I am tossing around which way to head here? After playing around with many widcats and/or not so popular chamberings, I want something universal and classic. I want something that I do not have to reload. I mostly hunt whitetail deer and seldem have shots over 150 yards. I believe the 30-06 is the caliber: now is the 1A or the 1RSI the way to go? I want to settle on one rifle and only require minute of deer.

Now if they chambered either in 7mm-08????

They make 'em both in 7x57 though....

But, if you're looking for the one you can buy a box of ammo anywhere that one ain't it.

I own a 1A in 7x57....the 1A is a great handling rifle, but so is the RSI.

I know everyone says this, but go handle both of them and pick the one that makes you go ahh!

Ken

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Originally posted by hayes4:
I am tossing around which way to head here? After playing around with many widcats and/or not so popular chamberings, I want something universal and classic. I want something that I do not have to reload. I mostly hunt whitetail deer and seldem have shots over 150 yards. I believe the 30-06 is the caliber: now is the 1A or the 1RSI the way to go? I want to settle on one rifle and only require minute of deer.

Now if they chambered either in 7mm-08????

The 7X57mm in an action as strong as the No. 1 is the 7mm/'08, except moreso! These rifles can be loaded to ACCURATELY AND SAFELY achieve nearly 3000 FPS with 140-grain bullets, and over 2600 with 175-grain Nosler Partitions for elk, etc.! The powders needed are WW 760/H414 for the 140, Norma MRP1 for the 175!

Now, you can hardly find a round any more classic than the 7X57mm Mauser round, unless you could get the Ruger folks to stamp your 7X57mm barrel ".275 Rigby" instead of "7X57mm".......

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Originally posted by hayes4:
I am tossing around which way to head here? After playing around with many widcats and/or not so popular chamberings, I want something universal and classic. I want something that I do not have to reload. I mostly hunt whitetail deer and seldem have shots over 150 yards. I believe the 30-06 is the caliber: now is the 1A or the 1RSI the way to go? I want to settle on one rifle and only require minute of deer.

Now if they chambered either in 7mm-08????

You said 'hunt deer mostly under 150 yds'

My 243 RSI did .6-.8 MOA at 200 yds, and was very sweet and deadly, would never myself choose an '06 over it, nor likely a 7x57 unless I wanted to go after elk, and it will.

Now a 6.5 mm might get my attention, and Ruger might get my wallet out! To me if you want max performance in an RSI w/tolerable recoil, a 338 federal or 358 Win makes good sense as they burn powder faster in a short bbl vs 30 cal, just my .02

FWIW, I like the looks of the 1A bettr than the RSI - I don't care for the full length stock. Lou

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Originally posted by hayes4:
I am tossing around which way to head here? After playing around with many widcats and/or not so popular chamberings, I want something universal and classic. I want something that I do not have to reload. I mostly hunt whitetail deer and seldem have shots over 150 yards. I believe the 30-06 is the caliber: now is the 1A or the 1RSI the way to go? I want to settle on one rifle and only require minute of deer.

Now if they chambered either in 7mm-08????

Either one of them will work. The 30-06 is a great round for someone that doesn’t want to reload. The 1A has 2 more inches of barrel on it but that’s not going to make much difference at the ranges and targets you’re talking about. It boils down to what you like, the looks of a full stock forearm or the short stubby look of the Alex Henry forearm with a barrel band.

I have several Ruger No 1's but my favorite is the No 1 International , love the full length stck, light , fast handeling, accurate. Mine happens to be in .270 and has shot deer in Texas and Montana. Love the gun, has a 2x7 leupold on it. Would love one in 30-06

I have an International in 7x57. I put a Leupold 2x7 on in in low rings. I did not like the way the rifle balanced so I cut the LOP down to 13". It not only made it balance but also helped my eye get just a little closer to the scope, something I needed. I used it for hunting and took one deer with it. I gouged up the forend wood bad and cut it down to a regular type forend. After I did that the rifle shot better, a lot better, stupid better and it did hunting accuracy easily before the chop job.

Well, I don't have a #1 RSI in any caliber yet, (Note the yet. ) nor do I have the #1A in 30-06. However, I do have the #1A in 7x57 and .270 Win. among several other cartridges including .243 Win. and .375 Magnum.
Sticking with either the .270 or 7x57, I would imagine that a #1A in 30-06 would be a very good choice. The only RSI I ever handled was in .243 and it felt just a bit clubby to me.
I have three Ruger 77s RSIs in .308 Win. two feel like feathers and the third one feels more like some caveman's club. Maybe one of these days I'll find an RSI #1 in 7x57 at a price I can afford.
Paul B.

My 1-A reads Made in the 200th Year of American Liberty, and is the classic '06. I just think that the RSi version is too short for the cartidge, and I love Full stocked rifles. In the single shot, the !-A has all the sex appeal.

I agree with Dr.Lou. The Manlicher forearm has never done anything for me.
Over the years I have worked on several Manlicher stocks to improve accuracy.
To say the least they are difficult to make shoot tight groups.

The Ruger 1A is my choice with the 22" barrel. I have two 22" versions one is a #3 in 375Win with #1 WOOD, the other is a 7x57 #1 A1. Both feel right to me and the Alexander Henry FORE ARM is nice to look at. I also have two #1B which are too heavy for my liking but are great shooters in 25-06 and 257 Roberts. As far as an all round rifle goes, the 30-06 #1A1 is hard to beat for anything that passes your path. But I would choose the 7x57.

Fred. If you liked the Alex Henry forearm, try and find a #1S and I don't mean the 45-70. I found one in .300 Win. Mag. and while it's a bit on the heavy side, I do love the way it feels and handles. I also have a #1B in .300 win. mag. and compared to the "S" model, it feels like an awkward club. It sure did torque my jaws to learn that Ruger dropped the "S" model, a true classic style IMHO.
Paul B.