How much would you pay for this Ruger NO. 1

[jaysouth]

Local dealer has a No. 1 in 308 with aftermarket heavy contour blued barrel with integral compensator. Price tag is $1,500. How much would you pay for this fun with after maket barrel. Gun is too heavy for me to carry in the woods.

[Rockindaddy]

Ruger No. 1's are collectable. They have to be in their original configuration. I shoot a Ruger 1V in 22 Hornet. It is deadly accurate. Cheap to shoot with 45 gr jacketed Sierra's and 12 grs of Winchester 680 I must have 40 lbs of the Winchester 680 ball powder. So I figure my great grandsons will still be shooting it! Was going to sell it a couple of years ago to finance another project. Was asking $1800 for it with a Leupold 12X and a Harris bipod. Fancy wood too. Paid my distributor a couple of bucks to select one for me with extra fancy wood. $1500 for a rebarreled gun? I'm figuring $1200 would be about right. If you like the 308 caliber, the barrel could be turned to make the gun a carry in the woods rifle. The dealer should not get upset with a $1200 offer.

[Don McDowell]

1500 isn't a bad price on a #1 in good condition. If you want or think you need it write the check.

[ohen cepel]

Is the barrel marked with a maker or 'smith's name? Some gunsmiths I would pay that price for their work without hesitation. If it is a simple re-barrel then that is different. Compensator come off it you wanted it to? How is the trigger?

If custom and marked I think it could be a great buy. If a simple re-barrel, I agree with the above and would offer less.

[koger]

Sounds hi to me. I looke at 3 no 1;s this week in one shop, a .22-250, .220 Swift and a .270, all with pristine barrels and the 270 had birdshead walnut, first one I have ever seen knock your eyes out. None of them looked like they had been fired. $1500 out the door, take your pick.

[uscra112]

"The more you pay, the more it's worth".

Never have understood the romance of the Ruger. Doesn't function any better than guns costing half as much or less, but there it is. You're buying emotion, and there's no rational way to price that.

[stubshaft]

I'd have to agree that it sounds a little high.

[RustyReel]

I'm not a Ruger No 1 fan. My offer would probably get me tossed from the shop, so I would politely put it back on the rack.

[Lloyd Smale]

i wouldnt buy it period. i quit buying guns a few years ago that when i take to a local dealer all i get is a chuckle or an "i could never sell that".

[Wag]

I have a #1 in .357 magnum. Great little shooter. I think I'd pay 1,500 for the one you listed above.

--Wag--

[No_1]

Depends on your preference. I enjoy/collect #1’s & #3’s. All are original except one #3 which has been re-barreled to 22TCM (I do have the original barrel so it can be returned to original configuration).

I would not pay that price unless it came with the original barrel and some additional items to help offset the cost of returning it to original condition but as I said earlier - depends on YOUR preference.

[NSB]

Having owned a new one back in the early 80’s, I wouldn’t own another one at any price. It had a mediocre trigger at best, and shot rather poorly from the day I bought it till the day I got rid of it. I ended up buying a Savage V1 (? IIRC) single shot that shot way, way better and cost a third of the price. I never understood the mystique of this gun.

[Sig556r]

If this is bidded out, market price will be whatever’s tolerated.
Been eyeing out one in 45-70 just because I wanna hotrod the cartridge but I can only tolerate $1k

[pietro]

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IMO, the asking is way too high - especially considering the additional cost to either turn down/shorten or replace the barrel (likely 50% of the asking price).

The thing about "high" priced guns is that the source should be considered, as different gun shops charge different prices for virtually the same item that is available across the table (except for custom guns).

The thing about custom guns is that they were customized to a particular owner's tastes, which may not suit many other potential buyers - and many sellers just cannot get that into their heads.

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[marlinman93]

If you are buying it because you love the #1 and like the new barrel and cartridge, then it would be hard to buy a #1 and have the work done for the $1500 asking price. But it sounds like you're a collector, and not crazy about the barrel weight to begin with. And it will never have collector appeal after it's had the barrel changed, so you have to ask yourself if anyone else would pay the $1500 should you get tired of it?
I personally think there are likely many guns I own that people might not like, or appreciate enough to pay what I paid. But I didn't buy them to resell, so doesn't matter if they were bargains, or just fair prices.

[Good Cheer]

Recently I was searching around looking at No.1's in 9.3x74R.
Saw one online at a big sporting goods store for $2300.
It's gone so I reckon it's been sold.

[Bigslug]

Considering you're probably looking at it as a project action and will need a new forend? A grand out the door. Less if you can manage it.

A varmint barrel on a falling block action in a non-traditional caliber and configuration for falling blocks - seems like a pretty hard gun to sell for anything but that project action. I'd open with that.

[barrabruce]

I have fired a ruger 1 but to me it was too heavy to cart around all day and appeared to be overly complicated for a single shot.
People go all goggly eyed over them but to me ho hum.
Rather something lighter and simpler.

If you could take the barrel off and machine it a lighter contour and get rid of the blaster on the end then it might be worth a look.
It would be only a range queen or something you drag out the Ute and shoot over the bonnet with otherwise.
To me anyway.

[marlinman93]

I have fired a ruger 1 but to me it was too heavy to cart around all day and appeared to be overly complicated for a single shot.
People go all goggly eyed over them but to me ho hum.
Rather something lighter and simpler.

If you could take the barrel off and machine it a lighter contour and get rid of the blaster on the end then it might be worth a look.
It would be only a range queen or something you drag out the Ute and shoot over the bonnet with otherwise.
To me anyway.

Although I'm not a fan of Ruger #1's, I love big heavy single shot rifles, and I'm pretty used to packing those over 10 lbs. while hunting. Almost all of mine have no sling swivels, so when I take one hunting it truly means packing it around, and not slinging it over my shoulder. But I don't mind much as it's worth it to me to be carrying what I love!

[gc45]

Owned several, the one i never would sell is the little Hornet, the rest all went and never wanted another. They are cool rifles but not all shoot well without serious help to the trigger and forstock but that is also true to most rifles not used for just deer hunting where 3-4 in groups are ok for most.

[Jeff Michel]

Peoples tastes run differently I suppose. I've collected Ruger No 1 and #3 for years and and consider them a close second to another two brands of single shot rifles that I collect. Unfortunately, the friendly folks in Big Timber Montana don't price their rifles for the budget conscience shooter/collector. But my they are sweet.

[WILCO]

Not original, I'd offer $700.
Folks selling guns are high on crack or meth with their prices.

[35 Rem]

I love Ruger No 1''s but only if they are in more exotic chamberings than 308. The ones that turn my head are 300 H&H, 7x57, 218 Bee etc. The frustration I have with No 1's is that they are always priced higher than gold and hardly ever sell yet the sellers refuse to budge an inch on the price. The only one I have ever broken down and bought was a brand new sample in 218 Bee when my FFL came in handy in that I was able to get it from a wholesaler considerably cheaper than you'd ever see at a gunshop or a website such as Gunbroker.

[Teddy (punchie)]

I'm not a Ruger No 1 fan. My offer would probably get me tossed from the shop, so I would politely put it back on the rack.

I'm the same way, that $$$$ for that .... just not my thing they are not a hunting rifle ... well they are but just not my type. Bump, lever or bolt, SxS O/U even a semi, okay but single shot not for me

[marlinman93]

Price is not a huge issue for collector firearms, but I consider collectible firearms those that are much older than a Ruger #1! An old single shot from the late 1800's is almost always an expensive gun, and can easily go what this rebarreled Ruger is asking for, and much more. I just prefer those older guns with their long history, and collector interest.
I also am a fan of exposed hammer single shots, and the Rugers I've owned never shot as well or as accurate as old original single shot did for me.

[Tim357]

I have a #1 in .357 magnum. Great little shooter. I think I'd pay 1,500 for the one you listed above.

--Wag--

And I am jealous, Sir.

[Good Cheer]

Yesterday spoke with a local shop about putting the 9.3x74R for sale on consignment.
Someone would snap it up, and I can but hope sight it in using the local burrowing garden pests.

[HARRYMPOPE]

I agree with marlinman93( though I really like Ruger single shots) If you can't carry a 10 pound #1B in the field hunting you need to get in better shape.
they are more complex than a Ballard, Stevens 44-1/2 ,Roller or Hiwall but they are hell for stout and reliable.

As far as accuracy I think a custom #1 was tops in the Raton Schuetzen matches this year.I own a few and my 416 Rigby is near MOA at times with cast and my 30-06 1B is sub MOA many(not all) times with plainbase cast bullets breech seating.
My #1V .223 is one I've not got shooting well as of yet.

[scattershot]

FWIW, I just sold a very nice 45/70 for $1,000. I have seen crazy prices on these, but reality has got to check in once in a while.

[No_1]

I have a #1 in .357 magnum. Great little shooter. I think I'd pay 1,500 for the one you listed above.

--Wag--

The California Highway Patrol Commemorative model? I have one I received in a trade a few years back. Beautiful rifle.


Sent from somewhere on Mother Earth

[Wag]

The California Highway Patrol Commemorative model? I have one I received in a trade a few years back. Beautiful rifle.


Sent from somewhere on Mother Earth

I don't think it is but next time I get it out, I'll double check.

--Wag--