I've owned three of them and still have the 30/06 that I bought 30 years ago. I love that rifle and both of my kid's are already asking which one's going to get it when I kick off.
IMO, they are the classiest rifle ever made. Agree?
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Got my attention!!! I presently have 3. A 218 Bee, a 375 H&H, and a 45/70. These are classy, greatshooting rifles. I own several late 1800 & early 1900 single shots. To me these carry on the great tradition of the early rifle makers.
I've had the pleasure of having at least 4 of them in my hands but never got the chance to fire any of them. Almost bought one in 22-250 once. I think that they have a good balance and with the right reloads, are very accurate.
I fell in love with Ruger #1s about 30 years ago also. I used to have a large collection, but am now down to only 7 of them. I too have the first one I ever bought. At one time I used to work at friends' gunshops and did shows with them. I used to put out two to three tables filled just with #1As. It was so much fun to get people hooked on them. I still have one in 7-08 and one in 38-55. Those calibers were special orders for a distributer that never made it to catalogued production. I had three of each but two were traded for a Sharps and two went for a Model 73. The wood and satin finish still make me light up when I see one. I re-load for all of them and have them scoped with Leopold, Nikon, and Burris scopes. They have never disappointed me at the range or in the woods. [sm=happybounce.gif]
Got my attention!!! I presently have 3. A 218 Bee, a 375 H&H, and a 45/70. These are classy, greatshooting rifles. I own several late 1800 & early 1900 single shots. To me these carry on the great tradition of the early rifle makers.
Didn't they bring out the 218 Bee a long time ago or was it a special run by the factory? If the former rather than the latter that gun'll probably bring a lot on the secondary market.
How is the wood on your early #1's? I remember the 7mm mag had excellent woodandthe varmint barreled 25-06 had a very piece that would be graded rather high on the secondary market. The 30-06 that I've held onto has average wood with good figure but not a lot of it. From what I've seen on shelves the last ten years or so the company is using very plain, straight grained wood. I knew that someday they'd run out of the good stuff.
Whiskers,
Yea, the Bee has been around for some time. If I'm not mistaken it has been discontinued. It is a great cartridge. I used to own a 22 Hornet, but I prefer the Bee over the Hornet. The cases seem to hold up and reload better. I like the wood in the #1's that I have. They are just a top notch gun.
I think you are right about the wood being better in the older models. The grain and patina on the older ones appear to be higher grade wood. I guess they had to go to the plain grain to cut some costs and/or up profit.
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