Does anyone know what rifle this is?
www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php/2380378-Ruger-10-44-RS
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Ruger 10/44 RS
- Thread starter ronecol
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruger_Model_44
I never knew this existed.
All references to 10/44 RS link to a Model 44.
I never knew this existed.
All references to 10/44 RS link to a Model 44.
Generally considered the most accurate account on the history of Ruger firearms (up until the time it was published in 2008) is the book "Ruger and His Guns" by R.L. Wilson. Whoever wrote that Wikipedia article apparently did not reference that book or at least not the section on the .44 magnums.
Winchester1973
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From what I read the Ruger 44 Carbine also called the Deer stalker was Ruger first attempt at making rifles, before this they only produced handguns, the seller has the name wrong for his ad, this was never called 10/44, and the 10/22 was produced after the Ruger 44 not vice versa
Generally considered the most accurate account on the history of Ruger firearms (up until the time it was published in 2008) is the book "Ruger and His Guns" by R.L. Wilson. Whoever wrote that Wikipedia article apparently did not reference that book or at least not the section on the .44 magnums.
So is the article wrong?
Is the seller selling a Ruger Model 44?
From my reading of Ruger and His Guns and specifically the section on the development and naming of the first .44 magnum rifle it was never named and not once ever referred to as The Ruger Model 44.
Initially it was named the Ruger Deerstalker .44 Magnum. The name chosen by Bill Ruger because of his interest in stag hunting in Scotland. When he learned that Ithaca had a shotgun named The Deerslayer because of the name similarity he changed the name of his rifle to the Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine to "avoid any bad feelings". There was never a lawsuit as is so often reported.
There were 4 variations: R standard, SP sporter fluted fore stock, RS peep site & swivels, YR25 commemorative w/ stock inlay.
The later models of the Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine feature a cartridge release function (button) that permits unloading the cartridges from the magazine through the loading port. Early models require unloading by cycling the action thus making the later models much more desirable.
This is a paragraph scanned from Ruger and His Guns
Initially it was named the Ruger Deerstalker .44 Magnum. The name chosen by Bill Ruger because of his interest in stag hunting in Scotland. When he learned that Ithaca had a shotgun named The Deerslayer because of the name similarity he changed the name of his rifle to the Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine to "avoid any bad feelings". There was never a lawsuit as is so often reported.
There were 4 variations: R standard, SP sporter fluted fore stock, RS peep site & swivels, YR25 commemorative w/ stock inlay.
The later models of the Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine feature a cartridge release function (button) that permits unloading the cartridges from the magazine through the loading port. Early models require unloading by cycling the action thus making the later models much more desirable.
This is a paragraph scanned from Ruger and His Guns
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