Ruger fanatic not happy with Rugers marketing

[bobski]

what killed the #1 was video games and spray and pray tv.
americans dont practice ACCURACY and one shot one kill anymore.
give me a great scope and a single shot and i'll show you old america at its best.
was a time where purists complained about bolts and semi gun ramps knicking bullets on the way in. the average new kid doesnt even know what a ramp is.
sad indeed.

 

[single action]

"times they are a changing" Bob Dylan
My favorite gun boutique over the years have had to reverse their inventory and displays.....heckuva note, IMHO Bob

 

[22/45 Fan]

what killed the #1 was video games and spray and pray tv.
americans dont practice ACCURACY and one shot one kill anymore.

One other thing that hurt the #1 was it's early accuracy problems. Some were very good but most had problems. I recall reading about all kinds of "fixes" but many early ones had poor quality barrels.

I don't know if that's been completely solved but shooters expect very good accuracy from an expensive speciality gun and if it doesn't provide that it gets a bad reputation that's hard to overcome. I have a out-of-the-box Ruger American in .223 that routinely shoots sub 1" 100-yard groups and cost less than $350 so Ruger is certainly capable of making an accurate rifle.

 

[Coyote Hunter]

The #1s are an iconic firearm and it will be a sad day for me if they are discontinued completely. That said, I've only owned one, a tack driver in .280 Rem, which I later sold to fund a Hawkeye All-Weather in .280 Rem.

While beautiful rifles, the #1 rifles don't suit my hunting needs. Some years ago I saved $100 and bought a synthetic-stocked Remington 870 instead of a walnut stocked Browning BPS for much the same reason. Although I shot my buddy's BPS very well, I couldn't see laying in muddy ditches with the BPS.

That said, I'd like to find a nice #1 in .45-70.

 

[Big Old Boy]

Kygunco list both 257 and 280 for $1107. Fyl

 

[dakota1911]

I sort of collect Ruger No. 1s and love them, but there is a reason I took this picture of a No. 1 International in 30-06 with a Ruger SR-762 in 308. What can Ruger sell the most of?

 

[felix cortinas]

the .257 that seems to be available on several gun shop online sites seems to be the International model...I stick to the Standard models...wish I could find a .308 too.