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A little history, maybe?
I picked this Ruger .44 Carbine up recently and have been looking at these "notches" in the buttplate.
They are pretty regularly spaced, not like a chattering mark from a vehicle rack or such.
I wonder if its notches tapped into it with a knife blade for the deers taken?
It's nice to think so.
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05-23-2016, 08:05 PM
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You plan on making it an even dozen?
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05-23-2016, 08:35 PM
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Probably was a critter counter.
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05-24-2016, 12:00 AM
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Could be the times he went to sleep while squirrel hunting.  Maybe the deer he missed because the gun don't shoot straight.  Many possibilities. Larry
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05-24-2016, 01:41 PM
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Could be the times he went to sleep while squirrel hunting. Maybe the deer he missed because the gun don't shoot straight. Many possibilities. Larry |
If I missed 11 times because the gun didn't shoot straight, I wouldn't use a knife, I'd use an axe!
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05-24-2016, 01:43 PM
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You plan on making it an even dozen?
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Yes. Much more, if I'm lucky.
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Yes. Much more, if I'm lucky.
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It will take a LOT of deer, but sooner or later you will have it checkered! 
Good luck!!
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I don't believe I have heard of notching a buttplate. But the notches(?) appear to be very regularly spaced, so there must have been some reason for them.
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one of my uncles bought one when they first came out, if it's his that is how many years he took it hunting without shooting at a deer.
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