Allure of the Ruger No1

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Perfect rifle/caliber combinations!

 

[Just a dude in BC]

I was just on a hunt with @BC Tal, each of us had a Ruger no.1 as a DG Gun. Mine in 500 NE, and his in 416 Rigby. Two buffalo and a sable were taken with the No.1's. I have nothing but respect for the rifles and own 5 of them:
(7x57, 300 h&h, 9.3x74r, 450/400 NE, 500 NE)

Here is the 500NE with the first game we took on the trip. We had been following up Buff tracks when we chanced upon some sable with a nice bull in the pack. my plains game rifle and ammo was in the truck. So I used the 500, penetration was.... more than adequate...

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Beautiful! What I really like is that you haven't messed with them.

I was just on a hunt with @BC Tal, each of us had a Ruger no.1 as a DG Gun. Mine in 500 NE, and his in 416 Rigby. Two buffalo and a sable were taken with the No.1's. I have nothing but respect for the rifles and own 5 of them:
(7x57, 300 h&h, 9.3x74r, 450/400 NE, 500 NE)

Here is the 500NE with the first game we took on the trip. We had been following up Buff tracks when we chanced upon some sable with a nice bull in the pack. my plains game rifle and ammo was in the truck. So I used the 500, penetration was.... more than adequate...

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Beautiful sable, beautiful rifle. In fact very beautiful both.

 

[WAB]

I was just on a hunt with @BC Tal, each of us had a Ruger no.1 as a DG Gun. Mine in 500 NE, and his in 416 Rigby. Two buffalo and a sable were taken with the No.1's. I have nothing but respect for the rifles and own 5 of them:
(7x57, 300 h&h, 9.3x74r, 450/400 NE, 500 NE)

Here is the 500NE with the first game we took on the trip. We had been following up Buff tracks when we chanced upon some sable with a nice bull in the pack. my plains game rifle and ammo was in the truck. So I used the 500, penetration was.... more than adequate...

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You’ve got a proper stock and barrel on that rifle! The No 1 has a well deserved reputation for excessive recoil in large calibers. You’ve addressed the two design flaws that cause this in the big hitters.

 

[Just a dude in BC]

You’ve got a proper stock and barrel on that rifle! The No 1 has a well deserved reputation for excessive recoil in large calibers. You’ve addressed the two design flaws that cause this in the big hitters.

I was lucky on the barrel, as a friend of mine is the GM of IBI barrels, so he spun me a custom 26" 500NE barrel. I made the stock specifically to have a larger butt area for the recoil, and made the rear bolt recess large enough that I could slide a recoil reducer into it. The stock took about 3 days to make both the fore and rear. So recoil on it is pretty reasonable all things considering.

I also had the barrel threaded, so I can run a break when I am doing load dev on the bench.

 

[swashington]

I have to jump in on this one as I am waiting for my first No. 1 to arrive. Purchased a 416 Rem Mag from another member here. I fell in love with this rifle when I saw one at a gun store a few years ago. I did a lot of elk hunting in Western Washington and used a Ruger Scout Rifle. Being a lefty I am always restricted in choices so Ruger is a great choice. I love my scout rifle because of the compact feel of the gun with it's 18' barrel. The No.1 feels the same way. Short even though it has a 24 inch barrel. Exceptional swing and pointable. Great in the hands and the simplest action to use ever made. Can't wait for it to get here this week. Already have 80 rounds ready to bust my shoulder. It is range time!

 

[swashington]

By the way, being new to AH it took me three days to read this string. You gotta break it up a little guys!

 

[swashington]

By the way I saw a really nice one this weekend. https://www.gunsinternational.com/g...ruger-no1-375-h-h-magnum.cfm?gun_id=102743289

Wood was beautiful, trigger was a very light and crisp. They are asking $2500 but will take $2300. They also had a Model 70 Pre-64 375 H & H that I would have jumped on if it was left handed.