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I came here asking for gunsmith recommendations to achieve said goal, and 8 pages later...zero leads.

You misunderstood my saying it's a possibility for saying it's possible that they sold instead of it's possible on the timeline of when I inquired.

It's possible, I just thought it was odd they wouldn't even discuss reasons. Safety? Capabilities? Was it caliber choice? Don't work on Rugers? Just don't wanna? Oh well.

Well this was a fun thread to come back to! Went about as expected….it started off well then…well, here we are. I don’t understand needing to justify a rifle. I’ve got plenty in my safe that I may shoot very little, or not at all, or some when I first get them….but they’re all neat in their own...

I've shot it quite a bit. It's all been the Hornady 500gr stuff rated at 2300fps, last batch I chronographed averaged 2274 (2288 high) on a 5 shot chain. They were surprisingly consistent. I was happy they were so close to the advertised 2300 even being from a slightly shorter barrel.

I'm kind of a fan of the 458 caliber stuff, at least for now. I could see myself with a hoard of No 1 rifles in the future though.

Boy I sure wish the pheasant population would rebound in my part of the state. It has some out west but not near me.

Well, that's my goal. I have a Ruger No 1 in 458 Lott and love it, but kinda want a bit more horsepower. It's a novelty for sure. I also have 50 of the African Grand Slam Tungsten core 500gr Speer projectiles that I have been saving for this project. I've seen Rugers rechambered to 460...

Long time reader, finally decided to join. I uses this forum a bunch in researching one of my favorite rifles, and see you guys have a few threads dedicated to it. For whatever reason, I always wanted a Ruger No 1. In researching, I decided I'd try to get in the most stout chambering offered...