New member from MI
New member from MI
Greetings to all,
My name is Joe Viviano - I purchased my first Ruger when I was 18 years old.
Shot my first whitetail buck with a Ruger # 1 in 1980 and have been hunting with #1's exclusively. I am 66 years old now and still shooting , reloading and hunting with my # 1's.
Went to Namibia a few years back and my group (myself, my son, my brother and my father) all used Ruger #1's on our hunt.
Nothing better than hunting with a Ruger #1 - in my opinion. I was raised to make the first shot count and the # 1 epitomizes this ethic.
I am retired from a 35 year career in law enforcement (20 years US Secret Service special agent - 15 years DHS special agent) and I very much look forward to connecting with other Ruger # 1 admirers/collectors at ROCS.
Best regards
Joe Viviano
Macomb, MI
Re: New member from MI
Welcome from NE OHio, glad to have you on board, and yes many years ago went to school here in Richmond Hts ,OH with one of your relatives, back in the 1960s..........I too retired from short stint LE and mainly Security, more money, and back then worked for the AEC, late 60s early 70s,,been a LONG time ago... 
...sadly sold all my N0 1s and No 3s about 30 years ago (am left handed and they worked for me)
...sadly sold all my N0 1s and No 3s about 30 years ago (am left handed and they worked for me)
Re: New member from MI
Welcome to the ROCS organization and website. Lots of NO1 fans , simply fine rifles. Feel free to post away.
FT44/Bill
FT44/Bill
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Brass Frame
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Re: New member from MI
Welcome aboard from NW Ohio near Bowling Green. I also love to shoot and collect Ruger No. rifles. I especially like shooting one in Ruger .204 as my varmint rifle. I just turned 78 years old and have shot varmints on our family farm since No.1 rifles were introduced in the late 1960s. My career revolved around Agriculture and I still help at planting and harvest times. My collection includes some of the non prefix serial numbered rifles, into the current production rifles. I shoot a Ruger .44 Mag. on Ohio White Tail deer on wooded property I own. My grandson joins me deer hunting and he took a great 10 point buck last November with his compound bow. He is now in college at the University of Cincinnati in Engineering.
I am fully retired and attend gun shows all over, looking to add to my collection! Welcome aboard the ROCS Forum. I graduated from The Ohio State University in the late 1960s. Great football game last night when we beat Notre Dame!
Brass Frame/Lee
I am fully retired and attend gun shows all over, looking to add to my collection! Welcome aboard the ROCS Forum. I graduated from The Ohio State University in the late 1960s. Great football game last night when we beat Notre Dame!
Brass Frame/Lee
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Brass Frame
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Re: New member from MI
I use exclusively by Leupold. I personally like their old Vari X III models with in a variety of configurations. I have taken 2 New Mexico Elk with a .300 Win. Mag. I gave it to my grandson for his own Elk hunts in the future. It carries a Leupold Premium scope with a 30MM tube in 3.5 X 10 power. I shot a wall hanger 6X^ in 2004 in the mountains of northern New Mexico. It was a great experience! Brass Frame, Lee
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arcticruger
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- Location: AK
Re: New member from MI
Howdy, welcome aboard! 
Owned a No.1 in 458 Win Mag back in the ‘80s. Wish I hadn’t let that one go.
Owned a No.1 in 458 Win Mag back in the ‘80s. Wish I hadn’t let that one go.
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gunman42782
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Re: New member from MI
great to have another no 1 guy on board! I too am in Michigan ( west side) and a no 1 collector
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fishhuntnut
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Re: New member from MI
welcome to the group. I am a Michigander, grew up on a farm in sw mi, had first job out of college in Detroit area, now retired in Fl. Was a true No 1/3 addict but alas, passed stewardship on to others, except for few safe queens and some shooters. Look forward to hearing more about your shooting stories with the one shot wonders…
Re: New member from MI
Greetings to all,
My name is Joe Viviano - I purchased my first Ruger when I was 18 years old.
Shot my first whitetail buck with a Ruger # 1 in 1980 and have been hunting with #1's exclusively. I am 66 years old now and still shooting , reloading and hunting with my # 1's.
Went to Namibia a few years back and my group (myself, my son, my brother and my father) all used Ruger #1's on our hunt.
Nothing better than hunting with a Ruger #1 - in my opinion. I was raised to make the first shot count and the # 1 epitomizes this ethic.
I am retired from a 35 year career in law enforcement (20 years US Secret Service special agent - 15 years DHS special agent) and I very much look forward to connecting with other Ruger # 1 admirers/collectors at ROCS.
Best regards
Joe Viviano
Macomb, MI
My name is Joe Viviano - I purchased my first Ruger when I was 18 years old.
Shot my first whitetail buck with a Ruger # 1 in 1980 and have been hunting with #1's exclusively. I am 66 years old now and still shooting , reloading and hunting with my # 1's.
Went to Namibia a few years back and my group (myself, my son, my brother and my father) all used Ruger #1's on our hunt.
Nothing better than hunting with a Ruger #1 - in my opinion. I was raised to make the first shot count and the # 1 epitomizes this ethic.
I am retired from a 35 year career in law enforcement (20 years US Secret Service special agent - 15 years DHS special agent) and I very much look forward to connecting with other Ruger # 1 admirers/collectors at ROCS.
Best regards
Joe Viviano
Macomb, MI