Today It Happened… a Ruger #3
OK, for several years I’ve speculated on how wonderful it would be to own and shoot a Ruger #3 Carbine in 327 Fed Mag. At a gun show this weekend I did well enough to take the first step. I purchased a shooter grade #3 in 223 Remington.
I don’t know a lot of details about them, my only personal experience with a #3 was decades ago and I’ve had time to forget a lot. First I’d like to know whether a ca 1980 example would have come from the factory with an adjustment screw in the upper curve of the trigger shoe? Also, I’d love to know about any caliber changes folks have done. I’m especially interested in what had to be done about extractors
By way of history, I once owned a Ruger #1 that had been rebarreled from 22-250 to 32-40. It was built for Schuetzen by Bud Welch and was quite good, but at the time, I was pretty well committed to my 32-40 high wall, so it went away. I don’t know whether the trigger on that one was original, but I don’t remember a screw in the trigger shoe of that one.
I’m casting a wide net at this point. I’d like to hear from anyone with experience or history with the Ruger Number 3. Anybody wanna help me out?
Froggie