Allure of the Ruger No1

[Boone66]

Looks great

Thanks, I hogged off a lot of excess wood, this is my brush gun, now it points like a shotgun.

 

[Doug3006]

This one calls to me! I think a 22 Hornet would be just the ticket for the tiny 10. Nice wood.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1054704406

 

[Boone66]

Here are the rest

Horn grip cap and nose piece

 

[WAB]

This one calls to me! I think a 22 Hornet would be just the ticket for the tiny 10. Nice wood.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/1054704406

I just sent my .22 hornet No 1 off to RJ Renner to have him make it the perfect match to the.275 stalking rifle he did for me.

 

[HookMeUpII]

I just sent my .22 hornet No 1 off to RJ Renner to have him make it the perfect match to the.275 stalking rifle he did for me.

He is a super nice guy. He does, as you said, sell the MorVue sight separately. Spoke to him on the phone and purchased the sight. Haven't had a chance to mount it yet.

 

[mikesheree]

Hell of a hog rifle!

 

[Boone66]

Hell of a hog rifle!

Thanks, for now it's bear and elk in thick timber. I need to go down south for hogs, or across the northern border

 

[Odinsraven]

Simpsons Ltd have a new one forn1550 in 375hh

 

[HookMeUpII]

Simpsons Ltd have a new one forn1550 in 375hh

That's a good price for that rifle in 375HH.

 

[franzfmdavis]

Gentz Sporting Arms has a No.1 in 270 for $1295. I was there last week and it looks like it’s in really good shape!

 

[spike.t]

Just saw this....22 hornet be nice...

 

[dchum]

Just saw this....22 hornet be nice...

Get one for your resident blue duiker tool

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

Great to see Ruger No1's still in production, classics never die.

 

[Nyala23]

Started with a B-270 39 years ago. Have accumulated a few more and successfully harvested game with all except a V in 300WM and my rsi 7x57 Bought it nib during Covid and just haven’t been whitetail hunting enough. Absolutely the classiest production rifle ever!

 

[franzfmdavis]

I copied this summary from another site while trying to understand the different Ruger No. 1 models; it was concise and somewhat helpful (and hopefully accurate since I don’t see my Alex Henry forend 7x57 mentioned in any of these categories):

1-A: This is the model called the Light Sporter. It has a 22" barrel with iron sights and an Alex Henry forend (Yes! That's the one with the groove in it...) Weight: about 7 1/4 lbs.

1-AB: This is also a Light Sporter , but has NO iron sights and a semi-beavertail forend. (Kind of a cross between the 1-A and the 1-B) These were made from 1981-'83 and disfontinued when the #1-RSI was introduced...

1-B: This model is called the Standard Sporter. It has a 26" clean barrel (No sights) Wieght: about 8 lbs.

1-S: This model is called the Medium Sporter . It has a 26" barrel with sights and Alex Henry fore-end. Chamberings Were : 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, and .45-70 Gov't... .45-70 has 22" barrel. (Recently the .338 RCM and some pistol chamberings were added with 22" barrels...)

1-RSI: This model is called the International model. It has a 20" barrel with full stock and sights. (.243 Win, 7x57, .270 Win, and .30-06)

1-H: This is Tropical rifle. It has a 24" Heavy bbl with sights. Calibers: .375 H&H and .405 Win. in a fairly heavy barrel. (Weight: Just over 9 lbs.) and .416 Rem, .416 Rigby, .404 Jeffery, .458 Win Mag, .400/.450 Nitro Exp., and .450 NE. w/ Very Heavy barrel (About 10 lbs.) (Also has Alex Henry for-end)

1-V: This is the Varmint Model. This has 24" heavy barrel with beavertail fore-end in .223, .22/250 .243, 6mm Rem, and .25-06. 26" heavy barrel in .220 Swift. (Back in the '70's, a few 1-V's were produced in .280 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, and .300 Win Mag... ) Ruger catalog lists the weight as 9 lbs, but I believe they are heavier than that. More like: "God-Awful-Heavy"...

 

[Boone66]

I copied this summary from another site while trying to understand the different Ruger No. 1 models; it was concise and somewhat helpful (and hopefully accurate since I don’t see my Alex Henry forend 7x57 mentioned in any of these categories):

1-A: This is the model called the Light Sporter. It has a 22" barrel with iron sights and an Alex Henry forend (Yes! That's the one with the groove in it...) Weight: about 7 1/4 lbs.

1-AB: This is also a Light Sporter , but has NO iron sights and a semi-beavertail forend. (Kind of a cross between the 1-A and the 1-B) These were made from 1981-'83 and disfontinued when the #1-RSI was introduced...

1-B: This model is called the Standard Sporter. It has a 26" clean barrel (No sights) Wieght: about 8 lbs.

1-S: This model is called the Medium Sporter . It has a 26" barrel with sights and Alex Henry fore-end. Chamberings Were : 7mm Rem Mag, .300 Win Mag, .338 Win Mag, and .45-70 Gov't... .45-70 has 22" barrel. (Recently the .338 RCM and some pistol chamberings were added with 22" barrels...)

1-RSI: This model is called the International model. It has a 20" barrel with full stock and sights. (.243 Win, 7x57, .270 Win, and .30-06)

1-H: This is Tropical rifle. It has a 24" Heavy bbl with sights. Calibers: .375 H&H and .405 Win. in a fairly heavy barrel. (Weight: Just over 9 lbs.) and .416 Rem, .416 Rigby, .404 Jeffery, .458 Win Mag, .400/.450 Nitro Exp., and .450 NE. w/ Very Heavy barrel (About 10 lbs.) (Also has Alex Henry for-end)

1-V: This is the Varmint Model. This has 24" heavy barrel with beavertail fore-end in .223, .22/250 .243, 6mm Rem, and .25-06. 26" heavy barrel in .220 Swift. (Back in the '70's, a few 1-V's were produced in .280 Rem, 7mm Rem Mag, and .300 Win Mag... ) Ruger catalog lists the weight as 9 lbs, but I believe they are heavier than that. More like: "God-Awful-Heavy"...

Thanks, this is great information

 

[Altitude sickness]

The 20” barrel would be perfect for stalking

 

[Nyala23]

Lipseys has made several “custom” runs over the years. These had varying barrel lengths, contours, forearms and materials. Makes for great hunting!

 

[Nyala23]

They are great as an A or rsi for a stalking rifle. The b’s, v’s and s’s for general purpose are fun. The v in a magnum(300wm) while heavy still exhibits an impressive recoil. My h(375) is a shove compared to the smack of the 300. I don’t think the 338s is as bad as the 300v. Wonderful rifles. Still want an AB in a 7-08. Looked but didn’t pull trigger at DSC 3 years ago. Went back to buy and it was gone! Guess it was a Lipseys or an employee gun. Black pad. Only one I’ve ever seen.

 

[Forrest Halley]

The real question is: What is the purpose of the groove in the forend?

I have a theory, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.