It is based on the Ruger #1, with some modifications made to reduce costs, such as a simpler one-piece breech lever.
[3] It also was shipped with an uncheckered stock and a plastic buttplate.
[5] Approximately 1400 #3 actions were installed into FGR-17 Viper antitank rocket launcher tubes and used for sub-caliber training.
[1] The #3 was chambered for .22 Hornet, .223 Remington, .30-40 Krag, .375 Winchester, .44 Magnum, and .45-70.
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