Never seen one of these before.....

[jmike314]

I've spent this whole damn evening reading about this carbine and the 44mag round. The more I read, the more I'm intrigued by this rifle.

If I remember correctly, the serial # puts the rifle in the '70s.

It also sounds like it was designed for the 240gr round. Some stats have put it at 1500fps & 1100ftlbs @ 100yds coming from a rifled barrel.

It was also Ruger's very first long gun as well as the first semi-auto 44mag.

Sounds like a really cool rifle.

 

[BallisticBiker]

"There are 52 items that match your criteria."

http://www.gunbroker.com/All/BI.aspx?Keywords=ruger+44+carbine

Still rootin' for ya, DH....

 

[Okie4570]

I've spent this whole damn evening reading about this carbine and the 44mag round. The more I read, the more I'm intrigued by this rifle.

If I remember correctly, the serial # puts the rifle in the '70s.

It also sounds like it was designed for the 240gr round. Some stats have put it at 1500fps & 1100ftlbs @ 100yds coming from a rifled barrel.

It was also Ruger's very first long gun as well as the first semi-auto 44mag.

Sounds like a really cool rifle.

Yep 1961, No. 1's in 1967 and the M77's in 68'.

 

[aeropb]

My buddy told me they stopped making them with the tube mag in the 70's because some guy got on top of a building in New Orleans and started slaying people until a police helicopter arrived with a 50bmg

 

[Okie4570]

They made the switch in from the tube in 75'.

 

[Brandi]

Well....who got it? If I had the money I would have been there too, those Ruger carbines have excellent reputations. I've got a .44 magnum Winchester 94 that I love so that Ruger would make a great addition, hopefully someone here picked it up, you very rarely ever see them come up for sale.

 

[Johnny]

I have been trying to find tube feed one. Everyone I have ever came across was rotary mag feed.

 

[jmike314]

I wish I would have taken a longer look at it now.

For those that are interested, there was also an 1895 in 45-70, at least 2 M1 carbines, and a nice looking Nylon in the same rack.

Fighting the urge to go back............

 

[excat]

i wish i would have taken a longer look at it now.

For those that are interested, there was also an 1895 in 45-70, at least 2 m1 carbines, and a nice looking nylon in the same rack.

Fighting the urge to go back............

do it!!!!

 

[SDarkRage]

I wish I would have taken a longer look at it now.

For those that are interested, there was also an 1895 in 45-70, at least 2 M1 carbines, and a nice looking Nylon in the same rack.

Fighting the urge to go back............

By any chance did you catch the prices of the 1895 - 45/70's?