Ruger .44 mag carbine chromed

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They made some without a barrel band, called them "deluxe sporters" (also known as "fingergrooves"). Some even had factory checkering (which makes them very collectible).

My dad has a '66 DSP and it's mint. It has a peep and large bead front, but also the folding rear. IIRC there may have been a factory version (standard model?) with peep and front sight, no "standard rear sight" on the bbl. I think it was 2007 I used the old .44 fingergroove to fill a doe tag. Kinda cool :)

Fingergrooves feel different. Some say the lack of a bbl band means lesser accuracy. I have shot a couple of .44 standards and the one DSP. They all shot about the same, nothing great, nothing bad. My DSP 1022 actually shoots better than the half dozen 1022 standards I've had.
 
BTW a silver Leupold 2-7X would look great on that chromed .44 auto ;)


Semi auto and 2X........any deer zipping by the stand is toast!
 
I bought it simply cause I wanted a .44 mag auto, hope to find me one in blued too, cant ever have enough guns. I thought about putting a scope on it, but defeats my purpose of quick acquisition of hogs in brush, first time I took it out walked up on four hogs in brush and got two right off, wished it held more than 4 plus one rounds. I walked a few yards more and got two more at a water hole....so many hogs, so little time.
 
Peepsight (and the needed higher front) would probably make it quicker.
BTW 1X scopes work really well too.
A reflex sight wouldn't be as traditional on the old gal, but when it comes to war against feral pigs.........all's fair IMHO.
 
Hookeye said:
They made some without a barrel band, called them "deluxe sporters" (also known as "fingergrooves"). Some even had factory checkering (which makes them very collectible).

My dad has a '66 DSP and it's mint. It has a peep and large bead front, but also the folding rear. IIRC there may have been a factory version (standard model?) with peep and front sight, no "standard rear sight" on the bbl. I think it was 2007 I used the old .44 fingergroove to fill a doe tag. Kinda cool :)

Fingergrooves feel different. Some say the lack of a bbl band means lesser accuracy. I have shot a couple of .44 standards and the one DSP. They all shot about the same, nothing great, nothing bad. My DSP 1022 actually shoots better than the half dozen 1022 standards I've had.
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There's also a full stocked model called the "International". It came in uncheckered and checkered versions and the checkered versions bring a premium. I'm not sure there was ever a checkered fingergroove model, but stranger things have happened.

There is indeed a standard model with a peep sight. It has the peep inlet into the receiver and no rear sight cut on the barrel.
 
Fingergrooves could be had checkered, but that was a factory option and those indeed are more collectible. Never did like the looks of the Internationals, on any Ruger.

BTW I have a FG 10/22 that is factory checkered :)

My dad's 66 FG .44 auto has a reg rear sight, so dunno if the owner or the factory added the peep set. Is of the correct type.

Fun gun.
 
Hookeye, I never have liked the Internationals looks either, probably why the few No. 1s left out there in calibers like the .257 Roberts are in that style. Back to owning firearms, I still have my first .22 my dad bought me over 50 years ago, it is marked "Sears and Roebuck" made by Marlin for Sears, single shot....still shoots great.
 
I will be shopping for another .44 mag with the finger groove...just may start collecting those...I have become a big fan of these little carbines in last few months... did they make them in .357 Mag?
 
I've got one made in '69 that I purchased for $300 maybe 10 years ago. It was a great shooter to go along with my 44 Super Red Hawk. However, shooting some 300 gn hunting loads while prepping to go on a heavy woods deer hunt, I broke a tip of aluminum off the housing that holds the reloading fingers. I was really upset as these things were supposed to be built like tanks. Then Ruger customer service says that they do not support the rifles anymore and could not provide the part or repair it for me. I looked a year for the part with no luck so, went self gunsmithing route and used some alumaweld and rebuilt the part. It looks OK and I thought that if it were to fail again, it just wouldn't work in semi auto like it does with the piece broken. However, it still doesn't work. Its like the timing is off or something cause it still won't load up another shell from the magazine. I've been meaning to work on it again but always have something more interesting to go. So, great gun, great shooter, but realize that if you break it, parts will be very hard to find.
 
Yup, its an old gun and has been out of production for some time.
I wouldn't shoot anything over 240 gr in it.
300's is just asking for trouble IMHO.........Ruger auto or older Smith N frames.
 
even the new M77/44s don't recommend hotter loads, I stick with 240 grain Winchesters in both...don't think these carbines were meant for the hotter Buffalo Bore type loads...I'll play it safe.
 
finally heard back from Ruger, the carbine was made in '72 but they said they did not chrome or nickel plate it, apparently done by someone (they did a great job by the way). was disappointed they told me they no longer have parts for this carbine or perform service them anymore.
 
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Numrich should have parts for it. Who knows.

I'm posting here only to say I've a Model 1892 in .44 mag, made by Miroku for Browning... fundamentally a very sweetly-made '92 replica and MAN! do I love how it shoots! Chuck Hawks seems to think it has more recoil than a similar (Model '94) .30-30 but possessing inferior ballistics, however in my experience using 240 gr lead softpoints, it's a dream to shoot; not nearly as harsh on my shoulder as my 1922 Model 94 in .30WCF.

My point being: the .44 mag cartridge from a carbine barrel is an even-more awesome round, and now I'll keep my eye open for one of these "10-22s on steroids". lol. I hear you.

:)
 
Many Moons ago there was a Florida Reloader that did police sales ect. He offered a .44 Special load that was hot enough to function these guns and the shorter cases allowed one more cartridge to be loaded. Once I heard about it I did not think it the greatest of ideas.

Local shop sold me a box for my .44 Special revolver they seemed to be way over pressure ( lot of spitting of flame and lead at the B/C gap only with this round) so after only four rounds I took them back and the actual store owner rather than part time counter guy was in and explained what was going on.

I encouraged them to mark the boxes to prevent someone from firing them in something like a Charter Bull Dog.

I was initially ticked as he would not take them back....no ammo returns does sort of make sense... he eventually gave me a box of commercial RNL and I took the bad stuff home and introduced it to Mr. Kenetic Bullet Puller. Tumbled the primed cases a bit in plain corn cob and reloaded with a very sedate load of Unique and the pulled bullets.

I always thought one of the Ruger .44 carbines modified to use .44 Automag from stick magazines would be pretty much Col Jeff Cooper's "Thumper." Of course set up to use Desert Eagle magazines in regular old .44 Mag would be neat as well. Sort of a Magnumized Camp Carbine.

-kBob
 
my model has the tubular magazine, holds 4 rounds plus one in chamber if you want, very effective for hogs in the brush to compliment my .44 mag Blackhawk. I will be hog hunting later today, but you can bet I will have my snake leggings on, rattlers are thick right now.
 
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