whitehair
Bearcat
Can anyone shed some light on Rugers 44 mag. carbine, supposedly 1976 centennial model ?
ruger carbine ?
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I had one.... older than yours, but they were unchanged for a long time, so it was really the same rifle. Mine would shoot a 2" group with darn near anything it was fed, and with a 1.5-4.5X variable scope, was a heck of a deer-getter.
I sold it (with considerable regret) several years ago. It wasn't a safe queen, and was shot a fair amount. The .44 carbine, if shot a lot, was subject to breakage of a major part - don't recall which one. When Ruger announced that they would no longer support the .44 carbine, it had to go, as NOBODY carried a replacement part.... if it broke, you were sunk.
I sold it (with considerable regret) several years ago. It wasn't a safe queen, and was shot a fair amount. The .44 carbine, if shot a lot, was subject to breakage of a major part - don't recall which one. When Ruger announced that they would no longer support the .44 carbine, it had to go, as NOBODY carried a replacement part.... if it broke, you were sunk.
chet15
Hawkeye
Now if your gun has a factory installed receiver sight on it, then you would have one of the great rarities in Ruger collecting!!
Chet15
Chet15
Kyberz
Bearcat
whitehair said:
I have a 1976 carbine so I'm curious too.
It's a peep sight mounted on top of the receiver at the rear..... but beware of aftermarket installations. I believe the Ruger sight was unmarked, while a "Williams" peep sight was a common aftermarket installation, but would be marked with the Williams name. Don't know if Lyman made one for the .44 Carbine or not.
cruzerlou
Buckeye
Brownell's does sell the Williams receiver peep sight that will fit the Deerstalker and later .44mag carbines ,but NOT the Deerfeild .here's the info just in case someone is interested
Brownell's part#962-100-044
Williams peep sight WGRS-44
Maf part #1478
This sight does require a .500 to.560 front sight and the price is 39.95+shipping .
My 1965 Deerstalker has a Weaver K-4 4x38 MM scope on it ,but I'm going to put one of there sights on it instead .The woods are so tight around here that you don't need the scope and if fact having the scope on the gun cost me a nice buck a few years ago .He came out of the thicket just at first light at around 10 yards from my tree stand and all I could see through the scope was brown .Not sure of my shot I had to let him walk .Had I not had the scope on it he would have been mine ,besides with the peep sight your good for the effective range of the gun anyway + you keep all your peripheral vision .
lou
Brownell's part#962-100-044
Williams peep sight WGRS-44
Maf part #1478
This sight does require a .500 to.560 front sight and the price is 39.95+shipping .
My 1965 Deerstalker has a Weaver K-4 4x38 MM scope on it ,but I'm going to put one of there sights on it instead .The woods are so tight around here that you don't need the scope and if fact having the scope on the gun cost me a nice buck a few years ago .He came out of the thicket just at first light at around 10 yards from my tree stand and all I could see through the scope was brown .Not sure of my shot I had to let him walk .Had I not had the scope on it he would have been mine ,besides with the peep sight your good for the effective range of the gun anyway + you keep all your peripheral vision .
lou
WASATCH CHARLIE
Bearcat
GREETINGS CRUZERLOU, I HAVE NOTICED THAT YOU REFER TO YOUR1965 CARBNINE AS A DEERSTALKER IN SEVERAL POSTS . DOES IT ACTUALLY SAY DEERSTALKER ,BECAUSE MY LATE PRODUCTION 1961 AND MY NEW 1962 MODEL DO NOT. JUST A QUESTION, W.C.
WASATCH CHARLIE
Bearcat
GREETINGS CRUZERLOU, I HAVE NOTICED THAT YOU REFER TO YOUR1965 CARBNINE AS A DEERSTALKER IN SEVERAL POSTS . DOES IT ACTUALLY SAY DEERSTALKER ,BECAUSE MY LATE PRODUCTION 1961 AND MY NEW 1962 MODEL DO NOT. JUST A QUESTION, W.C.
skipytiger
Bearcat
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It would appear I have a .44 with a factory installed receiver sight. Unfortunately, the previous owner took off the peep part to mount a scope. Any ideas where to "rebuild" the sight so that I can get rid of the scope?
RJ556
Buckeye
I know almost nothing about the old Ruger 44 carbines. I "thought" the ones that came with the factory receiver sights had the receiver machined for the sight elevator, unlike carbines that someone has mounted a receiver sight on after they bought it. I'm sure one of the carbine experts out there can set me straight on this.
chet15
Hawkeye
whitehair said:
Not sure how I missed this post before, but the Red Eagle News Exchange covers all Rugers...history, serial number ranges, prototype information, rarity of the variations etc.
Just PM me and I'll send you the info.
Chet15
chet15
Hawkeye
skipytiger said:
If your gun has the Liberty rollmark on the barrel and a factory installed receiver sight, then you have one of the rarities of Ruger collecting. I only know of two of these. The only way to verify however is by factory letter which costs $10, but would be worth it to you if your Liberty marked gun does come back as 44RS. And if it does, please send me a PM as to its full serial number so I can add it to the "Reference of Ruger Firearms".
The other two known sn's are 102-13979 and 102-24774. Funny thing is, they are both different! The earlier gun is a 44R/RS variation with receiver sight and also a dovetail cut into the barrel for their standard folding leaf rear sight (Ruger made an oops).
Chet15
cruzerlou
Buckeye
WASATCH CHARLIE,No my gun is not marked Deerstalker ,I just use that as a reference if you will to separate it from the newer Deerfeild carbines .I wish it were marked Deerstalker ,but then I'd never shoot it .I don't shoot it much now .Just a few rounds to check zero every year before deer season and then if I get a shot at a deer.
Numricks does have some parts for the shall we say first model carbines but some are almost impossible to find.I keep my hand loads to a reasonable level, enough to reliable cycle the gun and plenty accurate enough for deer hunting .
Lou
Numricks does have some parts for the shall we say first model carbines but some are almost impossible to find.I keep my hand loads to a reasonable level, enough to reliable cycle the gun and plenty accurate enough for deer hunting .
Lou
ArmedinAZ
Buckeye
Can anyone talk about the part that breaks and turns it into a tomato stake?
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
I'm not positive but I think one part that is hard to repair/replace is the trigger guard. It is aluminum and can break a lug off. The other might be the cartridge lifter.ArmedinAZ said:
http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/guns/275503-44-ruger-carbine-trigger-guard-broke.html
ElToro
Single-Sixer
i have a pre warning label one. shoots 240 factory dead on with a leupold fixed 3x. i regret passing over a international stocked one a few years back, never saw one since.
chet15 said:
I have a Ruger .44 carbine (Deer Slayer Model it was called) , bought new in 1966. It is in pristine condition and was only used for hunting a few times.
It has Factory installed receiver sight.
Someone wants to buy the rifle and I am debating selling it but not sure of its value, given it is an early model.
Serial#: 94857
Can anyone help with some information as to possible value, etc...
Thanks
