Ruger #3 "Deluxe" version?

GunCat · April 19, 2009, 08:21 AM

Ran across the .45-70 #3 advertised as a "Deluxe" model. Is this a legit factory gun? or a #3 with #1 wood added?

fisherman66 · April 19, 2009, 08:27 AM

That's a #3 with #1 wood as you suspected. I'm not aware that the factory ever coined the term "Deluxe". I would guess that the term is "gun broker marketing".

The #1 has been available in higher grades from the factory, but they usually use special distributors such as Lipsy's to do the marketing and sales.

GunCat · April 19, 2009, 08:38 AM

I agree with you...it does look good though.

FWIW: R.L Wilson's "Ruger and His Guns" make no mention of a "Deluxe" #3

Dingoboyx · April 19, 2009, 08:42 AM

It certainly looks a million bucks.... how does it shoot?

Sarge · April 19, 2009, 08:58 AM

Those were commonly referred to as a Ruger 'Number Two' by Ruger rifle buffs- about the only iteration of these guns that stirs my soul as a rifleman.

April 19, 2009, 08:27 AM	#2
fisherman66 Senior Member Join Date: August 22, 2005 Location: The Woodlands TX Posts: 4,679	That's a #3 with #1 wood as you suspected. I'm not aware that the factory ever coined the term "Deluxe". I would guess that the term is "gun broker marketing". The #1 has been available in higher grades from the factory, but they usually use special distributors such as Lipsy's to do the marketing and sales. __________________ la plus belle des ruses du diable est de vous persuader qu'il n'existe pas!

April 19, 2009, 08:42 AM	#4
Dingoboyx Senior Member Join Date: March 7, 2009 Location: South East Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,513	Whatever it is It certainly looks a million bucks.... how does it shoot? __________________ Muzza If you cant blind them with brilliance, Baffle them with BS Be alert...... there is a shortage of LERTs

April 19, 2009, 08:58 AM	#5
Sarge Senior Member Join Date: May 12, 2002 Location: MO Posts: 5,457	Those were commonly referred to as a Ruger 'Number Two' by Ruger rifle buffs- about the only iteration of these guns that stirs my soul as a rifleman. __________________ People were smarter before the Internet, or imbeciles were harder to notice.

April 19, 2009, 08:21 AM	#1
GunCat Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Location: Western, KY Posts: 41	Ruger #3 "Deluxe" version? Ran across the .45-70 #3 advertised as a "Deluxe" model. Is this a legit factory gun? or a #3 with #1 wood added? __________________ Hardships are quickly forgotten. Intense heat, bitter cold, rain and snow, fatigue, and luckless hunting fade quickly into memories of great fellowship, thoughts of beautiful country, pleasant camps, and happy campfires. Fred Bear 1902-1988

April 19, 2009, 08:38 AM	#3
GunCat Member Join Date: December 27, 2008 Location: Western, KY Posts: 41	I agree with you...it does look good though. FWIW: R.L Wilson's "Ruger and His Guns" make no mention of a "Deluxe" #3 __________________ Hardships are quickly forgotten. Intense heat, bitter cold, rain and snow, fatigue, and luckless hunting fade quickly into memories of great fellowship, thoughts of beautiful country, pleasant camps, and happy campfires. Fred Bear 1902-1988