Ruger No. 3

{{Infobox weapon | name = Ruger No. 3 | image = | caption = | origin = United States | type = Single-shot rifle | is_ranged = yes | service = | used_by = | wars =  | designer = [[William B. Ruger]] | design_date = | manufacturer = [[Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.]] | unit_cost = $165 (1973)<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93">{{cite book | last=Wilson | first=R. L. | title=Ruger & His Guns: A History of the Man, the Company, and Their Firearms | publisher=Simon & Schuster | publication-place=New York | year=1996 | isbn=0-684-80367-4 | oclc=33820244 | pages=92–93}}</ref> | production_date = 1973–1986<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/><ref name="RugerProductHistory">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory/RI-No3.html|title = Ruger No.3 Serial Number History}}</ref> | number = Over 30,000<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/> | variants = [[FGR-17 Viper|Viper]] simulator<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/> | spec_label = | weight = {{cvt|6|lbs|kg}} (.45-70 variant)<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/> | length = {{cvt|38.5|in|mm}}<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/> | part_length = {{cvt|22|in|mm}}<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/> | width = | height = | diameter = | crew =  | cartridge = Various (See Article) | caliber = | barrels = | action = [[Farquharson rifle|Farquharson]]-style hammerless [[falling block]] | rate = | velocity = | range = | max_range = | feed = | sights = none, or [[open sights]] }} The '''Ruger No. 3''' is a [[single-shot]] rifle produced by [[Sturm, Ruger & Co.|Sturm, Ruger & Co]] from 1973 to 1986. It is based on the [[Ruger No. 1]], with some modifications made to reduce costs, such as a simpler one-piece breech lever.<ref name="Walter 2006 p. ">{{cite book | last=Walter | first=John | title=Rifles of the World | publisher=Krause Publications | publication-place=Iola, WI | year=2006 | isbn=0-89689-241-7 | oclc=67543348 | page=409}}</ref> It also was shipped with an uncheckered stock and a plastic buttplate.<ref name="American Rifleman 2019">{{cite web | title=An Old Friend: The Ruger No. 3 Rifle | website=American Rifleman | date=2019-09-03 | url=https://www.americanrifleman.org/articles/2019/9/3/an-old-friend-the-ruger-no-3-rifle/ | access-date=2020-05-01}}</ref> It has been described as "superbly accurate".<ref name="Tappan 1981 p. ">{{cite book | last=Tappan | first=Mel | title=Tappan on Survival | publisher=Janus Press Distributed by Caroline House | publication-place=Rogue River, OR Aurora, IL | year=1981 | isbn=0-916172-04-X | oclc=8512636 }}</ref>

Approximately 1400 No. 3 actions were installed into [[FGR-17 Viper]] antitank rocket launcher tubes and used for [[sub-caliber training]].<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/>

The No. 3 was chambered for [[.22 Hornet]], [[.223 Remington]], [[.30-40 Krag]], [[.375 Winchester]], [[.44 Magnum]], and [[.45-70]].<ref name="Wilson 1996 pp 92-93"/><ref name="RugerProductHistory"/>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.ruger.com Sturm, Ruger & Co. official site] * [http://www.ruger.com/service/productHistory/RI-No3.html Ruger No.3 Product History] * [https://ruger-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/_manuals/no3.pdf Instruction manual]

[[Category:Falling-block rifles]] [[Category:Rifles of the United States]] [[Category:Ruger rifles]]