Found a Ruger #3 45-70 today.
by Andrew 
, Bloomington, IN, Saturday, April 19, 2014, 17:50 (3813 days ago)
It is now in Lay-Awake.
Found a Ruger #3 45-70 today.
by Lee J. , hagerman,NM, Saturday, April 19, 2014, 21:59 (3813 days ago) @ Andrew
Are you going to keep it as a collector or a shooter ?? Makes a great mini 458 if you want a shooter. But fit a good recoil pad. 
Shooter.
by Andrew , Bloomington, IN, Sunday, April 20, 2014, 08:57 (3813 days ago) @ Lee J.
It has one of those recoil pads that I have seen on Ruger's carbine stocks before. The black rubber ones that are a direct replacement for the aluminum cap. It also has a Bushnell 4-12x40 scope on it that will be removed pronto. Nice bonus is that is is an early 1974 model with no warning label.
Shooter.
by Lee J. , hagerman,NM, Sunday, April 20, 2014, 15:19 (3812 days ago) @ Andrew
Only shooting it with your favorite load will tell if existing pad is adequate. A fun serious gun. You have a multitude of sight combo's to choose from. a 1-5 variable if you need a scope. Its a natural open sight set up. 12X ??? At best loading the 45-70 is not a varmint cartridge. But after saying that I can think of several dozen running Jack-rabbits that might thing otherwise.
Back around '46-47 you could pick up original Springfield 45-70 carbines in So CA
for 30 45 dollars apiece. Used to practice on running jacks, makes a Deer running under at under a 100 yards like shooting fish in a barrel
My first experience with the 45-70.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Sunday, April 20, 2014, 11:04 (3813 days ago) @ Andrew
And Dad NEVER did anything half-fast so it rocked me. I was hooked.
Fired one shot
in one....cured me from sucking eggs. I got a #3 375Win that don't hurt so bad.
I'd like to find one when there's some jingle in the pockets
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Monday, April 21, 2014, 09:38 (3812 days ago) @ Bud
I already have the .30-40 but the .375 is on the watch list.