Recent content by ThiccyMouse

@krish that is very kind of you. I actually just won a bid for a ruger no 1 in 458 win mag a couple days ago, it was an excellent deal that got me a very fine looking gun (I will post pics when I get the chance) and saved me enough money that I could convert it to 458 lott if I so choose. I...

Thank you for the heads up! I have been watching this one. Very nice looking rifle, definitely what I am looking for. I will definitely continue to watch this one and see if I can manage to win the auction. I will let you know if I manage to snag it!

Very informative, I have heard similar reports regarding accurizing these rifles. When tweaking for accuracy, have you ever encountered one of these rifles that was simply a "lemon"? Like one with a bad barrel, poorly bored chamber, or other such defect that made it inherently inaccurate?

I Love the 45-70. I have a marlin 1895 sbl in 45-70 and it is currently my favorite firearm. It is really amazing how you can load that cartridge to be about as mild or wild as you want. I was also thinking it might be a good idea for me to get a 458 win mag ruger no 1, shoot that for a...

Not to get TOO off topic, but the worst recoil I've felt was 3 inch slugs out of a kel tec KSG. The small, lightweight gun combined with a flat, hard plastic "recoil pad" and straight, streamlined bullpup design is nothing short of painful. It's not even that much recoil energy in the grand...

That is helpful, I will check out that book. This would be my first no 1. As far as 458's go, would you reccomend a different rifle? I would like a no 1, but that is not a hard line in the sand. I would certainly plan on adding a recoil pad, and maybe even looking for one that is ported...

I have not, part of my interest is because I am a big fan of 45 cal rifles and will also have a swaging setup for making 45 cal projectiles soon (that's the main reason I am not personally looking for a 375 or other calibers). You do bring up a good point though, I have seen how quickly people...

Thanks, that's a fair point. Personally, my budget for the whole project (either 458 lott or 458 win mag + rechamber) is ideally under $2k, although there is wiggle room there. I just figured some due diligence on my part could save me some money and (more importantly) get me a better rifle...

First real post and I figured I would post this here because it is not really a buy/sell ad and probably doesn't belong in classifieds. Plus, I didn't see a thread that aggregated general buying tips on medium/big bore ruger no 1's into one thread, so I figured I would make one! Hopefully I...

Thanks for the info! I actually saw that exact gun on guns international. I had given it a pass because I thought it was priced high ($1695 for a 458 win mag is what i saw), although it does look like a fine firearm. I have also considered just buying a 458 win mag and rechambering to 458 lott...

Right now I am living in Conifer, although I might soon move out towards Parker. I can't imagine I will be in the state for too many more years, but we will see how things go.

I am still very early in planning, so I don't have a specific country in mind yet, but I have began looking at species of interest. Eland, Kudu, Cape Buffalo, and lion are on my list. I have also been looking at some of the small game opportunities, like some of the pygmy antelope.

Hey all, just an avid shooter and big fan of big bore firearms. I just got into hunting the past few years and absolutely love it. I have an ever growing list of animals I would love to hunt and Africa is absolutely on my list now too. I found this site while on the search for a Ruger no 1 in...