Other Vice's

[Dean Romig]

As has been mentioned the Ruger No. 1 is a wonderful and simple rifle. I bought mine in .270 in 1981 and mounted a Leuopold Vari-X III 1.5 - 5X on it. It is perfect for my purposes and I think the last time I needed to adjust the scope was eight years ago... in fact, I haven't had it to the range in as many years. Once every year I will take one shot with it at about 100 paces just to see if it still prints where I last set it. Sunday morning while in the deep woods I took a (sitting) shot at a knot on the side of a big maple trunk. I knew when I squeezed off that I had pulled a bit to the left. I walked to the tree and sure enough, the bullet hole was exactly 1.25" to the left of the center of the knot and 2 inches high (which is the elevation I set it at eight years ago). Incidentally, earlier Sunday morning it slipped off of the tree trunk I had rested it against while I was occupied at an urgent task and it clattered down on a rock wall. I thought "No big deal, it has taken abuse before." but when I looked it over I discovered that the scope tube was dented. I was then determined to take a shot to see how badly I had knocked it off but as I ststed above... it is fine. What a great little game-getter!!



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[C.O.B.]

There's no dust on a Ruger #1 thats for sure. When my Parker project is completed a custom #1 is next...then the wish list will be complete.....except for the 410