Accuracy of Ruger no. 1

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mississippi_rifleman

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How accurate are they? Can they shoot 1 MOA or better at 100 yards?

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Ben Lee
Student, Senior
Computer Science
Mississippi State University
Heed the man that owns only one rifle,
he likely knows how to use it.
- Anonymous
 
Miss. Rifleman,

I have a 1B in .243. I was enamored with the looks and classic styling, but before I bought mine, I spent quite a bit of time on gun websites researching accuracy reports. The consensus I received was that some are very accurate out of the box, and some require tweaking. I read more than one post that stated <1 MOA out of the box. However, this was the exception, not the rule. Apparently, there is some inherent inaccuracy in the gun due to the 2-piece stock. I had a guy at a gun store tell me that the No.1 is MORE accurate than a bolt action because it is a single shot. This is not true. Accuracy has little to do with cartridge capacity. Mine required a little work, the hints for which are provided on the following sites:
http://guntalk.shooters.com/guntalk/Single_Shot/01824.html
http://guntalk.shooters.com/guntalk/Single_Shot/01722.html

My opinion is if you are looking to target shoot, look elsewhere. No. 1's are too fickle for that. If you are looking for a straight-shooting hunting or plinking gun that with its single round embodies what a true rifle is all about, consider a No. 1.

Best,
rock-jock
 
Hello Miss. Riflemam. I was looking for a Winchester 1885 High Wall made by Browning in a 243. It only came in the low wall so I settled for a Remington 6mm in a Ruger Number one. I had a lot of trouble with reloaded full lenght resized cases not chambering. I went to a neck sizing die and now it shoots 55gr V-Maxes under a half at a hundred yards. It will shoot 100gr. round nose bullets under an inch at a hundred. It has an high grade walnut stock and fore end. It is not only a pleasure to look at but a pleasure to shoot.
 
It depends on what you want to use this rifle for. My Ruger #1A in .270 will not put five rounds into 1" at 100 yards. It might put 3 into 1.00". 5 round groups generally go 2.5 to 3".

Initially, I was concerned about this lack of accuracy that was apparently caused by barrel heating and two-piece stock. However, the more I shot the rifle the more I took a different approach with a single shot. First ly, this rifle shoots to the exact point of aim from a cold barrel each time and every time. The second shot always dropped in almost, if not, touching the first hole. The third round always went high about an inch. The groups always looked like elongated triangles.

I concluded that I really wasn't going to put more than three rounds through a single shot in a hunting situation and was more than happy to trade off a little group size in return for cold-barrel consistency.
 
Mississipi. I have a thing about Ruger #1's. I can't own enough of them. Sure, they can be tempermental. But so is my wife, and I have a thing about her as well. I would part with neither.
If the challenge of hunting with a "one-shooter" appeals to you, and if you like tinkering with rifles and reloads is your thing, the buy a #1 in the caliber of your choice. If you're not turned on to these things, buy a regular bolt action and be happy.
I hunt with my #1's as much as I can, weather permitting. (It can be a bear to reload with frozen fingers.)
As to accuracy? The .300 Win. Mag. does 3/8 inch with loads it likes. This after a bit of tinkering with the forearm hanger. The 7x57 is a one incher. The .375 H&H, does 1 to 1.5 inches, depending on the load. The 45-70, 2 inches with a cast lead 330 gr. hollow point. All the rest average about 1.5 inches, more than adequate for most hunting.
JMHO.
Paul B.
 
Mississippi, I have a #1 in 30-06 that I am shooting Nosler Ballistic Tip 165 gr (these have been moly/wax coated). They will give you a 5/8" group @ 100 yds. took a nice 10 pointer last hunting season at 270 yds with one round. I did have the trigger replaced and the forearm bedded, no other changes.

Mel <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by mississippi_rifleman:
How accurate are they? Can they shoot 1 MOA or better at 100 yards?

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Gents,

There is an article in the September issue of
Rifle Magazine by Ross Seyfried on the Number
One and how to tune it up for best accuracy.
Ross has one that shoots groups 2 inches wide
and 4 inches high at 800 yards. Now the
question is how much fiddling do you want to
do with your rifle?
 
In my limited experience with the Ruger #1 I have found them to be very accurate. Although the turnbolt would seem to have to be the best of all choices for inherent accuracy, the two Ruger #1s I own will both do better than 1-inch at 100-yds. One is a 45-70 and one is a 25-06. The 45-70 actually does better than MOA with out 420-grainer, and my Ruger #1 in 25-06, with its Canjar set trigger, bull barrel, and 10-power Leupold scope groups into one-half inch at 100-yds with Hornady 117-grainers. The single shot Ruger may not be as accurate as the best turnbolts, but in my limited experience they weren't too far behind!

Best regards, Randy Garrett www.garrettcartridges.com
 
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