WTB a Ruger single shot 45-70...

As in No.1 or No 3?

Either

I've got no dog in this hunt...just something I ran across. Good luck with your search!

https://forums.sassnet.com/ind...no1-45-70-new-price/

Thank you, looking....

I have a Ruger no. 3 in 45-70 that has the chamber opened up to 458 WM. The former owner used to shoot both 45-70 and 458 WM cartridges in this gun. Its for sale if interested.

Thanks, not for me...

I have one for sale; late black pad plain walnut model; mint condition, no box; never hunted and if it has been fired, I can't tell it.
Ruger #1.
$1650 shipped.
I'll get pics Mañana.

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Thanks for the pix...looks nice... rare to find a new one these days.

Odds of finding a 45-70 ruger no1 in that condition for less money are low. Nice gun.

Kid,
You indicate either a #1 or a #3 as alternatives. Having had both in 45-70 I would suggest you focus on a #1. Maybe I'm not very tough, but the #3 approached "very unpleasant" to shoot.

Thanks everyone for the information, ended up buying a Henry lever...KD

Glad you got one; now as you know, you will need to keep your loads down. In the #1 you can load the 45-70 as hot as you want; the first one I had was in 1976 (bi Centennial model). I loaded it so hot that the forearm was impossible to hang on to. Killed a hog with it in Tennessee, in 1976.