10 round mag for the Deerfield .44mag.

I wondered if any 10 round (or anything more than 4 rounds) was ever made. I came across I.Q munitions that made one some time ago but no longer. They had it listed at $140. I checked their site again and as of Oct. 2022, they say it's in development and will be under $100. I'll keep watch.

Critters in Florida must be more patient than here in Texas, they take off well before I can miss them 4 times.

Good luck, larger mags have often been wondered about for the rotary-mag rifles, but I've yet to see a successful product.

Hate to get off topic here , but .... I'm looking at a 25th anniversary 44 carbine and was told by the seller that the mag isn't removable . I haven't gone to look at it yet , but I'm wondering if they know what they are talking about . This is an estate sale so anything is possible , but all the 44 carbines are either like the mini 14 or like the 10/22 and all have removable mags . Thanks for any help you can throw my way .

cherrypointmarine said:

Hate to get off topic here , but .... I'm looking at a 25th anniversary 44 carbine and was told by the seller that the mag isn't removable . I haven't gone to look at it yet , but I'm wondering if they know what they are talking about . This is an estate sale so anything is possible , but all the 44 carbines are either like the mini 14 or like the 10/22 and all have removable mags . Thanks for any help you can throw my way .

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The first two generations of the 44 carbines were tube fed. The Deerfield came later.

Thanks Ranger . I was going crazy trying to figure this out . I'm a hardcore S&W guy , but I've always wanted one of these . What could be better than a model 29 with a 44mag carbine ? Seeing as where I am , maybe a 44mag Blackhawk with a 44mag carbine . Thanks

pyth0n said:

I wondered if any 10 round (or anything more than 4 rounds) was ever made...

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FWIW (which is probably pretty minimal ;>), there was a company years ago that converted M1 carbines to .45 Win Mag, using standard carbine mags. I remember playing around with .45 Colt ammo at the time, and it looked like it would also stack nicely in M1 carbine mags. If you've got a carbine mag available, you might check to see (1) if a carbine mag is short enough, front to rear, to possibly fit in the Ruger mag well with some kind of adapter, and (2) how many .44 mag rounds (if any) might fit in a carbine mag with any possibility of reliable feeding. The .44 rounds would tilt more than the .45 Colt cartridges I was working with, so it might not pan out, but who knows?

Another (probably better) option might be to check the possibility of adapting a .44 Desert Eagle mag to fit, using a purpose built adapter. The factory mags are a lot more expensive than M1 carbine mags, but there may be cheaper aftermarket mags to experiment with. I built a 9mm AR mag well adapter using surplus Uzi parts, so sometimes the "do it yourself" approach actually works out quite well!

As always, IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

the_leper_colony said:

FWIW (which is probably pretty minimal ;>), there was a company years ago that converted M1 carbines to .45 Win Mag, using standard carbine mags. I remember playing around with .45 Colt ammo at the time, and it looked like it would also stack nicely in M1 carbine mags. If you've got a carbine mag available, you might check to see (1) if a carbine mag is short enough, front to rear, to possibly fit in the Ruger mag well with some kind of adapter, and (2) how many .44 mag rounds (if any) might fit in a carbine mag with any possibility of reliable feeding. The .44 rounds would tilt more than the .45 Colt cartridges I was working with, so it might not pan out, but who knows?

Another (probably better) option might be to check the possibility of adapting a .44 Desert Eagle mag to fit, using a purpose built adapter. The factory mags are a lot more expensive than M1 carbine mags, but there may be cheaper aftermarket mags to experiment with. I built a 9mm AR mag well adapter using surplus Uzi parts, so sometimes the "do it yourself" approach actually works out quite well!

As always, IMHO, FWIW, YMMV, etc., etc.

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Thank you.