FS 44 Carbine

[Chief 101]

Have a 1974 44 Carbine to move down the road. It has been used for hunting and not abused. It has operated flawlessly and accurately. I had the stock cut and had recoil pad installed otherwise it is stock. The mounts come with it and if you want the scope that can be accommodated reasonable. Prefer to sell locally but not against shipping to a gun friendly state via UPS and that in the lower 48 normally costs around $35. I think $600 would be a fair price, but open to trades.

The scope is a Weaver K4 of recent vintage.

 

[Chief 101]

The Carbine has less than 200 rounds fired although looking at the loading gate shows it has been loaded and unloaded many times. I has been a hunting rifle not a range gun.

 

[Chief 101]

With this carbine I harvested a few Does and Bucks of the Whitetail variety, I think longest shot was about 65 yds.
Put the scope on a couple of years ago when my eyes went south, since that time Cataracts have been replaced and I can see. When I put the glass(not this one but a well used older steel one) I chrono'ed this, impressive to say the least, almost reaching 35 Remington speeds.

 

[Chief 101]

A couple of questions about how much this carbine was shortened. It was supposed to have been left at the same lop as original, 13.25". I am 6' 175# and that worked fine for me when I used it.

Length of pull is 13.25" to the end of the stock(including recoil pad), the recoil pad is an inch thick. Accuracy wise, I was always impressed with how well this little carbine shot. Its not a target rifle by any means but with the ammo I made it shot good enuf that I never missed the intended target animal. The couple of times I had it to the range without scope it is capable of cloverleafs at 50 yds. Never shot a paper target past that. Never shot a Whitetail deer past 65 yds.
Upon measuring a couple more carbines in the rack I find that the Winchester 94's old or new have a lop of 13.5". The older wood stocked 10/22 lop=13 .25+(maybe 3/8"). Marlin 30/30 lop=13.5.
For a "44" year old rifle that has been in the woods many times its real clean. Take the screw loose from the barrel band and the stock comes loose from the action for cleaning. Its gas operated and that part comes off easy for cleaning. An excellently engineered carbine in my opinion.

 

[Chief 101]

I sold a generator and some other stuff today so it isn't so important to sell this rifle at this moment. Thanks for the interest