Glad I already have my 30-06 and 22-250 No.1's.
Ever since I was a little kid, the Ruger No. 1 B in .30-'06 was my "Holy Grail" rifle. I mentioned on another thread that my dad recently "re-gifted" me with the No.1 B in .30-'06 that I gave to him back in 1989. I am very grateful to him for doing that, but especially now.
One of the first things I did when I got home from Christmas in California with my parents was to look on Ruger's website for the list price of No.1 B's. None were listed. Then, a couple of days ago, I logged on to Ruger's site again and took a second look at the No.1's listed and found what Pow Pow did.... What models reamin on offer are only offered in ONE caliber....
Fundamentally, I suppose I shouldn't care, since I've now got the No. 1 I've always wanted. But there is some measure of comfort in knowing that if something tragic were to happen to the one I've got, that I could secure a new replacement for it, at least in theory. Instead, it kind of looks to me like "No William B." Ruger plans on dropping the model. I'm not expecting to see any cataloged next year.
That's a shame because they're fun to shoot. And ever since I was seven years old, I've thought that the No. 1 was the most stylish mass-produced rifle on the market. Thirty-one years later, I still think it is the epitomy of class and style in a production sporting rifle.
I kinda wish more people felt the same way about the thing that I do, but in reality, I'm surprised that they still make them at all.
JP