Having owned many No 1s, I have had some that shot exremely well, and some that were sorely lacking. I have also tried all sorts of fixes, but again, some helped and some did not. I ultimately found that the best way was to replace the barrel. Ruger outsourced their barrels for a long time, and I feel that was one of the reasons some did not shoot well. The first I owned was shortly after they first came out. It was a beautiful rifle, which is the reason I was attracted to them in the first place, also because they were single shots. That rifle was more than accurate for antelope hunting, which is the purpose I bought it for. It was a heavy barreled 25-06. When I switched to using a 38-55 highwall for antelope hunting I put the No.1 away. After buying more Rugers I had the same acurracy issues that lots of folks were having. About thirty or more years ago, I pulled the 25-06 out, and decided to rebarrel it to 219 wasp. It had shot well enough for antelope, but after the new barrel it shot consistent half inch groups, which is what I was hoping for, to use as a Rockchuck rifle. Not knowing if the barrel alone was responsible for the better accuracy, I rebarreled a few others that had not shot as well as I would like,even after trying all sorts of remedies. These barrels were top makers barrels, Shilen, krieger, and Lilja. All were vast improvements. Fitting a new barrel these days is an expensive proposition, even if you can do the labor youself, most really good barrels are in the three to four hundred dollar range for a match grade tube. I do have one fairly new No. 1, and it is a 22-250 that shoots very well. It may or may not have something to do with the fact Ruger is now making their own hammer forged barrels in house. I would be very curious to know how other new ones are shooting. And no, I won't use the 22-250 for deer hunting. That is my choosing, from experience in the field!
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