For the Ruger number 1 experts ?

[DEACONLLB]

Why is it that we have a problem with this rifle getting it sighted in? I have 3 of them they are super nice an 30-06 a 243 and a rsi in 7x57. You would think that at the price we pay and as fine as they are and pretty as can be that around 4 or 5 shots would put you in the 10 ring at 70 yrds but I dont have that luck with them. I have a G2 7x30 waters that I sighted in last year and hunted with and this year replaced the composit stock with a factory walnut took it out and shot it and first shot was dead center of target. I dont have any problems with the Encore 4 or 5 shots and dead on. I have two Mossbergs SSi 1 06 and 223 and have no problems holding a group and they are a third of what the Ruger cost dont have any problems with my TCR's you would think that Ruger would fix this problem.
I know about letting the barrel cool down, about installing a piece of rubber between barrel and forend and also the hix tuner, one fellow told me that he used an old playing card as a shim on his to get it to hold a group. so chine in and lets see if we can make these things shoot better. I was shooting 150 grn factory in the 06 and 100 grn factory in the 243 and a 130 grn sp sierra in the 7x57

Deaconllb

[S.E.Ak]

And some of us never have a problem but not as many as it should be. My #3 in 45/70 I can shoot a round a minute for a hour and little or no change.I did have a #1 varmit in 223 that insisted on a break after three rounds but just a few minuets later it was ready again. I realy think the big bores have much less trouble fireing four or five rounds fast even if its 458winmag. I just don't see as much stringing problems

[Darrell Davis]

I Know that others like to use a set screw between the forearm hanger and the barrel to relieve forend to barrel pressure, but I personally like bedding and floating.

I don't like the set screw method, as I want the barrel free of any undue pressure from any source!

I have never had a problem such as you talk about with the #1, even before I began floating/bedding the forend.

However, over the years I have found the consistincy of my hunting rifles to be far more relyable, be they bolt actions or single shots, if the barrel and forend were NOT in contact.

Wood moves, barrels move, and for rifles below the high end and tweeked target rifles, floating and bedding greatly increases consistancy.  GREATLY!!!!!!!!!!!

I bed my #1 forends at three points, the front where the forend screw attaches, and one place on each side back close to the action.  Then AFTER the forend is solidly bedded, all contacting wood is removed along the sides almost back to the action and below the barrel.

After this is finished and before finishing/sealing the wood, assemble the rifle, rest the forend on a solid surface and while holding the rifle at the grip, make sure the rifle's weight will not bring the wood and barrel into contact.

You want enough clearence to make sure a wet stock will not again bring the barrel/forend into contact.

There are other tricks with the #1, but I have never had a bad one and bedding/floating just decreases the posssibility.

Keep em coming!

CDOC