Ruger No. 1 accuracy

[Flatbush Harry]

I bought a No. 1A in 6.5x55 Swedish 3 years ago. I bought 3 boxes of Rem 140 gr. CoreLokts to break it in and supply me with my initial brass for developing hand loads. Lo and behold, this factory fodder delivered 0.75" groups at 100 yards almost every time. I haven't done a great deal of load development yet because this will do fine as a deer rifle as is.

I may be lucky with my rifles but I hew to the motto: "It ain't the arrows, Tonto!"

Harry

 

[Silent Sam]

I don't believe Ruger cuts chambers with a lot of freebore to keep pressures down. From a manufacturing standpoint it makes sense to cut at the long end of spec so as the reamer wears it remains in spec for as long as possible. Not all #1's have long throats and #1 actions are one of the strongest, if not THE strongest mass produced actions there is.

 

[Plastikosmd]

I adjust for free bore in a different way, I breech seat with my 2 customs.

 

[rugerman]

I bought 2 no. 1's in 1977 a 270 and a 7mm mag. The 270 was a tack driver out of the box with my hand loads the 7mm was a close second. The trigger on the 270 breaks like glass. Both my kids killed their first deer with it, the youngest at 8, the oldest at 12. I used the 270 as my loaner rifle, lots of first deer killed with that rifle.

 

[oneounceload]

When I had mine, it was the RSI in 243. (one of those trades you regret later). It would give me 3/4" 3 shot groups with a SMK 85 bullet and was just the ticket for speed goats.

Perhaps your barrel needs replacing?

 

[Lloyd Smale]

the two most accurate sporter weight rugers (including all the 77 variants) ive owned were a 1b in 2506 and 280. That said I had a 757 and a 243 that were miserable