I'm trying to lighten the pull on a #3 and have backed out the screw until it doesn't bear on the spring anymore. The pull is now about right, but the screw protrudes about 3/16" into the guard. I have three other Rugers and the pull now seems to be about the same on all three, but on the others the screw doesn't protrude at all. Has anyone had this experience? It looks to me like I could just grind off 3/6 on the end of the screw so that it's flush on the outside, but I'm really curious as to why this is happening but has not happened on the other three.

Any comments?

Are your No. 1s newer than 1980? The trigger screws don't do much on the later models on the No. 1.



This is the 2 screw trigger from about 1980 to today.


This is the 3 screw trigger back in the No. 1's hay day.

I don't think grinding it down will hurt anything.

It's a #3, not a #1, and I don't know the year but it has a two-screw trigger.

I have a couple of #1's that are definitely older than 1980 because I bought them new in the 70's and they also both have two-screw triggers, UNLESS the third screw in the rifle in your photos is the one in the piece above the trigger (sear?). I've not messed with that one on any of my Rugers. I'll pull the stock on one and take a look. Thanks for the help.

The action is pretty much the same between the No. 1 and the 3. Stocks, levers, and calibers are a little different. The No. 3 is the bastard child of the two. Bill Ruger wanted to make a go of single shot rifles, but died. Ruger doesn't have much interest in a single shot rifle anymore.

The third screw is not visible unless you remove the stock. It works will with the other screws.

If you have a 3 screw trigger in your No. 1/3, you may want to leave it alone. It's possible it's as good as it gets.

Thanks, Mick. I originally pulled the stock but failed to see the third screw. I'll look again. We just used it on a sage rat hunt and it's a bit heavy on little bitty targets.