My #3 45/70 was stolen some time ago with 70 other guns, only one ever recovered. Interesting that another of the stolen guns was a Savage 219! This one had 2 Bbls, .410 and 22 hornet. Was a special order I think. Cheekpiece, BT forend, some engraving nice wood..My #3 was real kicker, possibly because I tried to make it act like a .458...I Broke 2 buttstocks, Ruger said they wouldnt fix it any more..so I backed off to "normal" loads..The H&R single shots, aside from being really ugly, perform very well..
Sorry about your stolen guns. I'm sure there was a lot of sentiment behind some of these that can never be replaced. My #3 is a kicker too. I finally put a rubber slip-on butt pad on it. I haven't broke a stock yet but thanks for the heads up. To get the best accuracy out of mine I tighten the fore-arm screw just enough that I can still pass a cigarette paper between the barrel and fore-arm wood. With handloads from the "Ruger Only" section of the reloading manuals these little guns roar!
