For you Ruger No 1 owners

[stug]

Saw this guys website, does some very nice stuff with Ruger No 1's

http://www.rjrenner.com

 

[Wayne t]

Yup some nice work there I had never even seen a NO3 before but will be keeping an eye out now I have
Thanks for sharing that

 

[CAustin]

Thanks for sharing

 

[Whiskey1]

Good stuff there. I took a very early No. 1A 30-06 as my only rifle on my recent (first) safari. Though a neck shot warthog and shoulder shot kudu both took finishing shots not one of my family's 10 animals got out of sight after the first shot. I also just bought a No. 1 Tropical in .458 WM that matches my '06 perfectly.

 

[Wayne t]

Nice
I've picked up a tropical in 416rem and that's going out next year with me

 

[Whiskey1]

Are you going to hunt a buff with it? Both of the PHs we hunted with said they'd have no problem with me using one on buffalo. I did figure since I'm not using a repeater I'd get one with a bit more wallop than a .375...

 

[Red Leg]

Appreciate that. I have an engraved No. 1 B that would be an awesome candidate for such a project. Have sent them a note.

 

[sestoppelman]

View attachment 195820 Good stuff there. I took a very early No. 1A 30-06 as my only rifle on my recent (first) safari. Though a neck shot warthog and shoulder shot kudu both took finishing shots not one of my family's 10 animals got out of sight after the first shot. I also just bought a No. 1 Tropical in .458 WM that matches my '06 perfectly. View attachment 195817View attachment 195819

Matches your '06 perfectly but for being a lot heavier and kicks about 3 times as hard! I love the No.1's but the big boys give me a headache rather quickly.

 

[sestoppelman]

Looking at the Renner rifles, you can see where the forward end of the comb is lowered creating a more straight comb with less drop aft, but it allows one to bring their face down more in line with the sights. I had to get a lower front sight from Ruger recently as I could not get my face low enough on the comb to even get close to getting the front bead into the express V of the rear of my .275 Rigby. Ruger obliged at no charge btw.

 

[Red Leg]

Looking at the Renner rifles, you can see where the forward end of the comb is lowered creating a more straight comb with less drop aft, but it allows one to bring their face down more in line with the sights. I had to get a lower front sight from Ruger recently as I could not get my face low enough on the comb to even get close to getting the front bead into the express V of the rear of my .275 Rigby. Ruger obliged at no charge btw.

I don't know what is wrong with some of their design control. I fully get lowering costs, but I picked up one of their new plastic stocked twenty-two bolt rifles the other day, and it was impossible for a human being to come anywhere close to being able to use the open sights. For a kid's starter rifle, that is just dumb. It would imply that no human being ever shouldered the thing before it went to the marketplace.

 

[Whiskey1]

I love their old rifles and revolvers- the new stuff not so much. Anybody know where I can get an express style rear sight to replace the factory sight on my .458?

 

[Wayne t]

I'm more thinking of a Hippo if I can swing it when I'm out there next year but a buff would work just as well I'm sure
My mate may be selling his 458wm and his 450/400ne and I'm tempted if they come up being honest

 

[Wayne t]

And your right Ruger rifles are no where near as good as they used to be at all it's more a numbers game with them now it's like manlichers they aren't a patch on the older ones I wouldn't have an SBS one given to me

 

[sestoppelman]

I shot my new .275 again today and it continues to impress me. I had loaded up a box of 140 Hornady SST's test loads with Reloader 19, and then dumped the box over and half the rounds were all mixed up! Tried to weigh them as best I could but its unrealistic to think I got anywhere close. In the end it shot well anyway, more I think a case of liking the components very well than any other one thing. I will try that combo again and try not to knock the box over afterwards!! I do think that Ruger barrels are better now than ever before, even if sometimes their QC seems to suck in other ways. Every recent made No. 1 I have shot was a good shooter, whereas in the good ol days, barrel quality was hit or miss. They outsourced barrels earlier on and now hammer forge their own and they are uniformly good.

 

[Whiskey1]

Appreciate that. I have an engraved No. 1 B that would be an awesome candidate for such a project. Have sent them a note.

I'm curious if you've heard anything back yet. While I like my No. 1 rifles pretty much the way they are I have a M-77 in .350 RemMag that might benefit quite a bit from their services.

 

[Red Leg]

No answer to my email or voice mail. Typical of most gunsmiths and gunmakers. I think they all were secretly born wealthy and don't really have to work.

 

[Red Leg]

No answer to my email or voice mail. Typical of most gunsmiths and gunmakers. I think they all were secretly born wealthy and don't really have to work.

Go figure - he just called! Hell of a nice guy. I think we have a deal.

 

[Whiskey1]

I usually don't mind a gunsmith that takes a day or two to call back. I always think they must be busy turning out customer's guns. Did he say how long the backlog is?

 

[geoff rath]

Whiskey 1, try NECG (check their website), they have a range of #1 specialty open sighting systems, and quality ones.

 

[Whiskey1]

Well the .458 No. 1 is off to the gunsmith soon but it's not NECG for sights or RJ Renner, yet. It's for a new stock thanks to FedEx...I bought this rifle for the wood and found out it also had a pretty rare checkering pattern only done in '74-75. So pretty much impossible to replace exactly.

I'm thinking now that the original stock is gone it may become a .458 Lott or .450 NE 3 1/4" since it's no longer factory original anyway.

And the work by RJ Renner would be perfect on a .450 NE....