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that single shot to be a handicap at all and what sort of accuracy these rifles are capable of.
The single shot is absolutely no handicap at all. One thing it does is force you to be a little more careful about where the first shot goes, but it can be refilled plenty fast. But you need to practice this to become proficient (in other words, a little work is required!!) I use a 6-shot cartridge carrier on the buttstock. Some use the wrist band type.Either help some.
Every Ruger single shot I have owned (a 1V .25/'06, a 1A 7X57mm, a 1B .30/'06, a 1B 7mm Rem. Mag., a No. 3 in.30/40 Krag, anda 1S .45/70), have been MOA shooters or better right out of the box
WITH HANDLOADED AMMO.(No problem for me as I only fire factory ammo on rare occasion, and then only to get some empty brass to refill!)
That is, all except for the 1B in .30/'06, which so far has done no better than 1.25MOA, but I have not yet really tried to find a good load for it. My 7mm Rem. Mag. will shoot three shots into
2" @ 200 yards with several 140 and 175-grain loads. My 7X57 is a 1A. With a leupold 2X-7X scope on it, you will never find a more accurate or handier rifle of that power anywhere! But the 1B is a bit heavier, and is not the best suited to mountain walking! However, I carry my 7 Mag when elk hunting, even though I know dwn deep that the 7X57 with 175-grain Nosler Partition bullets is all you need for elk too.....
I have read on these boards about inaccurate No. 1's. I have never personally seen such a critter. I sometimes suspect there are more inaccurate users than No. 1's! Here's a 3-shot group from my 7X57mm 1A, 140-grain Nosler Partition bullet, MV 3000 FPS (YES IT WILL!!)
