Ruger #1

by Dave B , Alamogordo New Mexico, Sunday, September 28, 2014, 17:55 (3714 days ago)

I wonder, did complaints over too much freebore result in Ruger chambering the #1 in 45/70 with a throat best suited to 300gr bullets? I can't seat any of my bullets that weigh more than 345 grains and crimp them in the crimp groove, they all have to be seated deeper. They give excellent accuracy mind you, but I always worry because I load and shoot the same shells from my Marlin 1895GS, and I worry about recoil pushing them deeper in the case since I don't use a powder that fills the case. I have most certainly decided that I do not need a 3-9 scope, a 1-5 or 2-7 will be a future purchase for this rifle.

Dave