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That .303 is at the top of my list of "needs" for this year.
I was thinking I had to have the Scout rifle too until I bagged a
Enfield .308 Jungle carbine a couple weeks ago on the cheap.
Took care of my .308 fix.
jb
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The Ruger #1 is a great beautiful rifle. I wouldn't be disappointed with one in .45-70 or .405WCF in my cabinet. The only thing I don't fully appreciate is the rib. How is it fastened - with screws or with solder? If screwed, it would be possible to take it away and put a nice rear sight on the barrel or on the reciever.
Old Sh.
Winchester model 88 .308 WCF
Winchester model 71 .348 WCF
The Ruger rib is fastened with screws and very tight pins. At least they were like that years ago. I haven't handled any new ones lately so things may have changed.
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The Ruger rib is fastened with screws and very tight pins. At least they were like that years ago. I haven't handled any new ones lately so things may have changed.
The ribs are still attached the same way. Unless something's changed in the last year or so. A couple I removed also had lock-tite or similar thread lock used as well.
Old Shatterhand wrote:The Ruger #1 is a great beautiful rifle. I wouldn't be disappointed with one in .45-70 or .405WCF in my cabinet. The only thing I don't fully appreciate is the rib. How is it fastened - with screws or with solder? If screwed, it would be possible to take it away and put a nice rear sight on the barrel or on the reciever.
Old Sh.
I really like the rib, I just wish that it had a three blade express sight on the rib instead of the scope ring scallops.
LIke MrMurphy, I also have three Lee Enfields, they help fix my 303 addiction but not the way that beautiful #1 could!
kimwcook wrote:I've always been fond of the Ruger #1. I think they're a really neat rifle, but I've never been able to decide on what caliber.
--- .375 H&H ------ I just made the decision for ya . I always wanted one in .45-70, but now with a Guide Gun, an Encore in 45/70 as well as mulling over a Quigley or Billy dixon replica in the same , my 45-70 pot is getting full. Although in the Ruger, you can load the 45-70 to absurd levels reportedly with modern cases
.375 H&H is a classic caliber that is a sure thing one shot stopper on most things in N America (as long as the bullet is placed right), but is not so big that you'd never use it -- plus, it has a certain cachet that I cant put my finger on (maybe the British tie-in)
I do like the scout... except for that big ugly magazine! Just don't care for detachable magazines on a hunting rifle. I wanted to get a frontier rifle but it lacked the required iron sights. I believe that somewhere Jeff Cooper is looking down, smiling!
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I'd love to have that #1 in 303 British! Gotta give Ruger credit for pumping new life into older forgotten calibers. My personal desire for a #1 in an older chambering would be to have one in 7.62x54R. For a modern round in that rifle, the 338 Lapua would be extremely cool.