Ruger Model 44 / Deerfield Carbine

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Looking at the pilot wilderness protection thread and then stumbling on this http://imgur.com/a/FQyiF 1985 gun mag posted on reddit, I thought the Ruger Model 44, reintroduced as the Deerfield Carbine, would be an absolute blast to shoot. What's not to love about a 44 magnum carbine?

Did many of them ever made their way into Canada? I assume they weren't terribly popular. Any other information about these apart from Wikipedia? I also think it would be hilarious for someone expecting it to be a 10/22, they do look remarkably similar

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i have one..love it..on my never sell list. as for info, i just have personal experience. its a within a 100 yard gun. I shoot it with xs sight ghost ring. Its a riot, hardly any kick..
 
Not enough made it to Canada. I can tell because they are not offered for sale often enough or at low enough prices for me to get one.
 
TheTooner said:
Not enough made it to Canada. I can tell because they are not offered for sale often enough or at low enough prices for me to get one.
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^ x2, I've been looking for years, can't find anything, a buddy in Ont recently came up with one, but even he as buddy wants my left nut for it, and in less than great shape! wtf!
 
I have 2, amazing little rifles. Apparently it was Ruger's first rifle. Imagine back in the early 60's coming to market with a semi auto in a pistol caliber - Genius! The 10/22 was introduced after the .44 - the 10/22 was to be a trainer / practice version. The .44 out of a rifle is potent deer / bear medicine. Recoil is modest, and they aren't that loud. Love em!


ocsrider said:
Looking at the pilot wilderness protection thread and then stumbling on this http://imgur.com/a/FQyiF 1985 gun mag posted on reddit, I thought the Ruger Model 44, reintroduced as the Deerfield Carbine, would be an absolute blast to shoot. What's not to love about a 44 magnum carbine?

Did many of them ever made their way into Canada? I assume they weren't terribly popular. Any other information about these apart from Wikipedia? I also think it would be hilarious for someone expecting it to be a 10/22, they do look remarkably similar

Apologies if this isn't the right forum for this
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Quite common in Ontario deer camps. Great little guns for hunting deer in the bush. They come up for sale every now and then but don't go cheap.
 
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I have one, stamped America's bi centennial 1976.
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I have one of these as well. Love the rifle. My grandfather had a Deluxe/fingergroove model, which my cousin has now. Awesome little lightweight carbines! Very fun to shoot, extremely mild recoil, and reasonably accurate. Great for bush hunting.

I'm starting to consider selling mine however...
 
6 of the older guys in my hunt camp used them for years, all of them switched to something with a little more power. But we hunt with dogs, and don't really get the opportunity to place every shot perfectly. They also seemed to jam fairly often, I would put money on that being the fault of the old farts never cleaning them tho. That being said, I personally think they're a great gun and I put them a close second to the m1 carbine.
 
rl4930 said:
6 of the older guys in my hunt camp used them for years, all of them switched to something with a little more power. But we hunt with dogs, and don't really get the opportunity to place every shot perfectly. They also seemed to jam fairly often, I would put money on that being the fault of the old farts never cleaning them tho. That being said, I personally think they're a great gun and I put them a close second to the m1 carbine.
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My father in law is religious about cleaning guns, and the only ammo he can get to shoot with any reliability at all is 240gr Winchester powerpoints. Everything else jams, and its most certainly not a maintenance issue.
 
blasted_saber said:
My father in law is religious about cleaning guns, and the only ammo he can get to shoot with any reliability at all is 240gr Winchester powerpoints. Everything else jams, and its most certainly not a maintenance issue.
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That's odd, I've tried 225gr FTX's and 300gr XTP handloads in mine, and they function 100%. I've also ran cheap Rem 180gr UMC and American Eagle 240gr through it without a hiccup. My cousin's/grandfather's has shot all sorts of loads as well from what I recall.
 
I also have one. It is a gun I would never sell. I mounted a Bushnell Halo Site on it. Great light weight little gun for the bush. I have never had mine jam yet, knock on wood. They have a thick chunky stock on them especially through the pistol grip. I thinned mine out so the wood is not proud to the metal and carved and thinned out the pistol grip to better fit a gloved hand. Feels and looks better. This is the second one I redid the stock on the first one was borrowed from my hunt camp some 20 yrs. ago. These guns have a following and don't last long on the EE if priced reasonably. There is always the odd dreamer who has one ridiculously priced.

The very early models had an aluminum butt plate and no cartridge cut off in the magazine so to unload each cartridge had to be worked through the action, the later models had a plastic butt plate and a little cartridge cut off button just below inside the bottom loading gate which when depressed allows the shells to slip out one at a time.
 
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