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They’re a good rifle. I’ve had the 1A in 30-06, 270, and 7x57 and should have kept them all. New paint fever got the best of me. Pretty dumb. I’m now reduced to a B78 in 25-06 in the single shot category. Obviously they’re quite different but there is still plenty of room in my little collection for another 1A (or two).

My first #1 was the AB in 7x57 with a great piece of wood but that was 40 or so years ago and I still miss that rifle. Current #1's are 22 Hornet. This has exceptional wood for a #1 and a case colored receiver, 250 Savage, 405 Win, 450/400 NE, 375 H&H, 35 Whelan. I've used the action on two custom builds a 7MM/08 and a 300 H&H. One is currently in the works which will be with a half round hale octagon barrel in 300 Savage .

Had a B in .243 back in jr high.
Slayed a fair number of chucks w it

Got an RSI in same and shot one deer, plain wood but too nice for a hunting gun ( looked too new ).

Got a 4 digit in .280 rem, not mint. Hunted a few times, still too nice for my being a klutz afield.

Ended up w a beat to hell B in .22-250. Was my dads.
And a #3, which now wears #1 wood. That one is .219 DW.

I thought maybe a custom in .35 rem. Stainless w synth.
But have a cheap Rem 760 that kills deer dead.

Hell getting old/ frugal......a cheap kranky bastid LOL

I bought a used number 1 with nice wood chambered 7x57mm shortly after I turned 18. I took it on a couple of backpack hunting trips to North Manitou Island before selling it to my brother. I regretted it and bought another one with plain wood. Somewhere down the line I’d like to add one more chambered in 300 H&H.