I've always had the notion that these are a gentleman's rifle, therefore on that basis I don't qualify. Like a superposed shotgun. What the Heck, today I decided to go for one.
This I believe is what is called a Ruger No. 1-B, one of the most common of its type. This one is in .223 Rem. It's a bit fancier than my New England Firearms single shots. It's been to the gunsmith, it has what appears to be an aftermarket Timney trigger in it, the barrel has had a spacer installed. It's not cherry, has a few bumps and scratches. No scope or rings, I'll have to come up with those when I get time. Which I will take plenty of to make sure I get the correct height and a scope that doesn't have gigantic bells on it. I looked up the serial number on the Ruger factory site, this one was made in 1998 so I suppose it to have a 1-12 twist bbl. which I haven't verified yet.
I'll hold my breath as to how it shoots. I've heard and read some about these. They either are tack drivers right out of the box or they drive their owners crazy and never shoot right. This rifle has a medium heavy bbl., which isn't a bad thing for shooting .223. I have a Ruger 77 Mark II in .223, it's the super light weight version, pencil thin bbl., which heats right up after a few shots.
This I believe is what is called a Ruger No. 1-B, one of the most common of its type. This one is in .223 Rem. It's a bit fancier than my New England Firearms single shots. It's been to the gunsmith, it has what appears to be an aftermarket Timney trigger in it, the barrel has had a spacer installed. It's not cherry, has a few bumps and scratches. No scope or rings, I'll have to come up with those when I get time. Which I will take plenty of to make sure I get the correct height and a scope that doesn't have gigantic bells on it. I looked up the serial number on the Ruger factory site, this one was made in 1998 so I suppose it to have a 1-12 twist bbl. which I haven't verified yet.
I'll hold my breath as to how it shoots. I've heard and read some about these. They either are tack drivers right out of the box or they drive their owners crazy and never shoot right. This rifle has a medium heavy bbl., which isn't a bad thing for shooting .223. I have a Ruger 77 Mark II in .223, it's the super light weight version, pencil thin bbl., which heats right up after a few shots.