My ruger no1 in 500ne 3" has arrived and is a gorgeous rifle. (Not sure how to add pics)

First outing to the range and she is a pussycat freehand, off the bench for load development though... it's a bit more brutal than my 458 lott. But all 3 loads shot the same at 50 and 100yds with skinner peeps and a big front bead. Final 100yd group of 3 shots was 1.5" using 96gr of RL15 and 570gr woodleighs. I think i found my deer and elk rifle for this year

Congratulations on your acquisition - and good shooting. May it continue!

WOW!! Happy New Year's!

i am sure you know, but keep the toe of the stock OFF the bench when shooting..

Personally, I think the Ruger 1 in 500 Nitro is as good as it gets for "bang for your buck"

Sounds like you got yourself a top New Year present. I think Woodleigh make a 440 grain quick expander, the black powder bullet, Be good on big red roos and pigs and should also blow the shit out of those deer you Americans shoot.

Sure is some gun got you have.

Hyak 55171,
Congratulations. That is a perfect cape buffalo rifle as far as I am concerned. How long is your barrel?
I have killed three cape buffalo with a 50-110 single shot ( performance is on the low side of your .500) using CEB 410 Raptor bullets. All were dead right there.
I am mounting skinner peep sights on a 50-110 TC Encore and want to find a nice big front bead like you are using instead of the blade that Skinner supplies.

Can you please tell me which front sight you are using.
Thanks, Brian

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Originally posted by Brian Canada:
Hyak 55171,
Congratulations. That is a perfect cape buffalo rifle as far as I am concerned. How long is your barrel?
I have killed three cape buffalo with a 50-110 ( performance is on the low side of your .500) using CEB 410 Raptor bullets. All dead right there.
I am mounting skinner peep sights on a 50-110 TC Encore and want to find a nice big front bead like you are using instead of the blade that Skinner supplies.

Can you please tell me which front sight you are using.
Thanks, Brian

Barrel is 25" and I'm using a necg white bead up front. I actually have another ruger no1 getting built as a 50-110

I say put it on a carriage and make it a breech loaded light artillery

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Originally posted by Hyak55171:
My ruger no1 in 500ne 3" has arrived and is a gorgeous rifle. (Not sure how to add pics)

First outing to the range and she is a pussycat freehand, off the bench for load development though... it's a bit more brutal than my 458 lott. But all 3 loads shot the same at 50 and 100yds with skinner peeps and a big front bead. Final 100yd group of 3 shots was 1.5" using 96gr of RL15 and 570gr woodleighs. I think i found my deer and elk rifle for this year

Who put it together? Details.

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Originally posted by smallfry:

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Originally posted by Hyak55171:
My ruger no1 in 500ne 3" has arrived and is a gorgeous rifle. (Not sure how to add pics)

First outing to the range and she is a pussycat freehand, off the bench for load development though... it's a bit more brutal than my 458 lott. But all 3 loads shot the same at 50 and 100yds with skinner peeps and a big front bead. Final 100yd group of 3 shots was 1.5" using 96gr wwof RL15 and 570gr woodleighs. I think i found my deer and elk rifle for this year

Who put it together? Details.

Ssk industries put it together other than that im not sure. I picked it up second hand

Perfect barrel length. Still a compact rifle in the single shot.
As you say they are quite manageable to shoot offhand, and very satisfying to see how well they put the game on the ground.

My 50-110 is actually custom chamber, necked down to true .500 cal. (22 inch barrel) The barrel that I am putting on a TC Encore is 24 inches.
Thanks for the info. Brian

Will be replacing the current recoil pad with a kickeez i do believe. Off the bench she sure punches the cheek a bit haha, got a bit of a lump from it. But it's now zeroed (3 shots in the center diamond of my target at 50yds free hand and same at 100yds). Front bead covers the whole target just about at 100yds though, at 50yd it only covers the 3" center diamond lol

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Originally posted by Hyak55171:
Will be replacing the current recoil pad with a kickeez i do believe. Off the bench she sure punches the cheek a bit haha, got a bit of a lump from it. But it's now zeroed (3 shots in the center diamond of my target at 50yds free hand and same at 100yds). Front bead covers the whole target just about at 100yds though, at 50yd it only covers the 3" center diamond lol

Here is how to properly shoot open sights. The target should be over the front bead, not covered by it. More accurate too.

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Originally posted by Cougarz:

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Originally posted by Hyak55171:
Will be replacing the current recoil pad with a kickeez i do believe. Off the bench she sure punches the cheek a bit haha, got a bit of a lump from it. But it's now zeroed (3 shots in the center diamond of my target at 50yds free hand and same at 100yds). Front bead covers the whole target just about at 100yds though, at 50yd it only covers the 3" center diamond lol

Here is how to properly shoot open sights. The target should be over the front bead, not covered by it. More accurate too.

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Thats how i have my 45-70 sighted, unfortunately i dont feel safe raising my peep on the 500 any more than it is due to a lack of thread engagement. I could change out the front sight or file this one down a bit to match my zero but I don't want to at the moment. I figured for this year within 100yds using it as is will work fine for me

That's right, the pictured sightings are for precision shooting of paper targets of known size at known yardage.

Your method is the preferred one for hunting DG.
COMBAT BEAD: Shoots to center of bead.
Cover the vitals with the bead and pull the trigger.
Good at 0 to 100 yards.
No fussiness when you want to be fast.

COMBAT SOURDOUGH-PATRIDGE:
Shoots to the top of the post and you hold the top of the post on the center of the vitals.

Rip ...

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Originally posted by RIP:
That's right, the pictured sightings are for precision shooting of paper targets of known size at known yardage.

Your method is the preferred one for hunting DG.
COMBAT BEAD: Shoots to center of bead.
Cover the vitals with the bead and pull the trigger.
Good at 0 to 100 yards.
No fussiness when you want to be fast.

COMBAT SOURDOUGH-PATRIDGE:
Shoots to the top of the post and you hold the top of the post on the center of the vitals.

Rip ...

Was exactly my thoughts. Id shoot at an elk at 200yds (with a steady rest) with this method, only about 9" of drop at that range

I have heard the "combat bead" also called the "coarse bead."
There is also the "fine bead" use of the sights.
Zero is at the top edge of the bead instead of at center of bead.
That is capable of more precise work if your eyes are good.

Use the bead like a rangefinder too, as you have noted already how much it subtends/covers at 50 yards and 100 yards.
If it subtends 6" at 50 yards, it will cover 12" at 100 yards, and 24 " at 200 yards.
The "fine bead" will work better for holdovers at long range if it is covering most of the target
when it is used as a coarse/combat bead.

It is fortuitous to find one load that shoots to the center of the bead, and another load that shoots to the top of the bead
in one's rifle with no need for sight adjustments.

The patridge & peep is simultaneously a "combat patridge" and a "fine patridge," for use at pointblank ranges.

To use it for holdover at long range requires a flat-top/square-notch rear sight instead of the peep.

Elmer Keith hit deer and coyote at 600 yards with his sixgun by holding a greater length of the patridge to show over his flat-top/square-notch
rear sight.
That combo of front and rear sights might be called a "sniper patridge."
A lot of handguns are so equipped and never realize their potential, unlike Elmer's guns.

Rip ...

That rifle sounds like a hoot, Hyak. Since it is not a regulated double, you can load up and down the power scale like a harmonica. I'll bet some of Graeme Wright's Nitro for Black loads would be great fun.

C is the fastest and most accurate in all lights, it was first used as far as I know or care by the early Texas Rangers, and Ive never seen a ranger that couldn't shoot..My granddads Winchesters are so set up but with a more narrow post, and I learned to shot withthose guns..so I claim prejudice...so were my double rifles btw.