Coopershooter,
I had a Ruger # 3 in hornet and it was super accurate plus the trigger was very good with a clean let off. as far as the cost of a #3 now i don't know what to tell you. At the Amarillo Tx gun show last week end there was two and one was marked 350.00 and the other was 425.00 Funny thing the one that was marked 350.00 was a much better looking rifle than the
425.00, Just goes to show you what people will do and how things are priced, All the # 3s i have had any dealings with have been good shooters
Good luck ............Joe.........