I've been playing with the new 77/44 a bit..........

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Good reading...thanks!

I have an older all weather that wears a true stainless steel 4x weaver scope. They were made for each other. It is definately one of my favorite rifles.

A couple of questions Mr. Quinn. I had assumed the new production rifles were going to be in a matte stainless. Your test rifle appears to be the satin finish. Is this the case or is my monitor playing with my eyes? I prefer the satin finishes and may just buy another if they are satin. Also , is the trigger group identical to the early rifles except in stainless? It always bothered me to have an all-weather gun and a blued trigger assembly. Ruger was just to cheap/lazy to do it right with the early 77/44's. I will be replacing mine if and when the part becomes available and "fix" it the way it should be.

Jeff.
 
rugerjunkie":2yvk7ah1 said:
Good reading...thanks!

I have an older all weather that wears a true stainless steel 4x weaver scope. They were made for each other. It is definately one of my favorite rifles.

A couple of questions Mr. Quinn. I had assumed the new production rifles were going to be in a matte stainless. Your test rifle appears to be the satin finish. Is this the case or is my monitor playing with my eyes? I prefer the satin finishes and may just buy another if they are satin. Also , is the trigger group identical to the early rifles except in stainless? It always bothered me to have an all-weather gun and a blued trigger assembly. Ruger was just to cheap/lazy to do it right with the early 77/44's. I will be replacing mine if and when the part becomes available and "fix" it the way it should be.

Jeff.

The finish is a satin stainless.
I have no early 77/44 here to compare the two.
 
Hey, that's kinda funny! Ruger made a goof! That magazine says "77/44 DEERFIELD". The 77/44 was never a "Deerfield" and Ruger's Deerfield was never a 77/44.
Ruger's last semi-auto .44 Carbine was called the "99/44 DEERFIELD". That model was dropped in 2006.
So I suppose all new 77/44 production has a magazine that is marked that way, and all the old production has normal 77/44 markings?
Are the new 77/44's different in any other ways? Looks like the front sight doesn't have the traditional gold bead either???? Maybe its just me, but the grip cap looks different too.
Chet15
 
It still has the gold-colored bead on the sight.
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Here is a pic of mine. The new models appear to be the same except for the trigger guards.

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Sorry about the poor pic but it is the only one I have at the moment.

Jeff
 
I just acquired one of these last week after looking for three years.I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet but hope for good results.Mine was manufactured in 2001.

Stan in SC
 
I found Chet's comments on the new 77/44 Deerfield magazine interesting, since Ruger has made it clear in the past that 99/44, 77/44 and 96/44 rotary magazines are not interchangeable. I wonder if the 77/44 Deerfield will fit in my 99/44 Deerfield?
 
reakin":2x675wnt said:
I'm pretty sure the 77/44 mags and the 99/44 mags are interchangeable.

reakin

Despite some claiming otherwise I know they are interchangeable. I have a half dozen magazines and all swap between my 77,44 and deerfeild.
 
I think one of these would look good in a walnut stock. I hope to find one for myself as I think that it would be a real tough combo to beat for a tree stand gun in relatively tight woods.

Jay
 

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