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

[Jeff Quinn]

Details here:
http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-77-44.htm

 

[SteveRuger]

Great Write Up! I love mine & I shoot it too. Interesting scope, I must admit I have never looked @ that scope before but, I will be looking @ those a little closer!

 

[rugerjunkie]

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.

 

[Jeff Quinn]

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.

 

[chet15]

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

 

[Jeff Quinn]

It still has the gold-colored bead on the sight.

 

[rugerjunkie]

Here is a pic of mine. The new models appear to be the same except for the trigger guards.

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

Jeff

 

[Stan in SC]

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

 

[Limitby9]

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]

I'm pretty sure the 77/44 mags and the 99/44 mags are interchangeable.

reakin

 

[mike7mm08]

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.

 

[kentdep]

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