Optics for Ruger #1

[Jeff Garcia]

New purchase for me my first #1 in 300 H&H. What scopes to look at for fit with rings/eye relief/cheek weld.
Going out to the #1 group on here

 

[Tgood1]

I have several no 1's, absolutely love them. Overall for the money, quality, usability I use leupold HD5 's with illumination. Very versatile and if u keep an eye out very good deals can be found

 

[Jeff Garcia]

Thanks, running HD5 2-10 on a couple bolt 300 mags with low rings. I did have to grind the rail a bit on the Seekins to clear powers ring

 

[WAB]

You need a lot of eye relief if you don’t want to crawl the stock on a No 1.

Swarovski Z6 1-6x24 ee (discontinued but available used)

Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40 (discontinued but available used)

 

[Jeff Garcia]

Thanks for the input, just want to sort out ring height and what scopes fit well between the rings. Conquest is currently on another rifle but available, will give it a try

 

[Kiwifire111]

My No1 in 300H&H has a Leupold VX3 3.5-10, fit me like a glove and is my "Go To" rifle for Deer hunting in Australia.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Thanks for the input, just want to sort out ring height and what scopes fit well between the rings. Conquest is currently on another rifle but available, will give it a try

I've purchased a couple of Ruger No 1s lately, with the plan to gift them to my grandsons when they get a little older. One came with rings and the other did not. I quickly learned that the No 1 is different than Ruger M77. On the bolt actions, the two rings are different height. For the No 1, the rings are the same height. See attached chart.

 

[Uxas]

vintage Burris Signature 2.5 x 8

 

[meigsbucks]

I love the #1’s. If weight is a concern, I’d consider a 3-10x Swarovski Z3. The VX5 Leupold in 2-10x or Trijicon 2.5-12.5x would be my choices with a 30mm tube.

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

On my former 375 No1 I fitted a Leica Magnus 1-6.3x24 DG scope, excellent optic, but the eye relief was a tad short. On my new 30-06 No1 I heeded the advice given by several on AH and fitted a Swarovski 1-6 x24i EE. It is entirely correct in every way, so much so that I would say it is the only way to go if you want no frustration. Expensive and hard to find, but worth the effort.

 

[Joker12]

Leupold makes a set of rings for the #1 that are offset to the rear a bit so that you can mount the scope farther back which solves the need to crawl the stock.

 

[WAB]

Leupold makes a set of rings for the #1 that are offset to the rear a bit so that you can mount the scope farther back which solves the need to crawl the stock.

Agreed, but I still need lots of eye relief with them. Below are the two No 1’s I referenced. The .275 Rigby has the Swarovski Z6 1-6x24 EE in Warne QD rings. Note how far back it can be mounted with the straight tube.

The second is a .22 hornet topped by a Zeiss conquest 3-9x40 with a rear offset ring by Leupold.

Both of these rifles are set up perfectly for me.

 

[Jeff Garcia]

Probably looking at 2-10 power for the 300H&H seeing some of the set ups what height rings with 30 mm tube and offset rings a must with that choice? If the objective lens is over 40 should I plan on buying a cheek piece?