#1 in 44mag...

[SHOOTER]

I know ruger never made a #1 in 44mag and I have not found a shooter in a#3 - So How much do you think it would run and is it doable to do a 44mag#1?

 

[mattsbox99]

A barrel and the extractor are all that is needed. It would be fun, but I think .445 Supermag would be even more fun, you could run .44 Mags, .44 Specials, and the .445 through it and the cost would be the same.

 

[SHOOTER]

Well I want a tropical diameter barrel so Thats where I'll start.

 

[SHOOTER]

What gunsmith do you reccomend for this type of work? Are there any dedicated #1 gunsmiths?

 

[lowwall]

There was a Ruger # 3 in 44 mag listed on Gun Broker this morning.
lowwall

 

[SHOOTER]

Wow! That's alot of money!$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[rugerjunkie]

Wow! That's alot of money!$$$$$$$$$$$$

Depends on how you look at it. For a shooter yes it's a lot. For a rare rifle still new in the box...not so much. The cheapest No.3 I personally ever seen for sale was $400 and that was a few years back and it was a more "common" 223.

I would bet you are going to shell out at least $700 for a shooter grade No.3 in a 44!! The days of cheap No.3's and No.1's are gone IMO.

 

[pete44ru]

Long gone.

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[ltapd204]

Not a shooter price, but here is #3 in 44 mag for sale. Wish I had the funds to buy it.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =152594693

 

[mattsbox99]

That guy has some sweet Rugers... I wish I had the cash for his 6.5 RM Flatbolt... that would be a cool gun!