Ruger # 1 Stainless 308 Winchester

RBHarter

West Central AR
I'm sick . When I bought the Marlin 1895G I had actually gone back looking for a #1&#3 in 45-70 . The guy had 450 ea on them but I'm inclined to think he would have taken 800 for the pair ........ Shoulda woulda oops .
 

Rockydoc

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Yes, the T/L version got plain based.
It shoots great..........Just can't hot rod it.
I shoot the plain base version out of my Tikka , 30-06 Springfield.
8.2 grs. of Amer. Select with a large pistol primer.
Will put three rounds in a ragged hole at 50 yards all day long.

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Ben
That looks like a two diameter bullet. What part is sized .311?
 

Ben

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Base only is .311 .
The nose is a 2 diameter nose,
Starts out as .301 and then the
nose changes over to .300 "

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Rockydoc

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You get 2000 fps with accuracy with a bore riding bullet? I have read that bore riders didn't do well at high speed. I have no experience, just read a lot.
 

Charles Graff

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I have several .308 rifles, but nothing will hold a candle to that Ruger No. 1. Keep it, cherish it and maybe even build an alter to it.
 

fiver

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if the design is correct you can go much higher than that.
see that little angle from the drive band to the nose?
that makes a huge difference in support and alignment.

Bens 212 is a pseudo copy of the 165-A.
I have driven that bullet well up and over 2400 fps but have an accuracy node just barely over 2400 fps I normally shoot at.
 

Ben

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The more I shoot this bullet, the more I like it.
At 212 grs. there isn't a deer in Alabama that will stop this bullet when you place it right behind the front leg. Big hole going in, bigger hole going out.

Ben
 
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Ian

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You get 2000 fps with accuracy with a bore riding bullet? I have read that bore riders didn't do well at high speed. I have no experience, just read a lot.

True bore riders do not. 2000 fps is not really "high velocity" for a .30-caliber though, especially with slower twist rates, but it IS about the point where you will need to start paying attention to what components you choose and how you put them together.

If you really get things right at high velocity you can apply the same principles to lower-velocity shooting and get those itty-bitty groups like Ben does. I think we finally made him a believer in multi-dimensional bullets :)
 
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