Indulge me...Ruger no 1 thoughts.

[Goopy]

Rugers number are classic ,hunting with them has the romanticism of the doubles i love the tropicals.By the way an alaskan guy many years ago used one to shoot swats and a helicopter so
.....if you train

Michael Silka- another "great" product of Chicago

 

[sestoppelman]

Very nice addition sestoppelman! I'm rebarreling an old Parker Hale .375 H&H to .300 H&H and may be starting the No 1 hunt again for a brother in that chamber...

The .300 is a nice round, I have an 80's model 70 with fancy walnut that was a limited run for a distributor in that cal, shoots good.

 

[Goopy]

As you know, I had an “over abundance” of the .375 H&H rifles and decided to make a nice PG rifle out of the Parker Hale.

 

[DrBob]

I only own a #1 in .458 Lott and a #3 in .45/70, but have owned a few others. Strong, reliable, four inches shorter for same barrel length versus a bolt gun, no magazine length limits and classic looking.

.No. 1s: 300 Win Mag, 416 Rigby, 416 RM, 458 Win Mag, 470 NE (Hamilton Bowen).

 

[Goopy]

Now that is definitely the heavier end of the spectrum!

 

[Boone66]

Great pics and a handsome rifle. Did you blink in that top pic? What is it you like so much about the No 1? It's certainly a tidy looking rifle, but what about shooting them is so fun?

What question, obviously, you haven't shot one, or you would be smitten with the bug. You poor man...go now, don't pass go, until you find one to shoot!!

 

[Bandera]

Currently the safe holds 3 Ruger No.1’s
A 7mm Mag,
A 450-400 NE
A 458 Win mag.
I haven’t owned a bunch of them over the years. My experience has been that the 30 caliber and above shoot great.
The varmint profile barrels shoot great.
7mm and below has been a roll of the dice.

You do get some interesting reactions when are hunting with one.

 

[Hooked Now]

What question, obviously, you haven't shot one, or you would be smitten with the bug. You poor man...go now, don't pass go, until you find one to shoot!!

Just dive right in and get one in .458 WM?

 

[Jhsmith]

I fell in love with the simplicity of the Ruger No. 1 and now own four. It's my favorite rifle to hunt with & while sitting in a stand, I have taken deer with them ambidextrously off both shoulders depending on which way I had to turn. I have a 6.5x55, 275 Rigby, 303 British & a 9.3x74r which are all excellent choices for hunting in the southeastern woods of the USA. I have two Winchester 1885's with long octagon barrels in 375 H&H and 405 Win but these rifles are not nearly as compact & nimble as my Rugers even if they are both fun to shoot.

While all of my single-shot falling-blocks are nice, I really like the ones chambered for a rimmed cartridge a lot. The rim makes it easy to grab the end of the bullet especially when wearing gloves or pulling it out of a cartridge holder. Loading the rifle with a scope over the breech is easy with a long cartridge so my No. 1S chambered in 9.3x74r is particular favorite. Ruger No. 1's can be a bit of a challenge to scope properly since you need more eye relief but my Minox ZA5 1.5-8x32 is an excellent choice on that rifle.

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My 9.3x74r ammo makes the 6.5x55 look tiny

Personally I like smaller scopes on these rifles so options similar to the Meopta R2 1-6x24 RD I have on my 303 British are a good choice to consider. I had a larger S&B Klassik on my 6.5 Swede for a while & to my eye it looked disproportionately big for the size of the compact rifle.

I briefly considered getting a larger bore Ruger No. 1 Tropical at one point. Because of my aforementioned penchant for rimmed cartridges, I was looking hard at the 450/400 as an option. I briefly got dragged into a bidding war on a rare 404 Jeffery because I love classic chamberings but the other guy was loonier than me so he prevailed. Eventually I settled on a left-handed bolt action 458 Win Mag in case I ever go up against anything big & dangerous. That doesn't mean I won't eventually own a larger Ruger No. 1 one day. Acquiring them can be addictive.

I’m getting weak knees!

 

[camperx]

My #1 is in .45-70 and I love it. The only blood with it is Black Bear from Quebec. I should take it out more as it would be perfect for Deer where I hunt. Not a beanfield hunter. You will have a hoot with the #1. There is just something about carrying them.
Have a great day.