#1 RSI: What did Ruger make?This is a discussion on #1 RSI: What did Ruger make? within the Ruger Single-Shot forums, part of the Rifle & Shotgun Forum category; A friend that bought his first Ruger #1 lately, a new #1-V in 223, asked me whether or not the RSI model was ever chambered ...
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April 15th, 2012, 09:50 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: North Idaho Lake Country
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|  #1 RSI: What did Ruger make?
A friend that bought his first Ruger #1 lately, a new #1-V in 223, asked me whether or not the RSI model was ever chambered in 45/70 or in 222 or 223 Remington. Well, I'm so new to the Ruger 1 scene I didn't have an answer. The new models come in 270, 30-06 and 7x57. I've also seen 243 Win versions on Gunbroker. Are there published records or those of you with good memories that have a list of the factory chamberings of RSI? Thanks! 
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April 15th, 2012, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2010 Location: At the Range
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No RSI's in 45/70, 222, or 223, .
Yes there is published records of the RSI's by caliber along with serial numbers in the Files section of the Ruger # 1 Group.
Ruger # 1 Guy
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April 15th, 2012, 04:35 PM
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Thank you, Ruger 1 Guy | |
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April 16th, 2012, 09:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: northern Wisconsin
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I do recall seeing an RSI in 243 in a gun shop, back in the 90s and I also recall that it had to be about the sweetest handling rifle I ever picked up. A 1 or a 3 is still on my list to buy before I die.
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April 16th, 2012, 07:05 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oregon
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I'm still searching for other variations, but this about sums up what I've found to date.... 
Last edited by boomstick; April 16th, 2012 at 07:08 PM.
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April 16th, 2012, 07:36 PM
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Boomstick, that's an impressive collection. I remember seeing your post a few weeks back announcing your interest in RSIs in unusual configurations. Are some of these customs or are they all factory issue? | |
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April 16th, 2012, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oregon
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They are all factory chambered and lettered. The only thing I've done to them is swap wood out on them for better, highly figured wood and swap one trigger out to a three screw.
I've got a No. 3 I picked up recently for a custom built RSI. I'm just stuck on a couple issues that I have yet to really research: caliber, metal finish, engraving (if any) and the right gun smith to do the work... ya know just about everything...lol...
I've sent messages to just about every site known to man about any more variations to the RSI's. As far as I can tell, other than a "one-off" build that Ruger made for an individual from an AO (action only) and two employee rifles that were both chambered in 30/06, this is about it.
The employee rifles are presentation rifles for years of service to employee's. They are engraved with their names and some other stuff about years of service or something like that. They are rather gaudy in the scheme of things (and have someone else's name on it too boot), but if I were to make this collection complete, I'll have to locate and probably pay more than I'd like to acquire one.
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April 16th, 2012, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Franklin TN
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Broomstick, you have no worry about me making any moves on your old lady. Now let me have a little whisper timevwith your 303 or 30-40. Trust me!
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