Thanks! Shot one magazine through it using the Tasco scope. Set up a gallon milk jug at 50 yards and hit it all 4 times standing. Still going to replace the scope for something more fitting for this beauty, but I’m thrilled with how it shot, and the action of the lever is probably the smoothest...
Thanks, Nika! Wow this thing is especially perfect for a 25 year-old rifle. I couldn’t be more pleased.
Rugerjunkie, I also won 3 additional magazines during the auction- 2 are new in the original Ruger boxes! So I have a total of 4 and they all appear brand new. I should be set for a while!
Thanks! Yeah I used that and that is where it says “1999” but it doesn’t continue past that. From what I understand these were made up until 2009. I was trying to figure out where in that 10 year stretch this one might have fallen. Or maybe I’ve misunderstood what I’ve read and this one was made...
A friend of mine at work told me about an upcoming online estate auction. The gentleman who passed had an extensive collection of firearms, including many Rugers and Marlins, both of which are my personal favorites. I ran across this pristine example of a 96/44 and just had to have it.
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