Just received my new #1-S in .300 H&H. I picked up from Cabelas so I could hand select the wood, which is very nice, but not what some of the old #1's had.

I'm going to make some changes. First, I will add a black spacer and 1" Old English Decelerator pad to get the LOP to at least 14.5". This will make it feel more like my double rifles, get it so that I'm not having to press so hard with my cheek to see the irons sights, and make it so a low mounted 40mm scope should work perfectly.

I will also use quick detach scope mounts for ease in using irons sights when I want. I'm putting a Zeiss Conquest 3x9x40. I really like that scope; so clear.

I'm then going to find the best way to mount a "ghost ring" rear sight and fiber optic front blade so that I can see those irons sights and so that they are effective. I'm thinking of converting an XS rear ghost ring. If anyone has any experience converting the XS let me know. I do not want to use the two rear screws because that will make the ease of taking a scope on and off impractical.

Thanks for any imput you have.

Mike

I also just picked up a new #1S in 300 H&H, although not from Cabelas. Can't wait to get it to he range. I have 2 pre-64 Winchester mod. 70's in this caliber and really like them.

Enjoy your new rifle.

Regarding ghost ring sights....you might consider the one that NEGC makes for the Ruger No.1. It mounts in the scope ring slots on the rib and goes on and off easily. It retains its zero too. At least that's been my experience. I have also tried the XS one and it's fine as long as you dont want to remove it quickly. Oh and NEGC makes fiber optic replacement front sight blades for the No. 1 as well.

Thanks for all the info everyone. I called XS today. They have a newer model ghostring that mounts in front of the rear scope ring that required drilling two holes and tapping one of them. It can then be removed via a small screw and it regains its zero when remounted.

I also ordered the replacement safety that prevents the ejections from getting stuck on the original safety. I had that problem with all 10 rounds I shot this morning; I can't live with that.

Shot my first 10 rounds through it this morning using the factory iron sights at 40 yards standing with hand rested against a tree. I got a 2" group that was 2" high and 2" right for the most part. I can live with that kind of group using the Hornady factory ammo and my poor eyesight.

I expect to do better once the ghostring is applied. The factory safety is so bad I cannot believe they actually install them on such a high quality firearm. The replacement will be a dream from what I've read.

Will get to adding the scope on Monday and will give it some long distant testing.

Mike

Who did you order the relacement safety from?

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Originally posted by wapiti22:
Who did you order the relacement safety from?

I ordered it from Trop Gun. I think it was with shipping @ $75. It eliminates the spent casings from catching on the portion of the original safety that protrudes onto the ejectior slide. It is apparently much smoother and quieter as well.

The safety on my new gun is the roughest and noisiest I think I've ever seen on such a nice rifle.

Happily the Ruger buttstock come of easily and you can get at the guts of the action. The newer Rugers (regardless of model) do not have the fit and finish they did when Bill was still alive.
The roughness you mention can be stoned away if you know what you are doing. I was lucky enough to purchase an early Red Pad from an AR member, that he had converted form 06 to 300 H&H. I made it more "British" with an AH fore end, King reflector front sight (1930s) and barrel band.
The low Leupold 6X matches up well and she will do sub MOA with many loads. I believe your's has a 26" barrel (?), you can easily get 3100 fps with RL 25, fed mag primers and 168 TSXs. A'int much that won't handle.

Dang that is a good looking rifle!!! Apparently shoots as good as it looks!!

Thank You. I buy almost only "Red pad" No.1s for their superior wood. Have yet to own one that will not shoot 1MOA or better with proper loads and, at most, a little fore end bedding work. 7X57 will shoot 5 factory loaded Privi 139s in 3/4" with the M8 6x42 it now wears.

35 Whelen, 375 H&H, 7X57 (top)

quote:

Originally posted by degoins:
Dang that is a good looking rifle!!! Apparently shoots as good as it looks!!

He doesn't own any of the rifles referenced. "45-70 shooter" is another nom de guerre of Larry Root, an individual booted multiple times from 24HCF: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/...b/userposts/id/25094. The rifles posted are pictures that've been stolen from various auction websites.

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Originally posted by Miles Massey:

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Originally posted by degoins:
Dang that is a good looking rifle!!! Apparently shoots as good as it looks!!

He doesn't own any of the rifles referenced. "45-70 shooter" is another nom de guerre of Larry Root, an individual booted multiple times from 24HCF: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/...b/userposts/id/25094. The rifles posted are pictures that've been stolen from various auction websites.

Anyone else know the situation with this guy. Maybe we have a rear troll? Please pass on any info you might have.

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Originally posted by mdstewart:

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Originally posted by Miles Massey:

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Originally posted by degoins:
Dang that is a good looking rifle!!! Apparently shoots as good as it looks!!

He doesn't own any of the rifles referenced. "45-70 shooter" is another nom de guerre of Larry Root, an individual booted multiple times from 24HCF: http://www.24hourcampfire.com/...b/userposts/id/25094. The rifles posted are pictures that've been stolen from various auction websites.

Anyone else know the situation with this guy. Maybe we have a rear troll? Please pass on any info you might have.

The link to the 24HCF postings tell a fairly complete picture.

The condensed version, however, is this: the postings were all made by one Larry Root, a retired telephone company employee from Rochester, New York, who now divides his time between Pinedale, Wyoming and -- allegedly -- Key West, Florida. He is involved in publishing firearms books on a hobbyist/second-tier level. (Think a guy with a commercial Kinko's account and you'll understand what I'm referencing.)

He has created inumerable user accounts on 24HCF where he regularly posts crazy/unsafe loading data, claims to have flown an F105 in Vietnam, "steals" photographs from various websites and spins elaborate yarns to paint himself as the person he wishes he was, and attempts to sell guns via various oddball "layaway/pawnbroker" schemes where he tries demanding a "storage fee." (Several of his usernames have been booted from Gunbroker for this.)

He claims all of these usernames are "different people," yet they all have the same bonehead posting style, syntax, language, etc. and they all come back to a single IP address. Larry has been banned from and asked by 24HCF's website owner to NEVER come back, but he persists. The latest anti-Larry tactic on 24HCF has been for the website owner to ban Larry's main username (Oldman1942) and merge all of his other usernames into this account as he reveals himself. (He has posted as Oldman1942, Boss_Lady, pipercolt, redwolves, mtdorarider, longbored, beforetherewas, simivalley, Mousemicky, goodiewrench, and many more.)

If any of you think ANY of the rifles I have posted photos of, stated were mine, are NOT mine, you are welcome to do what "Miles Massey" welched on. Put up $10,000 cash money on the premise that they are not mine. Then plop your butt in a plane or car and come out to Pinedale WY where I (not Miles) actually lives.
When you get here you call me (unlike Miles I am in the book) and we'll set up a witnessed meet where you will put your $10,000 on table, I'll put mine there and you can examine any and all of the rifles "I don't own". If they are mine, I get your $10,000, if not you get mine.
Miles welched on this very same bet by never showing up here and, if he lived in Pinedale, I'd have a judgement against him already. Since he really lives in OK, I have not bothered to file suit there ...... yet. Now lets cut the crap and lies. If you have evidence supporting any of the lies by these trolls, put up or shit up. Otherwise let's get back to being civil adults with a common interest.

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Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
If any of you think ANY of the rifles I have posted photos of, stated were mine, are NOT mine, you are welcome to do what "Miles Massey" welched on. Put up $10,000 cash money on the premise that they are not mine. Then plop your butt in a plane or car and come out to Pinedale WY where I (not Miles) actually lives.
When you get here you call me (unlike Miles I am in the book) and we'll set up a witnessed meet where you will put your $10,000 on table, I'll put mine there and you can examine any and all of the rifles "I don't own". If they are mine, I get your $10,000, if not you get mine.
Miles welched on this very same bet by never showing up here and, if he lived in Pinedale, I'd have a judgement against him already. Since he really lives in OK, I have not bothered to file suit there ...... yet. Now lets cut the crap and lies. If you have evidence supporting any of the lies by these trolls, put up or shit up. Otherwise let's get back to being cuvil adults with a common interest.

Where are these "members" of your "club" to vouch for you, Larry?

Would you two, Mr. Massey and Mr. Shooter, mind taking your discussion somewhere else?

You are ruining what was otherwise a very informative post about 300 H&H's.

Honestly I would love to BUT this troll has followed me here with his serial lies. He is now on ignore, you may want to do the same as unlike him, I actually own three 300 H&Hs and shoot them all a lot.
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Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
I actually own three 300 H&Hs

Prove it.

Already have, you pitiful excuse for a fake negro.

Don't you remember seeing them up at the range ... after all we live in the same tiny town .... or are you just telling more lies ?

Nah, couldn't be, just because every post you have made has been a lie, why would anyone assume it is a psychotic pattern of behavior ?

Posted these all over town, but no responses yet.

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Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
Already have, you pitiful excuse for a fake negro.

Don't you remember seeing them up at the range ... after all we live in the same tiny town .... or are you just telling more lies ?

Nah, couldn't be, just because every post you have made has been a lie, why would anyone assume it is a psychotic pattern of behavior ?

Posted these all over town, but no responses yet.

So, Larry, where are these "members" of your "gun club" who also post here? WHy aren't they speaking up for you?

More importantly, WHY HASN'T ANYONE AT THE PINEDALE GUN CLUB EVER HEARD OF YOU?

45-70 shooter = Larry Root

1st magnitude

I am going to ask a favor of both ".45-70" and Miles Massey, please take your personal fight elsewhere. If you have some legitimate comments to make on the topics at hand, fine. Otherwise, go shoot each other in private.

Thank you.

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Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
Honestly I would love to BUT this troll has followed me here with his serial lies. He is now on ignore, you may want to do the same as unlike him, I actually own three 300 H&Hs and shoot them all a lot.
Remington 721, Ruger No 1 and M 70 Bull Gun.







NRA Life Member
RMEF Member
NWTF Member
USAF Vet

Well the carpet DOES match in the background of all three photos lending some credibility to the posters claim that he owns these rifles. Maybe to settle it once and for all he could shoot a picture of them all together with TODAYS paper. You know, kinda like a kidnapper . Then we will see who is telling the truth!

I have a better suggestion. Since I have proven beyond any reasonable doubt the Miles (aka Bricktop) is a serial liar and he has supplied no proof that the rifles are not mine (and the newpaper thing has already been done on the site he stalked me from) why don't you hope in your car (MT is real close) and come down to see them. While here you can also join in the fruitless search for Miles who claims to live in my town ?
That is IF you really give a damn about finding out the truth.
Here's a pic of Miles .... not the fake tough Negro he pretends to be but just a skinny little white boy (in need of a dentist) all proud of killing a nursing female so the little ones can starve to death. A real "Man's man!" Look at him, a poster child for "wimp", he never came near Pinedale and never would because the last thing he would ever want to do is meet up with me FTF.



A few more on the same carpet ..... amazing how I can "steal" all these images from Gunbroker (according to miles) but he cannot produce a SINGLE auction number.





















IF you have not figured out he is a serial liar by now, I guess you are ready to buy the Brooklyn bridge!

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Originally posted by JCS271

Well the carpet DOES match in the background of all three photos lending some credibility to the posters claim that he owns these rifles. Maybe to settle it once and for all he could shoot a picture of them all together with TODAYS paper. You know, kinda like a kidnapper . Then we will see who is telling the truth!

It will never happen.

WOW! I think I'll just save myself the drive and let you guys keep slugging it out between yourselves. Have a nice day!

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Originally posted by craigster:

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Originally posted by JCS271
Well the carpet DOES match in the background of all three photos lending some credibility to the posters claim that he owns these rifles. Maybe to settle it once and for all he could shoot a picture of them all together with TODAYS paper. You know, kinda like a kidnapper . Then we will see who is telling the truth!

It will never happen.

Yep. We've been down this road with Larry before. There've been the Photoshopped pictures onto a carpeted background (note the lack of shadow), spotting of photos and guns with eerily similar markings in other peoples' Gunbroker auctions, etc. There've even been claims from Larry himself that the pictures are a collection of many different peoples' guns; i.e. "members" of this alleged Pinedale "gun club," which is nothing more than Larry's diseased imagination.

What will "NEVER HAPPEN" is either you or the fake Negro doing any of the following:
1. Proving that the images were "stolen" from any where
2. Either of you coward serial liars showing up at my home to put up the bet money to see the guns.
3. The poster wanting the newspaper photos getting them. He can also come here (he has made no bet) to see them.
4. You and "Miles" ever being anything but liars and trolls. You are both gutless cowards hiding under your desks whom are believed by nobody.

I guess a man (?) who doesn't even knows where he lives deserves more pity than derision.

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Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
What will "NEVER HAPPEN" is either you or the fake Negro doing any of the following:
1. Proving that the images were "stolen" from any where
2. Either of you coward serial liars showing up at my home to put up the bet money to see the guns.
3. The poster wanting the newspaper photos getting them. He can also come here (he has made no bet) to see them.
4. You and "Miles" ever being anything but liars and trolls. You are both gutless cowards hiding under your desks whom are believed by nobody.

I guess a man (?) who doesn't even knows where he lives deserves more pity than derision.

A basic listing of your posts under the multiple usernames on 24HCF reveal everything we've stated. (Most posts have been merged under Larry's "Oldman1942" account.)

Sorry,

I'm putting all three of you on ignore as of now. I've never put ANYONE on ignore before. Your banter is ridiculous amd unprofessional, even if one of you is on the correct side of the argument.

Just drop it and move on to something productive to everyone involved here. You guys make AR look bad. Please go away from my threads as I am trying to learn and gain valuable information from others.

No one is interested in this personal fight between the 3 of you.

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Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
If any of you think ANY of the rifles I have posted photos of, stated were mine, are NOT mine, you are welcome to do what "Miles Massey" welched on. Put up $10,000 cash money on the premise that they are not mine. Then plop your butt in a plane or car and come out to Pinedale WY where I (not Miles) actually lives.
When you get here you call me (unlike Miles I am in the book) and we'll set up a witnessed meet where you will put your $10,000 on table, I'll put mine there and you can examine any and all of the rifles "I don't own". If they are mine, I get your $10,000, if not you get mine.
Miles welched on this very same bet by never showing up here and, if he lived in Pinedale, I'd have a judgement against him already. Since he really lives in OK, I have not bothered to file suit there ...... yet. Now lets cut the crap and lies. If you have evidence supporting any of the lies by these trolls, put up or shit up. Otherwise let's get back to being civil adults with a common interest.

I don't mean to get mixed-up in this, but I can say that 45-70 shooter does own the 300H&H that has the nice wood that was posted in the his first post. I should know because I sold it to him. He took my half finished project and turned it into a beautiful rifle.

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Originally posted by JBrown:

quote:

Originally posted by 45-70 shooter:
If any of you think ANY of the rifles I have posted photos of, stated were mine, are NOT mine, you are welcome to do what "Miles Massey" welched on. Put up $10,000 cash money on the premise that they are not mine. Then plop your butt in a plane or car and come out to Pinedale WY where I (not Miles) actually lives.
When you get here you call me (unlike Miles I am in the book) and we'll set up a witnessed meet where you will put your $10,000 on table, I'll put mine there and you can examine any and all of the rifles "I don't own". If they are mine, I get your $10,000, if not you get mine.
Miles welched on this very same bet by never showing up here and, if he lived in Pinedale, I'd have a judgement against him already. Since he really lives in OK, I have not bothered to file suit there ...... yet. Now lets cut the crap and lies. If you have evidence supporting any of the lies by these trolls, put up or shit up. Otherwise let's get back to being civil adults with a common interest.

I don't mean to get mixed-up in this, but I can say that 45-70 shooter does own the 300H&H that has the nice wood that was posted in the his first post. I should know because I sold it to him. He took my half finished project and turned it into a beautiful rifle.

Having interacted with Larry Root and his multiple identities, it's possible you sold him a rifle, but unlikely he did anything with it beyond reselling it. Usually through one of his nefarious extended "layaway" pawnbroker schemes for which he's been kicked off Gunbroker several times.

Thanks, Mr. Brown, just another nail in the serial liars coffins.
I'll be happy to take any bets that the rifles are not mine.
Miles (Bricktop) already welched on a $10,000 bet so I'd like to find another honest sucker to relieve of his money.
Now here's food for thought:
Miles lives in Pinedale.
He makes a public (legal) wager for $10,000.
He then never honors his loss of the wager.

Would it not make sense for me to hire an attorney and have a judgement placed against him
here in Wyoming. After all are we not both residents of the state and subject to the same civil laws ?

Of course he has never seen Pinedale, cannot prove any of his accusations, cannot list any of the Gunbroker auctions, obviously knows nothing about Photoshop as nobody would bother to use my
reloading room rug as a backdrop for "stolen photos". Unlike him, I am pretty good with Photoshop as I am a book publisher.

Here's the cover of a book I published. (I Photoshopped the entire front and rear cover.) Note the Sedgley Springfield 400 Whelen on the left. It is mine (as the book says). Here it is on the book, from my insurance file and sitting in the Antlers of an Elk it killed in my front yard. Amazing how many places I was able to "steal it from eh ?









Anyone who is still unable to figure out that he is an envy ridden skinny little punk from nowhere OK, is too dense for me to further point out the obvious to.

We go through these little charades with you every so often, Larry. You claim to be some kind of badass and you wind up showing your hand.

Here's the Amazon link to Larry's "book:" http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/cr...id=1347667127&sr=8-1

Note two reviews are written by Larry himself.

I want to know more about your invented Vietnam "heroism," Larry.

No "Miles" you end up showing "your hand" over and over with your serial lies with no proof of any of them. BTW it is not "my book" it is Fred Zeglin's whose guns you could not afford nor appreciate. The 1000s we have sold proves everybody is not some dimwitted, skinny little wimp who lies about everything.
I was no "Vietnam hero" but I did wear the uniform from 64-70' so cowards like you could hide from defending our country while hiding under your desk and telling lie after lie after lie.
Now tell us all about your home in Pinedale, you sack of dog doo.
Funny how you've totally dropped the Ruger not belonging to me AFTER the former owner outed your lie.(As with your faked trip to my home, when you were outed on that other site you stalked me from).
You should really be careful to whom you sell guns to ...... some are happy to provide all the info needed to I.D. you for the interested agencies.
Dumb and dumber and oh so easy !

You would think if you -- there's no "we" apart from the voices in your head, Larry -- had sold "1000s" of this book, you wouldn't need to write your own reviews.

Still waiting for you to post the name of the unit in which you claim service, Larry, as well as more details of your days flying F105s on the Red River in Indochina.

Are you really this STUPID ? Fred sold the book on his website and it is now available on Kindle.

Not that a GED dropout like you could even understand the technical details of the book.

Funny how you keep ducking the lies about coming to and living in Pinedale. You really shouldn't post picture of killing nursing female sows in high green grass as NEITHER exist here. Just another of the 100s of lies you have and continue to post.

Like all the trolls, you never answer a direct question and make up your own questions that are pure lies with no proof.

Too bad the condom had a hole in it.

You babble on, I've outed you for all to see. Nothing more need be said.

Fred is Fred. You are "whatever." There is no "we," Larry. That's another of your diseased mind's inventions.

Still waiting for you to post up the name of that "unit" where you were "rooming" with Marine snipers and flying F105s, Larry. How's about you posting that information, Larry?

"WAITER!!!!! Check please!..."

I wish someone would shoot this thread with a 300 H&H. Kill it dead, that's what I'd like.

Greg

I have put the troll on ignore and turned notifications off.
All those who need to know the truth do, no further point in wasting everyones' time.