Is there anything information on ruger no.1 in this cartridge? I. Have one mfg in 1974. How many made ? Rarity? Tried contacting rruger collectors never got reply. Thanks for any info.
There has been one for sale, unfired, for $1200 on Outdoor Trader in Georgia for a long while, with 3 boxes of ammunition. Im gonna guess they sell below that price for starters. Can't help with much else.
The ONLY 450 Nitro's made by Ruger were the Boddington Series, the Elephant. These were done just a few years ago; there were 250 of them. If yours dates to '74, I would suspect it is a rebarrel/or rechamber.
I had one of the Boddington 450 NE rifles. Too light -medium barrel, 8.5 lbs. Earlier this year I sent a 458 Win Mag Tropical to gunsmith Ed LaPour in Bremerton, WA (Ed LaPour Gunsmithing A Member of the ACGG since 1993), which he rechambered to 450 NE and added a Trop safety. I shoot bullets from 300 gr. to 480 gr., with M.E. from 3360 to 5115 f.p. and great accuracy. I have a 16 oz. mercury reducer in the stock, a Limbsaver pad, and a Leupold VX-HOG 1-4x scope. That's my rabbit gun. My squirrel gun is a stainless No. 1 in 416 Rigby.
I had one of the Boddington 450 NE rifles. Too light -medium barrel, 8.5 lbs. Earlier this year I sent a 458 Win Mag Tropical to gunsmith Ed LaPour in Bremerton, WA (Ed LaPour Gunsmithing A Member of the ACGG since 1993), which he rechambered to 450 NE and added a Trop safety. I shoot bullets from 300 gr. to 480 gr., with M.E. from 3360 to 5115 f.p. and great accuracy. I have a 16 oz. mercury reducer in the stock, and a Leupold VX-HOG 1-4x scope. That's my rabbit gun. My squirrel gun is a stainless No. 1 in 416 Rigby.
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