Ruger .44 mag Carbine

[Tazzy]

What is the value of one of these guns? 60's vintage.

 

[southwest maddog]

I have seen them going for $400 - $450 on here. Epps recently had a newer style, mag fed, one on their website for $1100.

 

[southwest maddog]

double-tap, sorry

 

[Tazzy]

This is a gun I was looking to buy. The seller was asking $600 but I thought it was a little high.

 

[fmb]

That's a good price if it's in good condition. I've not seen on in the EE for lower than $475 and it was in very rough shape.

Cheers, Will

 

[Grizzlypeg]

I've seen them at gun shows, asking price around $600, but they were in very good condition, metal and wood. Some of them had very nice wood stocks with beautiful wood grain and I had one of them.

 

[Boomer686]

I lucked into moving sale a few years back and walked away with pristine mag fed lever action model for $325. Got to love it. Sweet little carbine... knocked down a 180Kg bear at 30m with it.

Regards,

 

[rob350]

I have heard the $500 mark for one that you can tell it has been taken hunting.



What is that behind the rear scope ring?

 

[Tazzy]

That would be a peep sight.

 

[rob350]

That would be a peep sight.

Assuming this is your gun, how do you like the peep sight compared to the scope on the .44 mag?

Mine had a scope on it but after it got wet im still deciding if I should put a scope on it or just use the iron sights (maybe peep sight)

 

[Grizzlypeg]

I had the same peep sight on mine, and it was perfectly adequate for the usable range of this rifle (150 yards or less).

 

[MattMoser]

I bought a "new" one 4 or 5 years ago, it was older but in the box and had not been shot, I paid $850 for it, it has the rotory mag like the 10/22 Gun is one of the best bush guns out there, i'll shoot it 100-150yards all day if i could afford to. I would get it, one thing is the tube feed version's of the 99/44 (older versions) jam up, my mag fed one has never jamed up.

 

[stuckon308]

I bought one a little over a year ago for $400. It was decent but didn't excite me in the slightest. There was nothing wrong with the gun. It was just in the middle of everything I want in a gun.

 

[gunnertrav]

i'd like to buy one

 

[jtoews80]

I got one awhile back with a scope on tip off mounts and it seems alright. Very handy little bush gun. Mine doens't jam, but will when emptying it, drives me nutz. I have figured out it's nuainces, so it isn't too bad, but I would prefer the mag fed version.

I haven't hunted this one, but had a Nery Big Boy that I shot procupines and skunks with to great effect. Just stay upwind of skunks, very smelly after.