Ruger 44 mag carbine at the range

Scoping my 44 mag Ruger

I just couldn't find a way to shoot or zero my new-to-me Ruger with the open sights on the rifle; tried my bifocals and Rx ballistic shooting glasses, so decided to move a spare AR Leupold to it. At first, had trouble sourcing the proper rings/mounts, but then found on Ebay a new set precisely for my rifle. Was easy, and works great for my aging eyes. By the way, I made up a wooden rifle bench device for working on my rifles, just takes a moment to clamp it to my work bench, pad the two ends to securely hold whatever firearm I want to work on, usually sights and cleaning, and whatever.

I did nor want a dot optic or big bulky scope on my rifle, that sort of sighting device just seemed too "modern" or just out of place on my carbine.

Works for me... SF VET
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On a side note for those interested while this is from memory IIRC there were was a change in late production 44 carbines, earlier versions have two screws in the top of the receiver that holds a part inside, late version have what looks like two plugs there that IIRC were some sort of rivet .

I have heard the 44 carbine was Rugers first rifle and that the 10-22 came after as a companion piece.
 
A note on Cast Bullets in the Original 44 Ruger carbine. The warning is for people that don’t clean their rifle. You can shoot jackets and probably never clean as long as you keep action lubed. I have bought these rifles on the cheap because they had “problems”. The problem was always gas port and lead bullets. Most handloaders are smart enough to know what problem is.
Joe Sixgun buys factory lead ammo without giving it a thought. This mostly because Lead Bullet is the cheapest box of 44mg. Doesn’t maintain the rifle and in a couple or three years when he pulls it out of the closet, it has problems. Nothing a deep cleaning won’t cure. I have never bought one of
these with problem that looked like it had ever been out of the stock. As all early Ruger products, they are hard to beat.

I've owned 2 over the years. Shot a lot of cast bullets through them with zero problems.
 
mine has two screws in the top of the receiver, with cautions about being sure not to unscrew them, thinking they are part of a scope ring mounting. But they are bigger than the scope screw holes anyway. I think this and an M1 Carbine are just great firearms. I reload for both. SF VET
 
I have heard the 44 carbine was Rugers first rifle and that the 10-22 came after as a companion piece.

If you read the advertisement that I posted above, it confirms that the 44 carbine was the first rifle that Ruger produced in 1963. The 10-22's were shortly behind it with some coming out in 1964, then they really hit the streets in 1965 with full production.
 
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I did not want a dot optic or big bulky scope on my rifle, that sort of sighting device just seemed too "modern" or just out of place on my carbine.


Works for me... SF VET
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Nice look; my Penn's Woods "Brush gun" (Ruger 77/357) and CZ 527 FS/mannlicher (.223/5.56) all wear small Leupold 1-4x20 scopes.
 
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