About ten years ago I bought a #1 V in .223.When I reloaded for it I found it had a real long throat.It was real hard to get 55 grain bullets seated anywhere close to the lands.Are the newer #1 V's long throated like this?I would really like to get another #1 in .223

The only help I can give you is that I've had several older Ruger rifles both 77s and #1s and they were long throated. The new Ruger 77s that I have are normal throated. That is to say that with the most popular bullet, they easily can be seated to touch the rifling. For instance the .243 I have will seat a 70 and 85 grain bullet into the rifling easily. Same situation with my .308. I had a new .270 and another .308 around to check and they were the same. As a matter of fact the two .308s had, as far as I can tell, the exact same chamber. I'd reckon the new #1s are the same, but don't have any to check.

I bought a new NO. 1-V in 25-06 last year. Damn lawyers got them running scared. It shot 2� moa until I went to 75 gr. V-max and 60 gr. RL-19. N/S about half way and tune neck very slightly. Now it shoots under � moa. I spent all summer on that bitch. Longer throats seem to be average these days. Too damn much product liability.