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Ruger 45-70....Kinda want

strokn47265strokn47265 Member Posts: 749 ✭✭✭✭
edited March 2013 in General Discussion
I ran across a Ruger no.1, chambered in 45-70. It has a very thick bull type barrel on it which measures 27 inches from tip to frame. Also has a set of Williams flip up peep sight, which are mounted on the tang. Has a older scope on it. I really like it and its in pretty nice shape. Question are did they actually put that long a barrel on the No.1's? Would this be a good deer caliber? I was also thinking down the road using it on an elk hunt one day.Your comments would be appreciated on the rifle and this caliber.. Thanks
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,550 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I love the 45-70 as long as your not hunting the bean fields. that big ole bullet drops them in their tracks. Plus that Ruger will handle the hotter loads
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  • MMOMEQ-55MMOMEQ-55 Member Posts: 13,134
    edited November -1
    I am a collector of Ruger #1s. What you describe sounds about right. Sounds like you are measuring the barrel along with the chamber. I have that chambering in 45-70 and it is probably my most accurate rifle next to my custom 700 in 300 H&H mag. At 100 yards with a Kales 3-9X she will put them in the same hole almost every time.

    That rifle has been chambered in many calibers. My most recent purchase was one in 357 mag. That is one of the rarest chambering. The guy wanted $800 with Williams peep sites, the original factory sites and original box. I would have paid 3 times that price for that caliber.

    45-70 will take any game except Elephants if loaded properly. I have actually read an article where the author used a 45-70 to kill an Elephant. Thats pushing it a little I think but any North American game will drop to the 45-70. It would bowl over a deer or an elk. Great bear and Moose caliber too.

    With practice you can learn to reload as fast as one can with a bolt gun.
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I can't help you with the barrel for sure, but the #1 rifles are great. I have a .375 H&H with the same heavier contour barrel that you mention and man does it shoot good! I just ordered a scope for it 5 minutes ago. The fella who owned it before me had trigger-work done and a nice recoil pad installed on it.

    Do you happen to have any pictures or do you know what it says on the barrel?

    Jon
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  • Sig220_Ruger77Sig220_Ruger77 Member Posts: 12,754 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by savage170
    I love the 45-70 as long as your not hunting the bean fields. that big ole bullet drops them in their tracks. Plus that Ruger will handle the hotter loads


    That is my favorite part about them. I am not daring you to push it's limits, but man will they hold their own. [:)]

    Jon
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  • 35 Whelen35 Whelen Member Posts: 14,307 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    To the OP; if you reload, you'll be able to run that .45-70 up or down to whatever power level you need. Once you get into the No. 1-only loads in the books, your shoulder will thank you for investing in a soft recoil pad! The only .45-70 I want equally as much as another Siamese Mauser is a No. I.
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  • gruntledgruntled Member Posts: 8,218 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a #3 in 45/70. It's not a rifle you want to shoot very long with heavy loads. The #1 should be far more comfortable, that curved steel butt plate HURTS but for one fast shot the #3 is a good choice.
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  • strokn47265strokn47265 Member Posts: 749 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thanks all. I have always wanted one i think they are a very nice looking gun.
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,526 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I like that chambering but in the marlin 45-70 BL
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  • DocDoc Member Posts: 13,898 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I think it should be either a 22" or 24" barrel. The 375 and 458 are the "Tropical Models" and come with 24" barrels (not sure why since the 22" makes more sense to me)while the standard #1s come with 22" barrels. I think the 45/70 is considered a standard model and should have a 22" barrel. Yes, the original tube is heavy.

    I think the #1 is the most beautiful mass produced rifle. I have several including one in 458 WM that I load to 45/70 levels. Be aware that the #1 kicks like a Missouri mule. The friend who sold me the 458 had shot it with full loads and he assured me the recoil was worse than my 460 which he had also tried.


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  • shilowarshilowar Member Posts: 38,811 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I want one of those marlin stainless 45-70 lever guns with the grey laminate...no rail though...that's a pretty gun
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    been lookin for a 357 mag or max single shot styled like a sharps or something different...have a tip up stainless but like the older styles...been reloading 180gr spire point at top end sammi specs for fun....have one uberti rolling block clone in 357 but don't if this load is to much
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