.45-70 Gov: Ruger no1 or Bergara BA13?

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.45-70: Ruger no1 or Bergara BA13?

  • Ruger no1

    Votes: 33 80.5%

  • Bergara BA13

    Votes: 8 19.5%
  • Total voters
    41
Ok. Thank you all for opinions and info. SD members as knowledgeable and helpful as ever 👌 🙂

I’m leaning towards the No1. I’m going to have a look at one Thursday - also need to get my hands on a BA13 as I’ve never seen one in the flesh.
 
I’d guess loud! 😂 Maybe not more so than .270 / 30 06 etc though as, while powerful, not as fast?
 
I had a no1 in 25-06, I should have spent some time practicing as reloading when pointing up a Scottish hill has its moments!
 
Have you considered the Henry single shot?

I've got one in 308, and I'm shocked at the accuracy it delivers. They tend to have nicer wood than the Rugers also.
 
6pt-sika said:
I admit I’m a little anal about catching brass even when hunting but over the years I’ve become quite efficient at catching fired brass from a lever action or bolt action . It took a bit to be proficient and quick with a #1 but can be done and actually you can be better at it than ever assumed . If you care little about saving brass it’s all a moot point and quickness comes a lot faster . Just saying !
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You can adjust the #1 so the case is extracted but just sits there in the action waiting for you to pick it out.
Kb.
 
Klenchblaize said:
Not if you add a 3rd option:
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Browning B78 Rifle in 45-70 Falling Block Presentation Model #461 / 1000 - MINT Browning B78 Rifle in 45-70 Falling Block Presentation Model #461 / 1000 - MINT
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I had a very similiar rifle . Mine started out as a standard model octagon barreled 45/70 B78 . I ordered a sporter stock like the one above from Browning after I got got tired of being beat up by the straight stocked , cresent steel butt plate on the original rifle . It transformed the rifle and made it far more pleasant to shoot . It shot consistently under one MOA with most ammo , and just over .5 MOA with ammo it liked . Unfortunately , university tuition fees for my oldest took priority over keeping it . The B78s were a far better finished rifle than the No 1 and 3 Rugers . Strangely , they sell for less than the Rugers ( both used that is ) around here . The Wickliffe 76 rifles ( a fourth option ) sell for considerably more , if you can find one that is , they're getting increasingly harder to find . A friend of mine is getting up in years and is contemplating selling off his hunting rifles . He has a B78 45/70 and a 7mm RM version , I have dibs on both .................. but that would be greedy ................. or would it ?

AB
 
Smellydog said:
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Mmm , yes and no . I installed a scope on the 45/70 . It was more a matter of drop on the stock than butt plate placement . I was shooting 400 gr bullets at about 1850 fps through it at the time , the slap in the cheek got old very quickly , the higher cheek piece on the sporter stock made it completely comfortable to shoot . If I would have used iron sights , the original stock configuration would have been fine , but I do understand where you're coming from .

AB
 
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