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Thread: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
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07-09-2022, 06:09 #1
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Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
I recently had the opportunity to shoot a Ruger no 1, re-barreled to .500 Nitro Express. Despite the cartridge being quite powerfull (570gr bullet at 2150fps) and the rifle being rather light (9lbs) ant it wearing a typical Ruger ˝" recoil pad, it was not uncomfortable to shoot. I fired 4 shots without being left with any aches or bruises.
I would not like to try it from a bench though.
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07-09-2022, 07:06 #2
Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
That must be a lovely gun.
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07-09-2022, 08:07 #3
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Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
My mate has a beautiful Verney Carron double in .500NE that I shoot from time to time. You shoot this rifle standing.
You may find that as you fire more rounds the recoil effects compound and at about the 8 to 10 round mark it becomes a different story. During load development my friend fired 14 rounds in one session and came away with blurred vision and throbbing headache.
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07-09-2022, 08:13 #4
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Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
That's all the food groups in one meal! Must be a fantastic thing. If I had one it would be the last thing to be pried from my cold dead fingers.
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07-09-2022, 11:11 #5
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Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
That’s very cool
Don’t take life too seriously, no one gets out alive.
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08-09-2022, 05:55 #6
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Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
Video of me shooting the Ruger.
https://i.imgur.com/MynK2RY.mp4
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08-09-2022, 07:35 #7
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Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
That would be described as a 'stout' recoil
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08-09-2022, 08:17 #8
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Re: Ruger No. 1 .500 Nitro Express.
For interest I looked up Norma's max for URP for a 570gr bullet @ 2166fps which was 107.2gr. Looks like you'd get approx 60 rounds out of a bottle. Probably a good thing that it's not well suited to range plinking!
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