marksman13
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When there’s a half dozen of them? Picked up six Ruger No. 1s this morning and a couple of them are absolutely stunning.
First up is a 4 digit, 1967 (first year of production) No. 1B in 22-250. This one is the most beautiful and interesting No. 1s I’ve ever picked up. I’m almost positive that this rifle was sent to a custom stock maker after it was purchased, though the seller swears this rifle left Ruger exactly as it is currently configured. Either way, the price was right and the rifle is gorgeous, so I snatched it up.
The second rifle is a Cabela’s special edition that I almost passed on because it has a gold inlaid Cabela’s logo on the bottom of the receiver. It is chambered in 300 H&H Magnum. Once I saw the gun in person, I had to have it. Ruger put a deeper, high luster blue on these guns and they are gorgeous
The gun I was initially most interested in is the third gun. It is a 1A in 22 Hornet. Nothing too special about that, but this was part of a special run which Ruger sent to Tyler Gun Works to have the receivers color cased and the action blocks and lever releases jeweled. Pictures don’t do it justice. It’s a beautiful rifle that I wish was chambered in something like a 308.
The fourth rifle is the plainest in the bunch, but still pretty cool. It is a 1S in 218 Bee. I don’t know what in the world possessed Ruger to build a heavy, long barreled No. 1 with a barrel band and front sight in such a diminutive chambering, but I like it. It looks like it’s ready to take on the dark continent, but it’s going to spend it’s life taking the occasional shot at coyotes.
The fifth rifle is the one I paid the most for, but only because it was a limited production rifle. It is a Joe Clayton Classic built in honor of the man who wrote the book on the Ruger No. 1. It is chambered in 280 AI and honestly, it’s just not the best looking No. 1, but it feels great and it’s going to be right at home in the deer woods of Mississippi.
I’ll post the sixth one below. I’m out of pictures for this one.
First up is a 4 digit, 1967 (first year of production) No. 1B in 22-250. This one is the most beautiful and interesting No. 1s I’ve ever picked up. I’m almost positive that this rifle was sent to a custom stock maker after it was purchased, though the seller swears this rifle left Ruger exactly as it is currently configured. Either way, the price was right and the rifle is gorgeous, so I snatched it up.
The second rifle is a Cabela’s special edition that I almost passed on because it has a gold inlaid Cabela’s logo on the bottom of the receiver. It is chambered in 300 H&H Magnum. Once I saw the gun in person, I had to have it. Ruger put a deeper, high luster blue on these guns and they are gorgeous
The gun I was initially most interested in is the third gun. It is a 1A in 22 Hornet. Nothing too special about that, but this was part of a special run which Ruger sent to Tyler Gun Works to have the receivers color cased and the action blocks and lever releases jeweled. Pictures don’t do it justice. It’s a beautiful rifle that I wish was chambered in something like a 308.
The fourth rifle is the plainest in the bunch, but still pretty cool. It is a 1S in 218 Bee. I don’t know what in the world possessed Ruger to build a heavy, long barreled No. 1 with a barrel band and front sight in such a diminutive chambering, but I like it. It looks like it’s ready to take on the dark continent, but it’s going to spend it’s life taking the occasional shot at coyotes.
The fifth rifle is the one I paid the most for, but only because it was a limited production rifle. It is a Joe Clayton Classic built in honor of the man who wrote the book on the Ruger No. 1. It is chambered in 280 AI and honestly, it’s just not the best looking No. 1, but it feels great and it’s going to be right at home in the deer woods of Mississippi.
I’ll post the sixth one below. I’m out of pictures for this one.
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