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Old August 13, 2016, 03:30 PM   #1
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Making a Ruger #3 into a Ruger #1 ???

I have a Ruger #3 project gun in the works. I would like to change the stocks out with some Ruger #1 wood. The forend seems to be a no brainer, but will a #1 butt stock install as a simple bolt-on or will the grip need to be altered for the less fancy #3 drop lever?

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Old August 13, 2016, 04:07 PM   #2
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Leave the #3 as it is. The Ruger No.3's are worth more than the No. 1's.

That is because production numbers of the 3's are less than the 1's and the 3's are no longer made.

Look up selling price's on Guns International.
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Old August 13, 2016, 04:18 PM   #3
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My #3 is not original. I bought it already re-barreled to a .270 Win with a featherweight Apex barrel.
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Old August 13, 2016, 04:58 PM   #4
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It is the same receiver, so they should fit. Ruger offered the #3 as a lower-priced alternative to the #1. Plain stocks vs fancier checkered stocks, different lever, different forend hangers, probably a few other differences that escape me right now. But the inlets on the stocks are the same
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Old August 13, 2016, 06:56 PM   #5
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The stock will fit.
A friend has a "No 2" with No 1 wood on No 3 metal.

The Highwall type lever came too close to the pistol grip for comfort, so he cut off the tail to give a Sharps style lever.
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Old August 14, 2016, 11:00 PM   #6
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Thanks everyone for your replies...

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The stock will fit.
A friend has a "No 2" with No 1 wood on No 3 metal.

The Highwall type lever came too close to the pistol grip for comfort, so he cut off the tail to give a Sharps style lever.
Wow! I'd really like to see a picture of how that came out.
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