I have a Ruger #3 project gun in the works. I would like to change the stocks out with some Ruger #1 wood. The forend seems to be a no brainer, but will a #1 butt stock install as a simple bolt-on or will the grip need to be altered for the less fancy #3 drop lever?
It is the same receiver, so they should fit. Ruger offered the #3 as a lower-priced alternative to the #1. Plain stocks vs fancier checkered stocks, different lever, different forend hangers, probably a few other differences that escape me right now. But the inlets on the stocks are the same