Paid 850 for a .243 RSI in 2015.
No scope and bland wood, redpad, mint.
Just paid 900 plus tax for a crap scoped 4 digit w vert split rings. Guess they thought it was just an old B model.
Wood is on the better end of spectrum too.
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Adding some Ruger No. 1s to the safe today...
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Paid 850 for a .243 RSI in 2015.
No scope and bland wood, redpad, mint.
Just paid 900 plus tax for a crap scoped 4 digit w vert split rings. Guess they thought it was just an old B model.
Wood is on the better end of spectrum too.
I liked my RSI w a reg old school m8 4x.
Looked decent.
Still needed rear offset ring.....barely.
Got new rings for my 4 digit, one offset for the rear again. Proly drop a Leupold 3-9x in em.
Prone works w reg rings, did for years on my first B in .243, ran a Vari x ii 3-9x AO full size on it.
Am not as flexible these days, and neck stretchin hurts.
Offset ring at the back
Looked decent.
Still needed rear offset ring.....barely.
Got new rings for my 4 digit, one offset for the rear again. Proly drop a Leupold 3-9x in em.
Prone works w reg rings, did for years on my first B in .243, ran a Vari x ii 3-9x AO full size on it.
Am not as flexible these days, and neck stretchin hurts.
Offset ring at the back
Dave DeLaurant
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Got tired of dealing with scope issues on my 1B, so when I had it rebarreled in 32-40 I mounted a barrel-mounted peep similar to what I have on my No.3:
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marksman13
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What scope issues did you have?
Dave DeLaurant
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Mine had the fixed proprietary Ruger ring positions on the quarter rib about an inch too far forward for any of the scopes I liked, could afford and had the necessary eye-relief -- in the end I had an old 1x20 Weaver mounted to make the position of the front sight bell a non-issue.
I realize there are ways to work around this, but I ran out of patience.
Same here. Even w Leupolds and being thin and about 6 ft tall, older and w coat....some positions too much stretch.
Killed my deer OK. Went coyote hunting later that yr, from a stand, and looking one direction from it was a chore.
Be surprised what an 1/8th inch or so can do for comfort
Killed my deer OK. Went coyote hunting later that yr, from a stand, and looking one direction from it was a chore.
Be surprised what an 1/8th inch or so can do for comfort
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View attachment 931761 I moved the scope back a little more after this pic
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Dang those internationals are pretty
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marksman13
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I still want to add an RSI in 6.5x55, 308, 7mm-08, or 7x57 and a stainless 1A in 308, 30-06, 7mm Rem Mag or 300 WM, but I suppose those will have to go on the back burner for a bit.
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Keep-on lookin' for more. You can never have too many #1's..
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marksman13
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Very nice collection. Looks like they all have beautiful wood.
Flatbush Harry
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I agree completely. I have a No. 1A in 6.5x55 SE and got a R77 African in 6.5x55 SE as well. My R77RSI is a stainless .308...I'd swap in a NY Minute for a 6.5x55 SE or 7x57. I love the old Mauser calibers; I have a Win 70 in 7x57 and if I ever re-barrel my Win 70 in .30-06, it will get a 7x57 or 6.5x55 barrel.
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SwampWolf
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I have one, also chambered in .220 Swift (No. 1-V Varmint) and it is the most accurate rifle I have of the many I own.
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marksman13
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I‘m hoping the one I picked up is a shooter. The wood is nothing special.
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marksman13
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I’ve got a chance to pick up a No. 1 International in 30-06 at a decent price. My only hang up is that someone had the barrel ported and that kind of ruins it for me. I may still pick it up though. It does have pretty decent wood.
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Forgive me but what does RSI mean?
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marksman13
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Rings, Sights, International which is how the mannlicher stocked rifles are catalogued. At least that’s what I gather from the internet. Makes sense though.
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Thanks!
I finally got all the old oil off the one I just purchased. There are pits dangit. Think I could send off and have a new cap fitted and the tang cleaned up/ reblued. Its not horrible but enough to set off my OCD.
Took to a place w good lighting after cleanup to check the new rings for alignment and saw things were a little more than thought.
Still have the orig vertical rings. And being a .280 w 4 digit, is kinda rare per the table.
Now gotta figure out what to price it at.
I just wish Ruger did a stainless 1A in
35 rem w black plastic stock. Thatd be my perfect woods rifle.
Still havent taken the dang '70 sporter 1022 to the range to see if a bit of bedding will help
Am about to just say heck w all wood stocks for hunting. Would kill me to put a smack in a nice stock.
Hunted my Hawken Silver Elite and it was ding free, after yrs. Till my kid knocked it over one day
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Gave it to my dad. Two light dings. Maybe steam out. My tolerance for BP was gone anyway
Love the feel of a #1, but in blued/ wood they are too nice for me to risk hunting.
Why i got rid of my RSI and 1022SPC.
Fooled myself again
Think Im done being a sucker for nice lumber.
Took to a place w good lighting after cleanup to check the new rings for alignment and saw things were a little more than thought.
Still have the orig vertical rings. And being a .280 w 4 digit, is kinda rare per the table.
Now gotta figure out what to price it at.
I just wish Ruger did a stainless 1A in
35 rem w black plastic stock. Thatd be my perfect woods rifle.
Still havent taken the dang '70 sporter 1022 to the range to see if a bit of bedding will help
Am about to just say heck w all wood stocks for hunting. Would kill me to put a smack in a nice stock.
Hunted my Hawken Silver Elite and it was ding free, after yrs. Till my kid knocked it over one day
YGBFKM
Gave it to my dad. Two light dings. Maybe steam out. My tolerance for BP was gone anyway
Love the feel of a #1, but in blued/ wood they are too nice for me to risk hunting.
Why i got rid of my RSI and 1022SPC.
Fooled myself again
Think Im done being a sucker for nice lumber.
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marksman13
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If you come up with a price on that 280 let me know. I probably need to quit buying for a little while, but I am a sucker for a 280 and a No. 1.
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