Ruger #1 - 1-H Tropical Rifle -.375 Remington Ultra Magnum.
Guns International #: 100468499 Seller's Inventory #: 701
Category: Ruger Rifles - #1 - Rifles - African Dangerous Game Safari Single Shot
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Seller: Hamiltair
Member Since: 1/18/08
State: Wyoming
Zip: 82323
Country: United States
Phone: (307) 220-7628
Seller: Private Seller
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
3 days
Payment Types Accepted: USPostal Money Order
Description:
Ruger #1-- one of a kind -- 1-H Tropical Rifle -- professionally re-chambered from 375 H&H Magnum to .375 Remington Ultra Magnum. 24 inch heavy barrel, Alexander Henry forearm, hand fitted, select American walnut stock with a black 'Decelerator' recoil pad, sliding shotgun-type tang mounted safety, a quarter rib open site with integral scope base.
Only 5 rounds fired since re-chambering. Includes factory owner's manual.
Serial Number : 131 - 34302
LOA : 41"
LOB : 24"
Weight : 8# 6.6oz
Trigger pull : 3# 0oz
Rifle is used but shows no noticeable wear and is in 99% condition.
Getting old and too many medical bills.
Description from an article by Chuck Hawks:
Introduced in 1966, the No. 1 single shot rifle was one of Bill Ruger's pet projects. It was the first of the modern single shot rifles, and sparked the single shot revival.
The No. 1 uses a completely modern but classic looking Farquharson-style hammerless falling block action of great strength. The barreled action is finished in a polished deep blue, and the satin finished walnut stock is hand checkered in a borderless pattern. The No. 1 is Ruger's premium rifle.
Like any single shot rifle, the absence of a long repeating action makes the Ruger No. 1 about four inches shorter than a bolt action rifle with the same length barrel. Or, to look at it another way, the No. 1 can have a barrel four inches longer than a bolt action rifle of approximately the same overall length. This maximizes the ballistics of modern high intensity and magnum calibers, and is a considerable advantage for the long range shooter.
The Ruger No. 1 single shot is a high class rifle. It is for the connoisseur, the rifleman, and the traditionalist. The late Bill Ruger was all of these, and he has left us the No. 1 as part of his legacy.
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