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She is mine!!!!!!!!!! 25-06 #1B








What would you scope her with. Basically antelope deer gun.

Wow.

Leupold M8 6x36 w/o question.

Agreed.

+2.

Not knowing what you hunt nor the distances I would suggests a fixed 6 power. If you can find a good one, a used Burris 6x mini fits on mine really well. Lots of eye relief.


Forgot to say I saw this in the other thread you posted about it, pretty rifle.

I'd say a VX-3 3.5x10x40

Thank you fellas

6x42 if that fixed spins your bottle,if not then a 3.5-10,as long as it's a Leupold...nice rifle!

Burris fullfield II, I have 4 of them and have never had a problem with any of them. Great scopes and relatively inexpencive. I have a Leupold VX-3 4.5x14x40 on my Luxus 6.5x55, I cant tell the difference in the glass between the two. I like the lupy but not $700.00 worth.

Gorgeous rifle. 6x36 Leupold with LR reticle.

Good hunting.

Leupy 2.5x8 would be my choice. That fit perfectly on a #1B 25/06 I used to own.

Is it the lighting or is there stock finish on the recoil pad?

I've put a Leupold M8 7.5X on my .30/06.

Lots of us have problems getting the scopes far enough back on No,1s. In my experience, the great 2.5-8 and 6X Leupold do not mount far enough back. The only set up that I have that kind of works on my .25-06 is a Non AO 3.5-10 that I robbed off my pre war M70. And, that required extension rings. An acquaintance gets by with the 2.5-8. I can't crawl the stock anymore.

The Burris mentioned are nice scopes, but IMO the eye relief is too short to use on a No, 1. Some of the older Burris scopes that had the turrets well forward work just fine. Wish I had one in 6X. jack

Ruger's failure over 50 years to correct this problem in the original design -- even as they hike up the MSRP annually -- is a puzzler. Rail mounts are now ubiquitous -- elsewhere -- and custom mounts also show another work around but the NIB #1 product remains just what Ol Bill offered 50+ years ago.

1B

Gorgeous lumber on that #1, Fotis. You done good!

Leupold VX-II in 2-7X33 works good on my #1. Lots of eye relief, and clear and bright.

JT, I have an older Fullfield 3-9 (not FF II) which is as you mentioned. It works for me all the way to 9x without extension rings - looks a bit weird mounted that far back, but it works.

Sad to say I also have a Fullfield (not II) 6x which does not quite work. It has a longer OAL than the Leupold but the turrets are in the center and the eye relief is less than the Leupold so the net effect is that I have to crawl the stock too much. Nice scope, I need to buy a normal rifle to put under it.

Fotis: Beware of turds at all costs - the 25/06 Remington cartridge can make good use of a lot more scope power than 6x - ESPECIALLY when in Antelope and Mule Deer country!
I have a Leupold 4.5x14 variable scope on my Ruger #1-B in 25/06.
I recommend this scope highly to you.
I Hunt Antelope, Mule Deer and Whitetails with my rig by the way.
Great looking wood on your #1-B.
Best of luck to you and this last tip - be sure and try the wonderful Nosler 100 grain Ballistic Tips (if you are a handloader) - this bullet is both accurate and very lethal on the mentioned game.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy

My .25 is not a number one, but I have tried half a dozen scopes on it and finally settled on a Burris 4.5-14...my only number one is a .300 H &n H ..It has a Burris 3-9..I prefer the higher power scope for coyotes..but for deer or antelope the 3-9 would be ok, but even for those I prefer more power..as for the 6x Leu. I have a couple on my .22 rimfires..

COOL, I finally get to submit my application to the Merry Band to the Poobah!!!!

Thanks VG!