New #1 is a pretty little thumper

[Texas by God]

I was just looking at the Ruger catalog and there beside the silly muzzlebrake stainless laminate .450 Bushmaster offering- is the Real Deal. .450 MARLIN Blue And Walnut 20" baby elephant carbine! I can't afford it but I like it!

[Tom W.]

I think the #1 B is the best looking rifle out there. The falling block Browning ain't too shabby, either!

[Deaconllb]

The 1B in 7 mm Remington mag was the best shooting number 1 I ever owned in my collection it was a tack driver but in a weak moment I let it go was also the cheapist one I ever bought 625.00 out the door super nice gun to.

Deaconllb

[Ramjet-SS]

I have a Ruger Thunder Range Carbine and Ruger American in 450 Bushmaster Both will be sent down the road I have way too many big bore rifles and the 450 Bushmaster does nothing the 460 Smith and Wesson can do better.

[DW475]

The problem with the Ruger #1 is that there getting too expensive which in turn is extending the time until which I can afford to retire!

[Chad5005]

my brother bought a #1 in 25-06 about 20 years ago and you couldn't hit the side of a barn with it standing inside,he never would try to make it right he just pulled his scope and sold it,ive always wanted on in 308

[Texas by God]

I had one #1; a standard 22-250 with gorgeous wood. I starved for a month to save $350 to buy it. It shot 1-2" groups with handloads that were sub moa in my $85 Rem 788. I sent it down the road before I scratched it up. The old Light Sporter in 30-40 Krag was what I wanted but they didn't make it. They are out of the range I'll pay for a gun now.

[Chad5005]

im with ya im not paying 2200 for a single shot rifle,ive got a h&r in 308 and a cva in 243,i paid 325 for each one of those and thinking about sending them down the rd

[nekshot]

I bought a number one in 25-06 almost thirty years ago and never touched it for accuracy. the worst it will do is 1 1/2 inch at a hundred and 3/4 inch is normal. It is a keeper and it is not for sale!

[Jedman]

I have a lot of single shot rifles but never owned a # 1 for unknown reasons ?
I always had the money to buy one and came close many times but never even bought a used one.
Just 2 years ago I could have bought a NIB no. 1 in 338 Federal in a lightweight model for $ 675.00 and for a while I seen them in 9.3 X 74 R new for under $ 800.00.
Now for some reason they have made a huge step up in price, they seem to be several hundred more than a new Winchester 1885 where for years the Ruger was always less ?
I really want to sell off a lot of my guns as I don't have the energy or places to hunt anymore to use them all but if I come across a used No. 1 that I like and at a fair price I am sure my weakness for single shots will give in and I will own one at some point.

Jedman

[curioushooter]

Ruger no1 are really expensive for what they are. I think pricing is driven by collectors rather than shooters. Most of the ones you find for sale have never been shot. It's a pity, because for the left-handed-shooter they are great, and with 45-70 in particular, they are an outstanding cast boolit platform. No OAL concerns. Tremendous strength. Long barrel. Great handling. It's just hard for me to blow a grand when I can get the same general performance form yet another Contender barrel, which can be picked up on Ebay for a couple hundred bucks.

[MOA]

I think the No.1's are the best looking guns out there for single shot rifles produced domestically, as to them being accurate, to an extent just like other type action rifles, sometimes it is just the luck of the draw. Although, some can be improved on with a little work.

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[horseman308]

I had a #1B in .308 several years ago. After a little work, it would do sub-moa with the right hand load. Sold it cause it never got used (moved to a shotgun-only state for deer season). I miss it, but I get more range use with my Sharps.

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[Texas by God]

I think the No.1's are the best looking guns out there for single shot rifles produced domestically, as to them being accurate, to an extent just like other type action rifles, sometimes it is just the luck of the draw. Although, some can be improved on with a little work.

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I can't make out the caliber on that very nice #1- is it a Tropical Model?

[Loudenboomer]

I've only owned one Ruger #1. Mine was in 25-06 shot well but not the tac driver some seem to have. Factory loads would shoot 1 to 2" groups. The 117 gr. Hornady Lite Magnum being best factory. Hand loads were a little better. It would usually shoot 100 gr. Sierra FB @ .75 inch but only over a medium charge of AA3100. A very nice rifle. Just a little fussy about what it liked to eat. Accuracy perfectly acceptable for our deer sized big game. I gave mine to my oldest son for his 21st Birthday.
I hope Ruger can maintain the line. More accurate and cheaper rifles are available but the Ruger #1 remains an American classic.

[MOA]

I can't make out the caliber on that very nice #1- is it a Tropical Model?

The top image is chambered in 450/400-3" Nitro Express. This is a 1-H, the tropical with a heavy 24" barrel.
The bottom image is chambered in 9.3 X 74R. This is a 1-S, the medium sporter with a 26" barrel.

[Tatume]

I hope Ruger can maintain the line. ... cheaper rifles are available but the Ruger #1 remains an American classic.

I agree. Frequently I hear complaints of "I'd never pay that much money for a single shot rifle." My attitude is exactly the opposite. Bolt action repeaters are a dime a dozen and lack the character of a high quality single shot rifle. Excellent lever action rifles are available, and do have aesthetic appeal. But a high-quality, highly accurate single shot is the epitome of rifle design and execution.

[horseman308]

I agree. Frequently I hear complaints of "I'd never pay that much money for a single shot rifle." My attitude is exactly the opposite. Bolt action repeaters are a dime a dozen and lack the character of a high quality single shot rifle. Excellent lever action rifles are available, and do have aesthetic appeal. But a high-quality, highly accurate single shot is the epitome of rifle design and execution.Hear, hear! There's just something elegant and sophisticated in their design, despite the overall simplicity (at least sometimes simple [emoji6]) in their function that cannot be met by any bolt gun.

I, too, love a good lever gun for similar reasons, though they usually have a somewhat more "utilitarian" aesthetic.

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[Ramjet-SS]

Fantastic looking guns. I at one time had over 20 of them got married sold them so we had a down payment for our first house.

The most brutal one I owned was 416 Rigby just kicked the snot out of me.

But everything from 22 Hornet and 218 Bee to 458 Win Mag. Now I have just couple a 7x57 and a custom Reeder 375 GNR which is a 45-70 necked to 375. Great cartridge.

I like brakes only because I do not like recoil anymore....

[wv109323]

There are two rifles that I have given up on as far as accuracy. One was a 1976 No.1 in a 25-06 in a varmit barrel. The rifle would shoot 3 shots fairly accurately, one outside the group2-3 inches and then about 1 out of 5 shots would be 2-3 feet off the target. I tried different scopes,different powders,heavy and light bullets,forearm free floated,glass bed forearm,match dies with the same results. Itraded it for a Rem. 700 in .308.
The other rifle was a Savage/Anschultz model 164. It grouped about 4-5inches at 50 yards with any and all ammo. I wish I had kept both rifles and rebarreled them.
Like others I can long longer afford a No.1.

[Johan Steyn]

Bought my no1B in .300WM in 1994, very good accuracy averages under 1" with most of m loads have taken a lot of game with it ranging from Springbuck to Eland. My absolute favorite rifle.

[Bill*B]

Ruger No. 1 rifles are beautiful and elegant - I certainly can appreciate them for that. But when it comes to punching the X-ring, my ancient, plain jane Remington 721 is king!

[edwin41]

sometime ago i bought a #1 in .270 WIN , its a bleud one with the heavy varmint barrel and its topped up with a nice leupoldscope .
bought it in a gunstore were it was in stock for over 32 years , rifle was never fired and new in box .
got it for the old price and a nice discount thrown in .
like many others here , its standing in my safe and it has 40 [factory] rounds trough it , i needed seven for sighting in the leupold VX 3.

mabey its time to find me a good bulletmould....

[rockrat]

Didn't know they made a 270 win varmint barreled #1. Might be kind of rare.
Had a NIB 308 #1A ,but sold it earlier in the year. One of my favorites is my x39 stainless , followed by my 6.5 swede(my hunting rifle nowadays if I ever get to go again), but that said, my fun gun is my 357max #1a, a rechambered 357mag CHP gun.

Always liked the #1 and would love a 44mag gun, but the price nowadays is one I refuse to pay. Seems like the price took a pretty good jump a few years ago.

[root]

I've got the 375 H&H No. 1 in stainless with a fixed 4x simmons.

Great gun.

Rich

[Drm50]

I've had several of them from 243 to 458. Presently only two a 6mm PCP and 45/70. Only one I hunted with was 30/06. The rest target and groundhogs. I would like to have a early 375H&H and my favorite which I have never owned , the Lyman edition 45/70.

[oldhenry]

MOA,
Nice looking #1s. I always wanted the 1A in 7X57. Those AH FEs are the most graceful of all.

I had a '76 1B in .270. It was no tack driver, but was adequate & I shot many deer & 1 antelope with it. I tried everything to get it to shoot better & read everything Jon Sundra wrote on "how to" make the #1 shoot better. I even sent it back to Ruger & they returned it & if I remember correctly their requirement was 1.5" @ 50 yds.with factory ammo (I was doing better than that, so I shut up & kept shooting).

Later I acquired a #1AB (short run on those) in .270. It was the most inaccurate rifle I've ever owned...……..but, it was very pleasing to the eye (beautiful). It went down the road. I did kill 1 deer with it: a 35 yd. shot.

I acquired a #3 in .45-70 (a 200th yr.) in late '76 from a pawn shop for $135.00...….best deal of my life. It is one of the most accurate guns that I ever owned (barrel band and all).

Henry

[atr]

My #1 is a 7x57 ....very accurate, easy to carry, beautiful fit and finish on the wood. Bought it from the widow of a member here on this site.

[pertnear]

Ruger #1's, as far as accuracy out of the box, have always been luck-of-the-draw. The good news is that accuracy problems can usually be corrected with a bit of tinkering. I'd love to be the lucky guy that meets a frustrated shooter & in a weak moment buys his "sour-shooting #1" for a price that makes us both real happy!

[MOA]

MOA,
Nice looking #1s. I always wanted the 1A in 7X57. Those AH FEs are the most graceful of all.

I had a '76 1B in .270. It was no tack driver, but was adequate & I shot many deer & 1 antelope with it. I tried everything to get it to shoot better & read everything Jon Sundra wrote on "how to" make the #1 shoot better. I even sent it back to Ruger & they returned it & if I remember correctly their requirement was 1.5" @ 50 yds.with factory ammo (I was doing better than that, so I shut up & kept shooting).

Later I acquired a #1AB (short run on those) in .270. It was the most inaccurate rifle I've ever owned...……..but, it was very pleasing to the eye (beautiful). It went down the road. I did kill 1 deer with it: a 35 yd. shot.

I acquired a #3 in .45-70 (a 200th yr.) in late '76 from a pawn shop for $135.00...….best deal of my life. It is one of the most accurate guns that I ever owned (barrel band and all).

Henry


Well I hope you kept the No. 3.
I'm going to get another No. 1 and re barrel it to 45-120, got to put a 6 lb octagon barrel on it. :-O

[oldhenry]

Well I hope you kept the No. 3.
I'm going to get another No. 1 and re barrel it to 45-120, got to put a 6 lb octagon barrel on it. :-O

It remains in the family...….I gave it to our youngest son (now 48) when I gave up deer hunting (I still have visitation rights). It & a 1894 Marlin in .45 Colt that I gave him are his favorite deer guns.