since I got my first - a 1H in .375 H&H - about 35 years ago. Today, I have four, all 1H rifles: .375 H&H, .405 Winchester, .416 Rigby, and .458 Lott. I do not see myself selling any of them.
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I have a 1A 7x57, 1S's in 9.3x74, 30-06 (24") and 300 H&H, and 1H's in in 375 H&H and 450/400 NE. I like the handling of the 24" barrel length best and if I had to choose one to keep, it'd be the 1S 30-06.
I did handle a 24" light barreled 1S in 250 Savage (I think) a couple years ago and really liked it. That configuration would probably be my 1st choice, though would prefer a different chambering.
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I have three. A 1A in 7x57, 1A in .303B with NECG aperture sight and a 1S in 9.3x62. But the 7x57 would be the one I would keep. Not just my last Ruger Number 1 but as my very last rifle.
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Can you get one a Whelen that would be my choice. ! 😀
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Can you get one a Whelen that would be my choice. ! 😀 Yes! Loving the 35 Whelen, I own (9) of them in the No. 1; (6) 1-As and (3) in 1-S'. I did decide however, to make a battery of rimmed cartridges for the falling block, so built this collection: 22 Hornet -varmint 303 British -small bore 9.3x74R -medium bore 450/400 -large medium 450NE -large bore I am very pleased with this battery, but couldn't resist acquiring a few more in 6.5x55, 7x57, 275 Rigby, 300H&H, 405Win., & 45-70. It's been a fun and pleasing journey.
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I have a BUNCH. 11 are total customs it’s draw between my 6-57 Rimmed that also shoots 6mmRem brass exactly the same , rimmed and no rim . And a 405 win both have custom octogon ,1/2 round barrels , English walnut and color case hardened. All have Kipplingers I only have one Kipplinger left so I better build another😂
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x1A, 7x57
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I only have one so I guess that's my favorite. A No.1B in .300 Win Mag. Bought it on consignment about 20 yeats ago for $650. It had been Mag-Na-Ported and had a decelerator pad installed and had a Leupold VariX-II 3x9 mounted in the factory rings.
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Its not even close. My old 45-70 S version with the Alex Henry forend and really nice wood. I love that rifle.
Now the one i want to find is an new 45-70 in stainless. It would be fun and not worrying so much about wear and finish.
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Liberty #1B, in .270 Winchester, and yes I have one.
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