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A while ago I was looking for a #1 that was in a "peep sighted, woods walking" cartridge and all I was finding was #1Bs in belted magnums. Don't get me wrong, I'm quite fond of my #1B in .270 as a pole line gun, but it doesn't exactly fit what I was looking for. Then, I stumbled onto an ad for #3 in 30/40 Krag. Interesting cartridge, fairly compact and handy. Sold! Paid way too much for it, but isn't that always the case? Black bear season opened up here a few days ago and I quickly found out that in the thick, dark woods, especially at dusk, a scope would be a better choice. Luckily, I had just got this old K3 back from a service and I think it fits the little rifle pretty good. I didn't shoot it for groups (I rarely care much on a hunting rifle, let alone a single shot) but it launches a Hornady 220gr at 2175FPS, which I'm quite confident is going to work for anything I'm going to encounter in Ontario. I have the proper Ruger bases for it and a NECG peep sight, but ran into alignment issues when trying to mount the scope, so I'm "slumming it" with the Weavers until either I get a bear or after the season and have a chance to dig into it more. It didn't take me long to realize why so many people have either modified or cut and rewelded the lever though... Cory
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hard rifle to find, how is the recoil?
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hard rifle to find, how is the recoil? It's a little stout off the bench, but a long way from unbearable. A little apples to oranges, but I found it more comfortable shooting 190gr bullets out of a Winchester 94. Cory
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your rifle has nice wood for a #3
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Would love one of those to keep my Krag company!
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Evnin, had one in 223 & traded it away, dang it. Tried to buy one in 17 mk 4 but price was way out there & he wouldn't come down any. GWP. πΎπ£πΎπ£π¨π¦
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a K3 is perfect for that rifle. If you start hating that rifle, I can help you out.
Last edited by Bugger; 05/10/23.
I prefer classic. Semper Fi I used to run with the hare. Now I'm envious of the tortoise and I do my own stunts but rarely intentionally
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I had one those for awhile some years back. I found that the recoil would cause the lever to bruise my middle finger if I shot more than a few full power rounds.
That looks more like K1.5 cover than K3 cover.
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I had one those for awhile some years back. I found that the recoil would cause the lever to bruise my middle finger if I shot more than a few full power rounds.
That looks more like K1.5 cover than K3 cover. I've cut a couple lanes...it's 1x of magnification for every 10 yards right? Cory
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I just mentioned these rifles in another thread.
Looks great. Congratulations!
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My #3 is a Bicentennial 22 Hornet and I thought long and hard about a 30/40, especially to use cast bullets but never came across one.
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I have one in 223 and deer hunt with it. I have a FX-II 4x mounted which seems perfect for a woods gun
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Had a chance at a #3 in 30-40 "made in the 200th year of American library" for $900 at Scheels, or a 1918 M1903 Springfield in '06 for half that at a LGS. I'm not set up for 30-40, but have plenty of '06. The Springfield followed me home. Someone else snagged the #3.
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My No.3 30-40 had an issue adjusting windage on the scope. Solved that with Burris Signature Zee rings with offset inserts.
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I've had two of these; one I used for thirty years mostly with cast bullets. Very accurate and held zero better than any of the #1s I've had. Heavy "Ruger Only" loads as published by Hodgdon some years back were equivalent to .308 loads and produced significant recoil in the light #3.
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I had a chance to pick one up 20-ish years ago. it was kind of rough, looked like it might have spent too much time on the floorboard of someone's truck. It had a very cheap 4-12X scope on it. The price was out of line for the condition of the gun and quality of the optics. I didn't mind walking away from it at the time but I do wish I had one.
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Did all No. 3s have hardwood stocks?
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I believe that they all would have had walnut stocks.
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The #3 was made to be an inexpensive utility gun, like a meat hunter or fur trapper would use. Most of the #3 stocks are straight grain walnut.
The #1s are more more expensive models with fancier stocks. Many #1 have Turkish walnut stocks.
99% of stocks for either gun are wood. I happen to own a set of after market simulated fancy wood, synthetic stocks for a #1. I thought the set unusual, so as a Ruger collector bought them at a show, cheap, for a duplicator pattern.
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