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Missed out on one myself many moons ago! Still regretting it!
Ruger 44 mag, semi auto carbine
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Exactly what is this "buffer" that y'all are talking about.
There's no "buffer" in the owners manual parts list.
There's no "buffer" in the owners manual parts list.
In my experience, Ruger has excellent customer service. My 40 year-old Standard .22lr pistol was having FTE problems, so I called Ruger to see what they could do. They immediately gave me a repair order number for a factory repair. They replaced the extractor mechanism and the ejector, and had it back to me in perfect working condition in a little over a week, no charge. Can't beat that for standing behind your product. Give them a call, you might be pleasantly surprised.
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Local gun shop here has an original style Ruger .44 carbine that is collecting dust in their gun rack. A decade ago it would have been out the door in a couple of days.
Whats it selling for?
Around here when you are lucky enough to find one for sale they tend to go fast. I have had 3 very serious/good money offers on my early 70s one.
FWIW I live in the Adirondack mountains and good fast handling deer guns are in big demand. The Catskill mountain are only a couple hour drive south and they tend to like the little Ruger there also.
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I don't recall, but I thought it was a bit high for this area. Most hunters out here these days either want an AR or if a bolt action then the latest .338 Gun Writer Fantasy Short Action Belted Mangleum. Anyone with a 30-30 is looked down upon as a tinderfoot. Lord help you if you have a 44 Mag carbine, cuz you'll never get a deer as it won't shoot past 50 yards. 
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To clear up a couple of things IIRC the earliest 44 carbines were marked Deerstalker,
The name was dropped aooarently as it was too close to the Ithaca 37 Deerslayer.
The company that occasionally makes 44 carbine stocks is Boyds.
I have seen one other manufacturer but it was plastic.
The name was dropped aooarently as it was too close to the Ithaca 37 Deerslayer.
The company that occasionally makes 44 carbine stocks is Boyds.
I have seen one other manufacturer but it was plastic.
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Ruger 44 Autolaoding Carbine – Jack First Gun Parts
Some parts if anyone needs them...
Watching a YouTube take down video on the rifle, they mention about the "cartridge guide plate" on the top inside of the receiver and sometimes if people take out the front 2 screws off the top of the receiver thinking it's for a scope mount, the guide falls out and never put back in.
I'm going to check tonight and see if that's why my buddy's is not feeding well...
Some parts if anyone needs them...
Watching a YouTube take down video on the rifle, they mention about the "cartridge guide plate" on the top inside of the receiver and sometimes if people take out the front 2 screws off the top of the receiver thinking it's for a scope mount, the guide falls out and never put back in.
I'm going to check tonight and see if that's why my buddy's is not feeding well...
I didn't see any mention of a buffer in the Jack First parts catalog either.
If it was plastic, I would think it would be the most often replaced part.
Does it go somewhere on or behind the recoil plate at the rear of the receiver?
If it was plastic, I would think it would be the most often replaced part.
Does it go somewhere on or behind the recoil plate at the rear of the receiver?
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I've enjoyed one of the older .44 Mag auto carbines for many years and it's taken a truckload of NC deer.
Mine came from a co-worker who had shot lots of soft lead bullets in it and it began to have feeding issues. I traded him even with a well-worn Ruger Security Six that I had $150 in.
A really good cleaning of the gas system and she never balked again. Put on a sling and a Weaver 1-3x scope and found a pretty warm load of Sierra 240 gr. JHC, and later, Hornady 240 gr XTP's. Back in the 90's I did take a 6 pt. Albino buck at ~150 yds with it, one of the more memorable trips with it.
Hope to get it out again this Fall. In my new location, very thick woods are the norm, it should be perfect.
Mine came from a co-worker who had shot lots of soft lead bullets in it and it began to have feeding issues. I traded him even with a well-worn Ruger Security Six that I had $150 in.
A really good cleaning of the gas system and she never balked again. Put on a sling and a Weaver 1-3x scope and found a pretty warm load of Sierra 240 gr. JHC, and later, Hornady 240 gr XTP's. Back in the 90's I did take a 6 pt. Albino buck at ~150 yds with it, one of the more memorable trips with it.
Hope to get it out again this Fall. In my new location, very thick woods are the norm, it should be perfect.
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I always liked the looks of the early model. I bought a new one around 1975. Being a cast bullet shooter with all handgun cartridges, I found the Ruger carbine not to be the best gun for such use. Heavy bullets had to be seated quite deeply to function reliably through the not-so-easy-to-load tube magazine.
Never did work up a really accurate cast bullet load. I seem to recall jacketed bullets were better in this regard. Sold that gun, and twenty years later there was another old model Ruger .44 carbine in with a batch of guns I purchased. Had to try cast all over again; same story and that one was also sold.
There have been rumors over the years that using cast bullets in these guns would gunk up the gas operating system. Possible, I suppose, but I never found any truth to it.
Stick with jacketed bullets and these carbines are probably fine, accurate guns.
Never did work up a really accurate cast bullet load. I seem to recall jacketed bullets were better in this regard. Sold that gun, and twenty years later there was another old model Ruger .44 carbine in with a batch of guns I purchased. Had to try cast all over again; same story and that one was also sold.
There have been rumors over the years that using cast bullets in these guns would gunk up the gas operating system. Possible, I suppose, but I never found any truth to it.
Stick with jacketed bullets and these carbines are probably fine, accurate guns.
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My cousin had one in the late 60's and early 70's. Carried it deer hunting but never got a shot. Remember it had some feed problems.
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I bought one in 1966 when they first came out.
Shot several Whitetail deer with it.
Traded it off and bought a Remington 700 in 7mm Magnum.
Should of kept it, but children were coming.
Shot several Whitetail deer with it.
Traded it off and bought a Remington 700 in 7mm Magnum.
Should of kept it, but children were coming.
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They seem to be fairly scarce around where I live. I saw one in a gun shop in Concord, NC last summer...haven't seen one since. I can't remember the price they had on it, but do remember thinking it was a good bit of money. Seems like if you hunted deer with a center fire rifle around here back in the seventies, most people wanted some kind of lever action .30-30 or the Ruger .44.
It's funny...people talked about "brush guns" a lot back then...I don't hear the term much these days.
It's funny...people talked about "brush guns" a lot back then...I don't hear the term much these days.
The gun I bought that buffer was mashed out, was a mistake
I looked on parts sheet and it's not called a buffer. Gun had
no bolt or trigger group. The back of the reciever was actually
cracked from metal to metal contact. I would say this happened
from either the gun being assembled wrong and fired or from
extremely hot loads over a period. The barrel was in good shape
so it was not from a obstruction blow back.
I looked on parts sheet and it's not called a buffer. Gun had
no bolt or trigger group. The back of the reciever was actually
cracked from metal to metal contact. I would say this happened
from either the gun being assembled wrong and fired or from
extremely hot loads over a period. The barrel was in good shape
so it was not from a obstruction blow back.
There are indeed two distinct models of Ruger .44 Magnum carbines. Here's a picture of the two of them compared:
I did a fairly detailed article on them both in the May, 2015 issue of Dillon's Blue Press catalog/magazine (centerpiece article, pp 44-45). If you save back issues, you might want to reference it.
John
I did a fairly detailed article on them both in the May, 2015 issue of Dillon's Blue Press catalog/magazine (centerpiece article, pp 44-45). If you save back issues, you might want to reference it.
John
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Seppeku
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Started out many years ago with the tube one....Sold it......2 years ago bought another from a friend.....Shot it a little and sold it for a tidy profit....Much prefering my .44 rifles now to be lever guns.....BTW both rifles functioned 100%........AND I shot cast bullets in both with no problems.........
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