ChanceMcCall
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I bought mine new in 1962. Despite the fact that I have many other guns, this has always been my go to gun when hunting at 100 yards or less for something I can't bag with a .22LR or a .22WRM and isn't a grizzly or larger bear. It has taken Russian Boar, Deer, Black Bear, and even some Coyotes when a longer range gun wasn't there and the coyote was.
All of this despite the fact I really love lever actions, and use them extensively as well. Also, I don't have much use for the Ruger 10/22 which was based on the .44 carbine. Go figure.
If I had to sell guns, the Ruger .44 magnum would be one of the very last to go. Now if the "proper" ammo was more available and cheaper, it would be perfect. (For those that don't know, common .44 magnum ammo is mostly for handguns not rifles. The rifle ammo is a little harder to locate.)
All of this despite the fact I really love lever actions, and use them extensively as well. Also, I don't have much use for the Ruger 10/22 which was based on the .44 carbine. Go figure.
If I had to sell guns, the Ruger .44 magnum would be one of the very last to go. Now if the "proper" ammo was more available and cheaper, it would be perfect. (For those that don't know, common .44 magnum ammo is mostly for handguns not rifles. The rifle ammo is a little harder to locate.)