Ruger are you listening?

[LuckenbachTexas]

It was a sin to produce this rifle in 450 Bushmaster but y’all can atone and repent by chambering the exact same in 444 Marlin.

https://www.ruger.com/products/no1/specSheets/21304.html

 

[roashooter]

Ruger does not listen to customers....

 

[GAO LLC]

It was a sin to produce this rifle in 450 Bushmaster but y’all can atone and repent by chambering the exact same in 444 Marlin.

https://www.ruger.com/products/no1/specSheets/21304.html

Direct your request to their new Custom Shop.

Good Luck.

 

[WAYNO]

They may not always listen, but when they do, maybe their answer is no.

Especially for such a gun that would serve such a small niche.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

They make a no.1 in 450 marlin, I doubt a sugar coated booger would claim a smaller niche.

The 444 Marlin would be spot on as would the same setup in 308 Win or even 30-30.

 

[RSIno1]

The crime is not producing a stainless RSI in .308 with gray laminated stock. What a great all weather gun that would be and no complaints about 2x4 quality wood - plywood is plywood no other expectations.

 

[gunzo]

There has been some oddballs chambered in the No.1 no doubt about it.

But 444? :?

Lets ask for the Edsel to be brought back while we're at it. :lol:

 

[Heliman]

If they won't chamber a #1 in .348 Win, why .444 Marlin?

 

[pjinak]

The crime is not producing a stainless RSI in .308 with gray laminated stock. What a great all weather gun that would be and no complaints about 2x4 quality wood - plywood is plywood no other expectations.

I have wanted this for years... I even "told the CEO" :lol:

 

[roashooter]

I have asked the "CEO"....why wont Ruger take special orders.....for a firearm...that only needs a few parts swapped from in stock inventory.....for example....the Ruger GSR barrel...mated to the Ruger 77 receiver....I got a response...."Ruger does not do custom firearms".....

 

[021]

If they won't chamber a #1 in .348 Win, why .444 Marlin?

Holding my breath on a .348 No. 1. A .22 hi-power would fit in the safe nicely too.

 

[SteelBlue]

.444 was a great cartridge, I miss it. But the buying community is more interested in .450, 45-70. Ruger can't stay alive producing a handful of safe queens.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

My first line debunks any other theories. The 450 BM is a dumb idea, the 350 Legend would make more sense if it were about being vogue. Additionally since Ruger made stuff in 32 Mag they have shown they can produce things other than whats needed to “stay alive”

 

[jjas]

My first line debunks any other theories. The 450 BM is a dumb idea, the 350 Legend would make more sense if it were about being vogue. Additionally since Ruger made stuff in 32 Mag they have shown they can produce things other than whats needed to “stay alive”

Why not find someone who can rebarrel a number 1 in .444 for you?

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

Because I’d rather pay $1,200 for one straight from the factory instead of $2800 and the trouble of having it done

 

[SteelBlue]

My first line debunks any other theories. The 450 BM is a dumb idea, the 350 Legend would make more sense if it were about being vogue. Additionally since Ruger made stuff in 32 Mag they have shown they can produce things other than whats needed to “stay alive”

They don't make 32 Mag anymore and they can't cater to every whim, especially in a cartridge that has been effectively replaced/outdone by others that are currently in vogue. There's nothing wrong with the 450 BM, and there's nothing wrong with the .444, but the former is currently more popular.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

But they have catered to whims, history shows it.

There is something wrong with the 450 BM, it’s inherently dangerous for handloaders.

 

[SteelBlue]

I don't hand-load, but I'm not seeing a lot of data on-line to back up your claim. Perhaps some other handloaders can comment on this.

 

[jjas]

Because I’d rather pay $1,200 for one straight from the factory instead of $2800 and the trouble of having it done

I get what you're saying, but it would seem that if you actually want one, it's likely going to have to be a rebarrel.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

Ok, lets make it simple.

Sure would be nice to have that Wonderful No. 1 in 45/70

 

[jjas]

Ok, lets make it simple.

Sure would be nice to have that Wonderful No. 1 in 45/70

There's three number 1's in 45/70 for sale on gunbroker.

 

[mac66]

My first line debunks any other theories. The 450 BM is a dumb idea, the 350 Legend would make more sense if it were about being vogue. Additionally since Ruger made stuff in 32 Mag they have shown they can produce things other than whats needed to “stay alive”

The 450BM is still kind of a hot thing right now. A #1 in that caliber makes perfect sense. Big 450BM market. I would guess that most people who buy a 450BM never heard of the 444 M. So what's the market for the 444? You and maybe one other guy. It is an obsolete caliber.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

Laminate Stainless 20” with muzzle break? I can’t find them ?

Lets say the 450 BM makes plenty of sense, why did it jump to the head of the line on such a great configuration when many other calibers would out sell it and make more sense?

Ok, lets make it simple.

Sure would be nice to have that Wonderful No. 1 in 45/70

There's three number 1's in 45/70 for sale on gunbroker.

 

[jjas]

Laminate Stainless 20” with muzzle break? I can’t find them ?

Lets say the 450 BM makes plenty of sense, why did it jump to the head of the line on such a great configuration when many other calibers would out sell it and make more sense?

Ok, lets make it simple.

Sure would be nice to have that Wonderful No. 1 in 45/70

There's three number 1's in 45/70 for sale on gunbroker.

It apparently makes more sense to Ruger to sell a rifle in a cartridge that is currently popular, than manufacture a rifle that would likely sell very few units (based on the sales history of the .444 marlin).

Either way...good luck on your quest.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

I’d take the same configuration in 308, 270, 30-06, 45/70 too

 

[Alan in GA]

A recent 44 mag No.1 could be rechambered to 444 if you like the 20” barrel.
I’ve been hoping for a run of 444’s too. Maybe a 22” or even 24” S medium weight. I have SIX boxes of Hornady ammo in 444, left over from a beautiful Marlin 444 I had and sold. Help me out RUGER! Put me down for a No.1 in 444 Marlin! By the way, please NOT with that hideous muzzle brake!!!

 

[mohavesam]

My No. 1's have never been tack drivers out of the box, and I really, really wanted them to be accuracy machines.
But the 450bm?

I had a no.3 rebarreled for about $400 in 1980 dollars (20" stainless, no sights, 348 Winchester). Perfect woods gun.
ust be sure to have the new barrel remarked with the new chambering.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

The crime is not producing a stainless RSI in .308 with gray laminated stock. What a great all weather gun that would be and no complaints about 2x4 quality wood - plywood is plywood no other expectations.

I'd be first in line for one of those.

 

[SteelBlue]

I see the No. 1 as a tribute to simplicity in design, and an art form that can be used to shoot a particular round that one may have an affinity to. As such, it should -- and in most cases does -- have an inherent beauty to behold. And while beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I don't find the laminate stock or the muzzle break complimentary to this platform. But that's just me. There does appear to be a buying segment that does like that combination or Ruger wouldn't have made it.

 

[LuckenbachTexas]

I don’t disagree with you but it really depends on your era. As a person that doesn’t clean guns and subjects them to conditions that will split wood or rust a blued gun out in a year, fugly works for me.

Its like when you finally realize that a stock, especially on a bolt action, is integral to its functionality, a synthetic or laminate is a no brainer.

When you reach a point in your life where dinner, a glass of whiskey, and a good night sleep are more important than cleaning, wet, salty, or bloody guns...no brainer.