Ruger Number 1 Now Limited Production

[eastbank]

i owned nine ruger # 0ne,s, but over the last year i sold four and will sell one more. a #one in .458 that i have never fired that i bought to take to africa last june, but used a .375 H&H cz 550 instead. i will keep the other, .223,3006,300 win mag and a 35 whelen, the 35 whelen may be my favorite deer rifle. eastbank

 

[alexander45]

Didn't know they weren't limited production at any point. Can't exactly see a rather shiny single shot in odd ball calibers being a high seller

 

[Olympus]

I don't think you understand either. Lipsey's IS the exclusive distributor right now. Period. No if's, and's or but's. Those shown on the Ruger site are the only ones produced this year and Lipsey's is the only distributor. If you got one from Williams, it was old stock. CDNN still has some too. They have some that are several years old.

Before Lipsey's became the sole distributor, which has only been in the last year or two, every variation was still produced in myriad chamberings. Now it's a handful.

I said they may very well be now. But it has not always been the case. Davidsons carried them up until a year or so ago. I'll have to get my book out to see when it was exactly. And even then, they were only producing a few calibers.

 

[CraigC]

Never said it was always the case. Did you read my posts? It has been the case for the last year or two. Davidson's might have had some last year but they were probably old stock. They have ZERO now.

Before they became the sole domain of Lipsey's, they were A LOT of configurations and chamberings cataloged.

 

[muzzleblast...]

I have two, a .218 Bee and a .458 Win. Mag. I always thought they should have offered it in .22 rimfire.

 

[Sergei Mosin]

I have also thought that a .22LR No.1 would be fun, but single-shot rifles are a small niche and the No.1 is more money than most people are willing to pay for a .22.

 

[muzzleblast...]

I have also thought that a .22LR No.1 would be fun, but single-shot rifles are a small niche and the No.1 is more money than most people are willing to pay for a .22.

Agreed. But, there is a solid market for premium rimfire rifles... A limited edition No. 1 would certainly fall into that category.

 

[jaysouth]

the local toy store has a Lipsey #1 in 7.62x39 (.311 bore). It begs me to take it home every time I walk by. Price is right, a small flaw on the cheekpiece marked it down to $865.

When I first saw it several months ago, momma had to lock me in the shed for a couple of days.

 

[CraigC]

Nobody would buy a rimfire version because it would be too heavy. The No.1 is way too much beef for the .22LR. It's too much for a lot of cartridges that it chambers. What they need is a couple smaller sized actions. No way should the same receiver house everything from rimfires to .458Lott and beyond. They could cut the size in half for rimfires through the Bee and Hornet. A midsize for standard short and long action cartridges and use the existing action for everything else. I'd buy several if built on an appropriately sized action and weight under 6lbs. Preferably closer to 5lbs. A modern day rook rifle.

 

[Dr T]

Since the No 1 action is one of the strongest in production, it would be a bit of an overkill for 22 lr.

The Falling Block Single Shot niche is pretty small. There is the Ruger No 1, the Browning High Wall, the Low Walls, the Sharps, and the EABs (The EAB rifle in a rimfire would be fun, but I would prefer it in a 22 Hornet).

If they sold better there would be more choices.

But everyone should have at least one.

My RSI in 30-06 is a superb hunting gun. I have it loaded with some early 1970's vintage load data for a 180 gr bullet: It chronographs 2650 fps from a 20 inch barrel with no signs of pressure. This is on a par with a 300 Win Magnum. It is, however, a bit of an overkill for West Texas Whitetails. Should I ever decide to go elk hunting up here in Colorado again, it will be hard to choose between it and the 300 Weatherby Sako TRG.

 

[Sergei Mosin]

I had to go and look up rook rifles, as I'd never heard of them. Interesting guns. Saw one article that suggested the T/C Contender is the closest thing we have to a rook rifle now.

 

[CraigC]

Probably so but still a long way off. It's a shame because I couldn't imagine a more elegant small game rifle than a No. 1 scaled down to about 5.5lbs with a slender 24-26" barrel, stocked in a really nice piece of walnut.

 

[Sergei Mosin]

It would be just the thing for the raccoons that keep getting into my garbage cans!

OK, so the neighbors would probably object. But I like the picture you're painting. Something to suggest to Ruger next time they do their future product survey.