Ruger no3 restock

[Harleysboss]

Here’s a little winter project that I finally finished up. No.3 action restocked with no1 buttstock. The stock was about 95% inlet. I did the fitting and finishing. Before and after.

 

[MrTom]

That is some gorgeous wood and your finishing skills are well suited to it. Very nice work!

 

[user 23626]

That's one project I have looking at me. I have a #3 , former 375 Win rebarrled to 444 Marlin 1/3 Oct and the rest round. A hard kicker and that Calvary carbine stock with the sharp angles are , is hard on my cheekbone. Been looking for a factory take-off #1 and the semi-inlets are very expensive so I keep putting it off. You did a grand job on yours !!! Really need to raise the comb a bit for the low power scope / eye alignment and cheek weld. Trader

 

[Harleysboss]

The prefits take a fair bit of time to fit and finish out but I like doing it. If you ever call a gun stocker best be sitting down when you get to price!

 

[Harleysboss]

Triple 4 Marlin is a favorite cartridge of mine. Your project sounds awesome. Here’s another no3 custom that I had built for me a few years ago. 50-70 gov’t!

 

[user 23626]

Springfield's in 50/70..1866-68 and the rare 1871 Military bolt action trials rifle. Also Sharps SRC conversion and have shot them all.

 

[trickyricky]

Here’s a little winter project that I finally finished up. No.3 action restocked with no1 buttstock. The stock was about 95% inlet. I did the fitting and finishing. Before and after.

Dang Harley, I'm impressed! That is one fine looking boomstick! 45/70? did you do the checkering too?

 

[Keone]

Great job. I love no.1 and no.3s.

 

[Confederate rifleman]

Gun porn...

 

[Harleysboss]

Dang Harley, I'm impressed! That is one fine looking boomstick! 45/70? did you do the checkering too?

The first group of photos is a #3 45-70 with a #1 buttstock, no checkering. The other photo is of a # 3 that I used a factory #1 stock set on. The foreend needed to be fit to the octagon barrel but that one is factory checkered.

 

[BCS]

Nice wood!

Ever have that trigger guard smash into your third finger?

My little 22 hornet has been a 40-90 Express and is now a 1.8" .500 WSM that can also use rimmed cases like the 50 AK shortened.

They are kind of a Mighty Mouse of rifles.

 

[Harleysboss]

I guess I’m lucky. I don’t have the finger pinch problem shooting mine.