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dave_j Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 258 Location: Nevada desert Joined: Jul 12^th, 2005	chambering a ruger #1 Oct 14^th, 2010 at 10:23pm	Print Post
	i am looking for a gunsmith who will barrel and chamber my #1 ruger action to 32 miller. i have a new octagon barrel which measures 1.07" at the widest points on the octagon. i want someone who understands breech seating and has the reamer for that. i was told the largest barrel i could have is 1.15" due to the hanger??? i am sure someone in assra land can point me to a good smith thanks

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Center Shot Ex Member	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #1 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 10:46pm	Print Post
	Dave, My gunsmith has done a lot of # 1's, in fact that's about all he does so he knows them inside and out. He has done a 32 Miller Short for me and owns the reamer, has even done a 22 LR for me and it works and shoots great. I think he's getting jamed up with winter work right now but if you dont mind waiting till early spring to get it back he can do a great job. As to the barrel, he has done them for me up to 1.185 without the hanger being a problem. Center Shot


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Idaho Sharpshooter Full Member Offline Posts: 192 Location: Nampa, Idaho Joined: Jan 17^th, 2007	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #2 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 10:56pm	Print Post
	has it been so long that people no longer remember there was a 32 Miller before the short version came out in 1990 or so? Rich


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fallingblock ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 651 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #3 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 11:48pm	Print Post
	The hanger on the Ruger can be removed and Mainspring base is attached to the barrel as in the Winchester 1885. I also removed the ejector kicker from several that I have re-barreled. The forend is then screwed directly to the barrel. This was the way many were done in the 1980's and 90's when trying to get them to shoot better. I still think it is the way todo the job. Cheers, Laurie

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John Taylor Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1851 Location: Lewiston, ID Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2006	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #4 - Oct 14^th, 2010 at 11:56pm	Print Post
	I have heated and bent the hanger down a little for octagon barrels to clear, never had a problem. Dave, how was your firing pin moved for the rim fire conversion? The last one I did I put the chamber at 12 0-clock and used a lower front sight. It was a bit of fun turning the threads off center. The barrel was taper octagon.

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RJM Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: State of Confusion Joined: Oct 15^th, 2006	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #5 - Oct 15^th, 2010 at 7:40am	Print Post
	fallingblock wrote on Oct 14^th, 2010 at 11:48pm: The hanger on the Ruger can be removed and Mainspring base is attached to the barrel as in the Winchester 1885. I also removed the ejector kicker from several that I have re-barreled. The forend is then screwed directly to the barrel. This was the way many were done in the 1980's and 90's when trying to get them to shoot better. I still think it is the way todo the job. Cheers, Laurie Laurie, Can you post any picture of this conversion? I've rebarrelled a #1, but used a slim barrel to fit the hanger. Regards, Ron


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fallingblock ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 651 Location: Wisconsin Joined: Apr 16^th, 2004	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #6 - Oct 16^th, 2010 at 12:26am	Print Post
	The only one I have is the first one I did for myself. I reused the original hanger and it dosn't look very good but I will try to take a few pictures next week. I have a picture of a proper hanger some place and will take a picture and include it also. Cheers, Laurie

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QuestionableMaynard8130 Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4144 Location: Benton Harbor MI Joined: Apr 17^th, 2004	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #7 - Oct 16^th, 2010 at 8:55am	Print Post
	as I recall its also covered to some extent in the dehaas "mr. singlshots gunsmithing" book in his section on accurizing the #1

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RJM Full Member Offline Posts: 212 Location: State of Confusion Joined: Oct 15^th, 2006	Re: chambering a ruger #1 Reply #8 - Oct 22^nd, 2010 at 7:47am	Print Post
	Laurie, I looked in the DeHaas book & it shows several ways to bed a #1. One is with the hanger shortened, with forend screwed to a new block attached to the barrel ahead of the shortened hanger. Is this the way you did it, or did you cut the hanger off at the action & attach the mainspring to the barrel? Regards, Ron


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