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.275 H&H Flanged or Belted

.348 Win

6.5x54 M-S

.275 Rigby (marked on barrel) I heard they did do a commemorative batch for someone, DSC, maybe?

.318 Westley-Richards (sure it's basically a 338-06 but with a lot more panache!)

I have often thought about the 275 rigby and the 225 winchester if I were to put together a single shot on the 348 it would either be 338 or 358 the 348 lacks bullets and I know!

I see nostalgia sure means different things for different people. Here's my list of nostalgia - combined with the #1 too:

#1RSI - 300 Savage
#1RSI - 257 Roberts
#1 AH - 7x57mm
#1 B (but with a slimmer forend like my S26M) - 35 Whelen
#1 H (24" barrel) - 45/70

And finally...#1 S26M - good ole 30/06 - wait, I already have that one!

Oooh,

AZ-- I would definitely take one of those! I plan on getting one in 7x57 someday and figure with the new African (or should I say Afrikaner!) in 9.3 the "Teutonic Twins" would do everything I ever needed and I could sell my other rifles (oh, blasphemy)!

How 'bout the .577/450 Martini-Henry?

[quote=AZ Southpaw]I see nostalgia sure means different things for different people.

Yep, interesting seeing different folk's take on it.

Jeff,

Without meaning to rain on your parade... And meaning no offense... But just exactly what is the point of this thread? Is this just a fun exercise? Or are you hoping to accomplish something positive?

I would expect that it's merely a fun exercise, Because you absolutely CANNOT get 10 people to agree on any ONE thing! We've been thru this many times before...

As you may not know, Anyone who is SERIOUS about having a #1 in any given chambering/configuration, will make a custom. Anyone who isn't will just sit and wish (And whine about how great an idea theirs' is...)

I had a #1 in 9.3x74R more than 5 years before Ruger made a factory one. I have a #3 in .356 Win. Ditto a #1 in 9.3x62, and 8x57 Mauser and will soon have a #1 in 6.5x54 M/S. I am also near finished collecting the parts to have a #1 in 7x65R. I am also collecting parts for a #1 in 8x68S.

Thereby comes the "Grasshopper Theroum #1:" There are two kinds of people in this world... "Those who WISH and those who WILL..." Unfortunately, there are very few of the latter and many of the former...

GH

Grasshopper,

I know you mentioned your take on this before but I, too, figured this thread was more in the 'just for fun' vein. However, I do have a question for you.

Obviously, you don't have to be specific as it is none of my business, but, roughly, how much more did it cost you to do a rebarrel for a custom #1? I think the cheapest I've ever seen a used 'donor' #1 is about $500-$600. I would then have to add the cost of the rebarrel (definitely more on a No.1 than, say, a Rem 700) to that to get my No.1 in a 'nostalgic' caliber. It would be nice to see a factory offering in some of these calibers as I think it would be more feasible cost-wise. However, you are correct when you say if someone really wanted one of these they would 'just do it'.

I don't see most of those mentioned ever being offered except maybe the .257 Bob in a RSI. But it does make for a fun thread to see what people think of in terms of 'nostalgic'.

BTW, definitely keep us posted on that 6.5x54. I would dearly love to see photos and hear your loadings and range results when you get it!

mojohand,

PM sent...

Grasshopper, yeah - The night I posted that, I was in the
middle of about a 25 hour stretch of running CNC lathes...
got parts have to be out the door, but 9:45 of cycle time.

Bored out of my skull and looking to b.s. with folks with
possibly similar interest.

Still on my first cup of coffee this morning, but am kinda
reading your post to me as "If you can't afford to build it
and post pictures of it, don't talk about it" which ain't
sitting the best. I'll leave it at that.

Maybe I missed it, or maybe you've already got one, but the .30/40 Krag would seem to fit your list handily. It oozes nostalgia, too.

Let me add the .244 H&H to the list, too. Not "American Nostalgic" maybe.................
How about a .256 Newton? 6.5 M/S? .303 Brit? All of them should qualify, too. .280 Ross? Look at just about anything available in the 19teens.............

Thanks ratsmacker, yep - those are all appealing to me.
Had been researching the 244 H&H in particular since I'm
smitten with the 300 and 375 versions.

As I said, I was just looking to generate good-spirited
discussion, and did not wish to try and impose my personal
take on it. But just in adding my .02 for grins, it
doesn't matter to me the country of origin.
Some I have, and would most like to have, are split between
Brit, American, and metric stuff with no particular
rhyme or reason. No hard cutoff dates on age, or technology.

I figured this group "gets" the feeling I have about most
all cartridges, in varying degrees, being capable of doing
the job, killing game, punching
paper, whatever. There is just another level of enjoyment I
get out of it with some calibers, from reloading them to
just looking at the cartridges. Guess I'm just a loony,
oh well.

Jeff,

Truly, I didn't mean to insult you. We have had many threads that folks hope to influence Ruger to build what they'd like. These do absolutely no good because no one can agree.

I am far to serious and far to logical to participate in threads like that. I love #1's and I love sharing and talking about them and yes; going to the range and sharing them with my friends.

Because I am so logical, I can pick apart about 90% of the suggestions because they are illogical.

I can appreciate your boredom, and see now that it was meant in fun. Thus, the chambering suggestions don't have to make sense. Please accept my most sincere apologies... Sorry I tainted your thread...

GH

Absolutely no problem GH, I acknowledge that you contribute a lot to these discussions and I am glad I did not fly off the handle as I sometimes tend to do

I'm so happy to see potential misunderstandings talked out in an amicable and mature way. It seems those two qualities are sorely lacking with many members and forums on the 'Fire. I appreciate the way things were handled.

Must be because we single shot guys, like our rifles, are just more classy!

I'll buy that for the rest of you, now me - I'm an irritable, grouchy, intolerable old
smart-aleck. Just ask my wife

jeffdwhite

I thought I was alone as a grouchy old fart.:) By the way I have a #1 in 303. Lots of fun. I have no money to play, bt lots of time to dream.

Randy

As an aside-
what chamberings are available with the 303 case as a basis?

For informational purposes, I took all the previous suggestions and put them in ascending order: These are all the rimmed cartridges....

.17 Bee
.218 Bee
.219 Donaldson Wasp
.219 Zipper
.220 Swift
.22 Hornet
.22 Sav Hi-Power
.225 Win
.25/20 WCF
.25/35 Win.
.256 Win Mag
.28-30 Stevens
.303 British
.30-30 Win
.30-40 Krag
.32 Win Spl
.32/20 WCF
.32-40 Win
.327 Federal
.33 WCF
.348 Win
.356 Win
.357 Magnum
.38/56 Win
.38-55 Win
.405 Win.
.44 Rem Mag.
.444 Marlin
.450/400 NE
.45-70 Gov't
.577/.450 Martini Henry
6.5x53R Mannlicher
6mm Lee Navy
7.62x54R Russian
7x57R
7x65R
8.15x46R
9.3x74R

The ones in Red have already been chambered in the #1 or #3 at one time...

Now... On to the rimless....

Now here are the rimless suggestions:

.221 Fireball
.244 H&H Mag.
.25 Rem.
.250/3000 Savage
.256 Newton
.257 Robts
.257 Wby
.275 H&H
.275 Rigby
.280 Ross
.30 Carbine
.300 H&H
.300 Savage
.318 Westley Richards
.340 Wby
.35 Remington
.35 Whelen
.358 Win.
.375 H&H
.404 Jeffery
.416 Rigby
6.5 Rem Mag
6.5x54 MS
6.5x55 Swede
7x57 Mauser

Again, those in Red have been chambered by Ruger at some time or another....