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A friend just purchased this and I haven't seen it yet. Serial number 52714. I am away from home so I don't have my reference material at hand. How early is it and will it be one of the models which didn't have the button to unload the magazine? Thanks for any info. Dave
 
So, yes, it is one of the early carbines without the mag unloading button. He mailed it to me as it had some issues with rust!! I received it yesterday and what a mess it is. The owner had used it in the rain and then put it into a wet case and let it sit. The last ten inches of the barrel have badly pitted patches. The rest of the rifle was rode hard. I completely disassembled it and cleaned it from the ground up. What a dirty mess. The pitting is so deep that I have to wonder if it could ever be buffed out and re-blued. My thoughts were......"a new barrel would be in order" but, they would not be available for this discontinued model. So, I reassembled and will take it to my range today to see how it functions. I also see that it has not only the normal four holes in the top of the receiver for mounting a scope base but also has two drilled and tapped in the barrel near the receiver. Would looking for a barrel be futile? Thoughts.
 
Sounds like you should just clean it up & use it as a shooter as is. It'd take a lot to get it back into "as factory" condition. My BIL just bought one the other night, about 15,000 lower numbers than yours. It came in a Butler Creek folding stock, and someone had put on a later produced barrel.
I told him to just enjoy it as a shooter.
 
Sounds like Dantforth has a 44 carbine.....if it is it makes it a bunch harder to change out the barrel....

Don't ask me how I know :lol: :lol: :lol: too bad it got put away wet....RR.
 
a GOOD gunsmith could redo the metal work, restore it...............send me some pictures of the "bad" spots and I'll 'splain' things to you, and you could gitter done "locally", without any or all that international 'shipping BS'..........
 
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Just back from a shooting session. It functions flawlessly. So, other than the looks of it it is fine. Photos to follow. David.....well, here are the photos of the rust and of the mounting holes on the top of the receiver and barrel. look to be different sizes?


 
Can anyone explain the mounting holes? Ones on the receiver look to be small at the back and the front ones look quite a bit larger. I haven't removed the front ones yet. The ones on the barrel.....are they done by Bubba? Dave
 
I was looking for some info on these awhile back and found some pics in this old thread which may be helpful to you:

http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=73817

All the holes appear to be correct to my non-expert eye - others probably have more info.
 
Cellar701..... Thanks for the link and the info. It explains the different sized holes exactly. So, I will be looking for bases for it. Going to my local gun shop today so I will have my fingers crossed. Dave

.....a GOOD gunsmith could redo the metal work, restore it...............send me some pictures of the "bad" spots and I'll 'splain' things to you, and you could gitter done "locally", without any or all that international 'shipping BS'..........Rugerguy.....where are you?
 
Hello dantforth, have a brand new 1962 production carbine in same ser. number range as yours. got bases from wholesale sports. great little shooter,
don't shoot lead bullets. it will plug up your gas port and it is a bit of a bear to get at.I shoot 240gr JHP 22 gr. h110. cycles with no problem. I also shoot a superblackhawk with the same 240gr.load shoots well but prefer to shoot lead fp with a lighter load. great little carbine shoot and enjoy it. glenn
on Vancouver island.
 
Well, we have decided for now to use it as is. So, I mounted a nice low power scope and stripped the finish from the stock and have put a few coats of boiled linseed oil on it. The owner can decide from here if he wants any other finish on the stock. It looks much better now than it did. A gunsmith friend advised he could bead blast the barrel and receiver and use one of the high tech finishes on it. So, the saga ends for now. Deer season just a couple weeks away here and it will be used. Thanks for the input. Dave
 
dantforth, been busy on the homefront,but the pictures are quite good and show the pitting.....as I do ALL of my buffing polishing by hand, the barrel is quite easy to do...need to put the action in a well padded vise, and draw file ( fine file) the barrel, small tight rows, then take strips of emery paper.start rough, 120 grit or so, and tear into strips about an inch or so wide the length of the sheet (11 1/2 inches??) and "shoe shine" vigorously around the barrel turn the barrel as you go, the entire length...easier to show and tell and "do it" than try to explain or put in words..........do the "hard part" and a dealer who does 'refinishing' will not charge you as much for this "harder,handwork" you can polish out to what ever degree of final finish you want, keep it satin in the 320 grit range or go "shiney" with 600 and up paper for the final polish...I'd keep it on the 'satin' side for better wear...
as for the 6 holes you show, the two out on the barrel oare the front 'block' (mount) ho;les and the back two are for the 'rear' the two in the middle do not remove or parts will out on the inside ,I recall its for the shell guide or ejector or some such,,,,,been a while..............
send me an e-mail or give me a call some evening and I'll explain MORE if you need...........

I know of a couple of these old carbines that are in "the white" (polished) and the owners just keep them well oiled and they look GOOD..........
 
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