Ruger No.1

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

Yep! If full house .458 Win loads suck, then the Lott must suck bigly!! No thanks!

@sestoppelman
The Lott in a No1 isn't to bad even with full house loads.
Compared to the Whelen you definitely know you ain't in Kansas Dorothy in the recoil department but still very manageable even for a broken down old fart like me.
Bob

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

If it isn't 22" I will eat my John Deere tractor without any dipping sauce.


psssst....Toby....there is a 416 Taylor for sale in the classifieds....

@tarbe I hope your hungry. The tyres may get a bit chewy but I'm sure a man of your capabilities will handle it.
Bob

 

[migrabill]

So, just a question here. I have yet to hunt buffalo and I have never fired a Ruger No1. But… I would think the whole single shot thing would not be good for DG where quick follow up shots could be essential. Educate me.

 

[tarbe]

So, just a question here. I have yet to hunt buffalo and I have never fired a Ruger No1. But… I would think the whole single shot thing would not be good for DG where quick follow up shots could be essential. Educate me.

I am guessing the best, quick follow-up shot (should one be needed) will come from the PH standing beside you!

 

[Bob Nelson 35Whelen]

So, just a question here. I have yet to hunt buffalo and I have never fired a Ruger No1. But… I would think the whole single shot thing would not be good for DG where quick follow up shots could be essential. Educate me.

@migrabill
With practice you can get a second shot off pretty darn quick with a No1.
Bob

 

[migrabill]

@migrabill
With practice you can get a second shot off pretty darn quick with a No1.
Bob

I just bought my first one today. 7x57. Obviously not a DG rifle, but I’ll have to practice getting quick.

 

[migrabill]

I am guessing the best, quick follow-up shot (should one be needed) will come from the PH standing beside you!

True… but I’d rather provide my own.

 

[tarbe]

True… but I’d rather provide my own.

Of course you do! We all do.

Our best bet is to make a stellar first shot, to avoid putting the PH in the spot where he feels the need to throw down.

If our first shot is not great, all bets are off. The PH will be ready to jump in, whether we want him to, or not!

 

[NoStepOnSnek]

So, just a question here. I have yet to hunt buffalo and I have never fired a Ruger No1. But… I would think the whole single shot thing would not be good for DG where quick follow up shots could be essential. Educate me.

I was listening to a podcast with a PH, I think it was Kevin Robertson, but a course they had set up for training one of the fastest times was a Ruger No.1. Basically his second shot was slower than a double, but not much slower than a bolt gun. His third put him ahead of doubles. He ended up ahead of bolt guns after shot 4. That being said, probably not your average guy doing it, but like anything practice can make it efficient

 

[migrabill]

I was listening to a podcast with a PH, I think it was Kevin Robertson, but a course they had set up for training one of the fastest times was a Ruger No.1. Basically his second shot was slower than a double, but not much slower than a bolt gun. His third put him ahead of doubles. He ended up ahead of bolt guns after shot 4. That being said, probably not your average guy doing it, but like anything practice can make it efficient

That's pretty cool. I wonder where he "kept" the subsequent shots. Between his fingers on his non-firing hand, maybe? I'll have to practice when I get the gun and see what works the quickest.

 

[WAB]

We were heading out to meet a buddy to do some predator calling in Delta, AK. Black ice slowed us down so we were late getting there. Our buddy Eddie was acting a little sheepish waiting by his pickup. Apparently he got a little impatient and did one stand near his cabin while he was waiting. He called in a pack of wolves armed with a Ruger No 3 in .223! He put bullets between his fingers and let the pack get in real close before he shot the first one. The rest took off but the snow was deep and they were porpoising. Bottom line, every time one came up he shot it in the back of the head. The bed of his pickup was full to the rails with wolves! That was some fine shooting with a single shot!

 

[F. Vaccaro]

Bob is correct, practice loading & you can get pretty fast. I carry spare ammo in a wrist band, very handy.
Good job on those wolves!