Please call for availability 1-800-660-5470 this is our inventory as of 09/26/2017 all new & used firearms sold by ace sporting goods have a one year. Ruger Single Action Revolvers Blackhawk Type for sale and auction at GunsAmerica. Trending this week Ruger Single Action Revolvers Blackhawk Type. Sell you. Walt Rauch's review of and rating for the Ruger LC9 pistol, including a range report, photos, MSRP and specs, and user ratings and comments. Past & Present: Ruger No. Rifle Review. Several Ruger firearms are the result of Bill Ruger Sr.’s ideas on how designs that originated with other inventors could be improved. It is no secret that he intended his Blackhawk single- action revolver to be a stronger and more durable version of Colt’s Army revolver, and it has proven to be exactly that. Then there’s the Ruger Hawkeye single- shot pistol with its swing- out breechblock in . Winchester Magnum that is much like the Rollin White single- shot pistol of 1. Colt’s Camp Perry of 1. Ruger’s stylish No. The No. 1 is not a copy of the English- built Farquharson, but the two rifles share levels of grace and beauty seen in few other firearms. During an early- 1. Ruger opined that a fair- sized group of American hunters would always relish the idea of practicing the art of stalking game and ending the hunt with a single, carefully placed shot at a reasonable distance. During a hunting trip in the Yukon with Jack O’Connor, Robert Chatfield- Taylor, and stockmaker Lenard Brownell, Ruger brought up his plan to design and build a single- shot rifle. His goal was to utilize investment casting along with other modern manufacturing technologies in bringing back to life the elegance of the Victorian era at an affordable price. During that Yukon hunt, Brownell accepted an invitation from Ruger to work for Sturm, Ruger & Co., where he would be in charge of manufacturing the new rifle. One of the country’s top stockmakers at the time, Brownell was also responsible for designing the stock and forearm. He relocated his family to New Hampshire in 1. September 1. 5, 1. Ruger No. 1 departed the factory. Serial numbered 9. Winchester and a semibeavertail forearm. But before the first No. Larry Larson and Harry Sefried. One of the more challenging directives to come from Mr. Ruger was to make the action more compact than some of the single- shot actions of under- lever, falling- block design of the past. The No. 1 action is sometimes described as hammerless, but it has a rather massive hammer within its receiver. The receivers of some of the earlier European single shots had to be made large in order to make room for an internal hammer and its spring. Larson and Sefried avoided that by positioning the hammer low and centrally in the receiver and by moving the hammerspring to an integral steel hanger projecting forward from the front of the receiver. A steel strut connects the spring with the toe of the hammer. The hanger also serves as an anchor point for the ejector spring and forearm. Ruger called his new rifle the “Victorian” during its design stages, but later introduced it to the shooting world as the “Number One.” From the beginning receivers were marked “No. Production began at a snail’s pace, with only three variations offered in 1. One was the S2. 2L Lightweight with 2. Remington, . 2. 2- 2. Winchester, 6mm Remington, . Winchester. The S2. M with 2. 6- inch, medium- heavy barrel was available in those same chamberings, and the S2. H with its heavy, 2. Winchester Magnum. The price of a rifle was $2. By 1. 97. 1 the original model designations had been changed to the now- familiar Nos. A, 1- B, 1- S, 1- V, and 1- H. Prices were reduced to $2. Other magnum chamberings, such as . Winchester, 7mm Remington, and . H& H, were added. Every No. 1 fan has favorites, and I am no exception. For hunting I have always preferred the Alexander Henry- style forearms of the 1- A, 1- H, and 1- S. To my eyes those versions are the most handsome of all No. The wider and longer forearms of the 1- B and 1- V are more stable when resting on a sandbag, making them better for varmint shooting. And since the front sling- swivel stud is mounted on the forearm rather than out on the barrel, those two models can be used with a Harris bipod. I bought my first No. Wyoming for mule deer and pronghorn antelope during that year. That first No. 1 has a nonprefix, four- digit serial number; an Alexander Henry forearm; and a 2. The front sight ramp on early rifles was slotted for a hood, but according to Joe Clayton’s book Ruger No. My rifle has the slot but no hood. The bottom of the breechblock of my rifle has a number matching the serial number on the receiver, indicating it was hand- fitted, as all early rifles were. Other variations exist, but I’ll close the subject with scope rings. Those that came with my early rifle are split vertically, whereas those made after late 1. GALLERY: Ruger No. Review. For a period of about six years I used that No. It accounted for four elk, one moose, five pronghorn antelopes, and an assortment of mule deer and whitetails. I used only two loads: the Nosler 1. Partition at 2,8. Speer 1. 50- grain spitzer at 3,0. Not a single animal was wounded and lost, and not once did I find myself in need of greater firepower. The safety of the No. The safeties of some rifles block only the trigger, but the safety of the No. Through the years I have used quite a few different No. Same goes for the ejection of fired cases. When the hammer is in its cocked position, it can be seen through a small window at the front of the under- lever. Operating the safety is a quick way to tell by feel whether or not the hammer is cocked. If the safety cannot be moved rearward to its disengaged position, the hammer is not cocked. No. 1 Advantages. The Ruger No. 1 offers many advantages to the hunter. For starters, the thinness of its action makes it as comfortable in one- hand carry as the classic Winchester Model 9. The absence of a bolt handle protruding from its side makes it one of the best rifles available for carrying in a saddle scabbard while hunting from horseback. When it is slung over a shoulder, its barrel is not long enough to extend above the top of one’s head, making it ideal for carrying through thick, brushy country. And while I am on the subject of barrels, making one longer is an easy way to gain velocity, and a long barrel on the No. Due to its extremely short action, a No. Remington Model 7. Moving to the other extreme for those who prefer compact rifles, a No. A with a 2. 2- inch barrel is only about a half- inch longer than a Remington Model Seven with an 1. Its ambidextrous design makes the No. Magazine length in other types of rifles can prevent seating a bullet to an overall cartridge length that puts it close to the rifling, which is sometimes required for best accuracy. The No. 1 has no magazine, so there is no restriction on cartridge length. In the unlikely event of a blown primer or ruptured case during firing, the massive breechblock deflects propellant gas away from the shooter. Any firearm is only as safe as the person using it, but no other type of firearm is as safe to use as a single shot. It is either completely loaded or totally unloaded, with no place (such as a magazine) for a forgotten cartridge to lurk. Last but certainly not least, I can think of no other action of any type being produced today that is stronger than the No. If it and other types of actions were tested to destruction, it would likely still be in one piece long after the others are blown to bits. On the negative side, accuracy can vary considerably. My early- production . I have owned in its caliber and is quite capable of shooting inside an inch with several loads. An early No. 1 in . Remington I also have is the least accurate rifle of the caliber I have ever shot. I keep it only because the . No. 1 chamberings in early guns. Until I traded one of them away, I had two No. Bs in . 2. 20 Swift. One averaged close to a half- inch; the other seldom shot a group smaller than 2 inches. My No. 1- H in . 4. Bob Cassidy. I have to be having a really bad day for it to shoot a group larger than an inch. My 1- B in 6. 5 Remington Magnum is also a tackdriver. Same goes for a 1- S that was rechambered from 7mm Remington Magnum to 7mm STW by Montana gunsmith Dennis Olson. My 1- A in 7x. 57mm Mauser is accurate enough for big- game hunting, but its group size is nothing to brag about. Until preparing this report I did not realize No. According to the Ruger website, five are slated for production during 2. They are the Light Sporter (1- A) with 2. Remington, Varminter (1- V) with 2. Norma, Medium Sporter (1- S) with 2. Tropical (1- H) with 2. H& H, and International (1- RSI) with full- length forearm and 2. Mauser. For the foreseeable future, available models, configurations, and chamberings will continue to be limited each year.
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