King of Single Shots: Ruger No. 1 Rifle Review 

I own one in 45/70, 375 h&h, and 30-06. Love these rifles.

I like this lady. We should see more of her

Another Kristen video to brighten my day! I have a Henry Single Shot in .243 and I love the darn thing!

I have a grade 1 Browning 1885, High wall, in 30-06. 4X leupold scope. Beautiful rifle, great for bench rest shooting, and accurate. I have only used it out to 500 meters, on steel sheep silhouettes. It takes a 180 grain bullet, a few seconds, to the target. Very nice rifle to shoot.

I have two of them currently. A 25'06 and a 30'06. I have owned a 22-250 in the past. I love her commentary on the gun but will say I have hunted with them for years and never have learned or had to reload quickly. I take my time and make the shot count. That is the whole idea of a single shot.

I have had several over the years and LOVE them. My current rifle is a 25'06 and it is very accurate. I love hunting with it. Makes you take your time and choose a careful shot.

She always does a great job! The Ruger No. 1 is very interesting. Great job! Thank you.

I own 2- 9.3x74R, and 6.5x55 with a 450/400 3" NE heading my way. The 9.3 hated Norma ammunition, though once I played around with reloading I was able to find the "sweet spot" for both Barnes X and Nosler partitions.

I have an older Ruger No. 1-B in .270 Winchester with a 26” barrel. It actually is shorter than a long-action bolt rifle with a 22” barrel. It doesn’t weigh anywhere near as much as the rifle, in the video. Be aware that getting a scope far enough back for proper eye relief is a bit of a challenge and offset rings might be the ticket. Leupold makes a 1.5-4x “intermediate eye relief” Scout scope that is perfect for it.

Thanks for not having ADS!

I like the Ruger number one but I think the Winchester 1885 is a little better. My biggest gripe with the number one is scope mounting. It is hard to get the scope mounted back far enough for good eye relief without having to crawl the stock so much. It did help on a number one safari chambered for 450-400 nitro express, I mounted an intermediate eye relief/scout scope on it, in its standard rings and had perfect eye relief. Usually I have to get offset rings and select particular scopes to get proper eye relief without having to crawl the stock so much.

I agree… it’s a great rifle.. I use a 270 but I only use one round and I have meat in the fridge..

really like the furniture on that rifle 👌

I’ve always found accuracy issues on modern rifles are fixed by tightening the loose nut at the back of the stock.

That is one sweet looking rifle

My 2506 is deadly out to 700 yards and beyond one hole group's as well 5 shot groups

Had one bought in early 1970s in 6 remington. Dropped many woodchucks in nwohio Probably the most beautiful rifle I ever owned. Not the best shooter,,tended to stitch with barrel heating…..

It is a very Christmassy gift. If I ever came across one.

#1’s, like other single shots are warm weather guns. Your fingers and 4-5 cartridges on your belt are the magazine and in above 50 degree or so weather this works great. Also no North American hunting guides trust you with a round in the chamber while you are walking around unlike Africa. In North America guides are used to leveraction and bolt guns where the clients can put a few rounds in the magazine under an empty chamber but they can quickly make the gun hot by working the action once which is easy to do with gloves on. I have hunted every year since 1975 with a single shot like this including a Cape Buffalo in Zimbabwe. The great things about them are many and I love them . Also they are the only action where a long rimmed case is an advantage. A long rimmed cartridge from 30-30 to 470 nitro is much easier to manipulate with your fingers and load the gun under a scope than a short fat rimless round. Just another reason their popularity has unfortunately declined.

Great video

I had one, and had a disappointing experience with it. The set screw on the lever back out losing the coil spring. This spring hold the action in place, without it the rifle doesn't work. I am pretty careful with my stuff and this caught me unaware

I would like to see special season for deer.

Hmmm...bet that would be nice in a Swift!

I have a 7Mag blued. Also have a SS .375 Ruger. Great accurate Rifles.

Canadian assult rifle right there

Mine looks like the one in the video.... only mine is in 375Ruger. Had one in 340 Weatherby. Sadly I traded her off :(

I would love one of these rifles -- if they were not so pricey.

I had that rifle. Harmonic vibration was terrible couldn’t get to hold under 6 inches in 100 yards.

Haven’t been made in two years…..

Wonder how she’d do shooting iron sights? Why doesn’t Ruger install irons on all their model No 1s? What happens if the scope breaks in the field? You then have a useless gun.

Mine is in 300 win mag

I own 2 No1s. First one my grandpa left to me after he passed. I was so impressed with the gun I purchased another in a different caliber years later. 25-06 and .270. From small varmints to big deer it’s my go-to hunting rifle. One shot is all you get

I picked up a 1994 in .45-70 today. It’s incredible.

I'm looking for one in .338 Lapua Mag.

I've always admired the Ruger #1. I have three of them: 1-V in 25-06; 1-H in .458 Winchester Magnum, and 450 BushMaster (this one is stainless). I always enjoy your videos Kristen!

Ms kristin spoke about the weekend warriors spouting off about saying things like who wants a single shot well thats an easy question to answer me i want another single shot rifle i happen to find them quite handy

Great video Kristin, really enjoyed it. JT

Own one in 25 06 it's so accurate

Can’t find this rifle in 30-06. Ruger only has them in three strange calibers right now

Sadly this gun is soon gonna he banned up here in Canada. Just because it could be chambered in cartridge that is “to big for civilians”

I am right handed but left eye dominate so I shoot left handed. Being right handed a left hand bolt gun doesn't work for me. Over the years I have become able to reload for a follow up shot as fast with the #1 as I can with any of my bolt guns.

I wish Ruger would make an all weather in .308. They would get my $

One of the best looking rifles ever made. Yet, I've never owned one.

Would love a Ruger #1 in 460 smith and Wesson and in 416 Remington magnum for large dangerous game and because it’s awesome round

A great lady. Excellent video.

Very nice lady

I inherited one of these in 7 by 57. It's a nail driver.

*.204 @ 400 yards... I'll believe it when I see it*

Great info as always. All ways enjoy your videos.

Well done, great video!

May be below 0.3 MOA

Ruger .good .

Great vid

No No1s have been made for a least a few years. Probably done for good . Ruger has little to no interest in making them anymore

Ruger I think makes their own barrels now. At one time No. 1's had barrels by Wilson. I've owned a few. In my experience with the older ones, one third are okay, one third are really accurate and one third are horrid. Like barely able to hold minute of pie plate at 100 yards. I kept a couple that were really good shooters. I do love the design. I have an old Burris Signature 2x8 32mm scope on one of mine. Never seen a 2x8 like that before.

I've heard about Ruger #1's my whole life, but just never really looked into them. This video did a GREAT job explaining the gun.

Seems like excellent craftsmanship and performance from Ruger, but idk if I could personally justify a rifle like that for as heavy as it is.

The first 6K rifles do not have a prefix on the serial number. Find one of those. Cost more than a M70 back in the day. There rifles have Douglas air gauged barrels on them. Alos high grade walnut with a pistol grip that is unlike the later rifles and has a vastly different checkering pattern on the grip as well.. If a Ruger attains collectable status, these early rifles are the ones to own.

Fantastic group! I'm intrigued by the falling block action now. Reminds me of shooting airguns when I was a kid.

Thanks for the review of the rifle. Left eye dominant and my right eye degenerated so I am interested in the Ruger No. 1!

As many I love my number 1. This lady is spot on. Thank you.

Meh, the T/C contender & encore line will always be my favorite.

Mine is a1-A in .275Rigby. It's not for sale

For hunting, how to take the shine from the stainless steel?

Love my #1 and Burris scopes.

Most #1's takes work in the floating the fore end. After you float it and work up a load they are a classic

Nice group

Wouldn’t be surprised if No 1 production is finished for good.

I have to wonder if there is a way to make the latch on the lever stronger. My Ruger #3 does not have a latch on it and the lever never has opened the action when I've been carrying the rifle. Both #1's however do. I must be careful with the rifle when carrying it because the action easily opens and drops the round somewhere as I hike. Is there a stronger spring available on the lever latch to keep this from happening?

My statement would be your way off base because that would be the sharps rifle not the Ruger number one which I am a proud owner of some

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My no.1 is chambered in a 243. I do love the looks of it. The issue with mine is the scope mounting system is off. Really off!! I had to put a scope with max turret adjustment. If I didn't love this rifle I would be extremely pissed. Nothing ruger should be proud of. Just warning you.