Semi-auto rifles that shoot revolver ammo?

[monotonous_iterancy]

In the world of revolver vs semi ammunition, there is some crossover, at least on the semi side. There are semi-auto rifles chambered in rounds like 9x19, .45 acp, and the like. There's also a revolver or two that fires ammo originally designed for a semi-automatic pistol, for example, the m1917 revolver in .45 acp.

But is there a semi-auto carbine that fires something like .44 special, or .357 magnum or something? I'd imagine that the rimmed casing of a revolver round would be a problem to feed, but the possibility does have me wondering.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

There's the Ruger Carbine that fires .44 magnum. Basically a Ruger 10/22 x2.

 

[TennJed]

Lever action rifles chambered in 357, 44, and 45 colt are common. Although they are not magazine fed, they are tube fed and hold 8-12 rounds.

 

[Kachok]

Yes Ruger makes a 44 magnum carbine, it is designed as a hunting rifle so no tactical doodads but it makes a fine 125yd deer gun.

 

[bigfatdave]

Ruger made a .44mag carbine
http://www.shootingwithjim.com/ruger-44-carbine.htm

 

[monotonous_iterancy]

Why doesn't the rimmed revolver casing interfere with feeding and extraction?

 

[jakk280rem]

Why doesn't the rimmed revolver casing interfere with feeding and extraction?

Because the the firearm was designed specifically not to have feeding and extraction problems with rimmed ammo.

On the other hand you have semi-auto rifle cartridges that are clambered in revolvers too, like the 30 Carbine. Clambered in the M1 Carbine and the Ruger Blackhawk.

 

[bigfatdave]

in that case, it feeds from a rotary magazine, so the rims don't interfere with each other

 

[Reloadron]

The little Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine is one of my favorite rifles for hunting deer in heavy brush.

Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine as compared to a Ruger 10/22 with the .44 in the foreground.


The bore can be a little intimidating for such a small short rifle.


The Ruger .44 Carbine uses a tube magazine and is a gas operated rifle. It does not use a rotary magazine like the later Ruger .44 Magnum lever rifles, the later rotary magazine semi-auto or the Ruger 10/22.


Overall it is a good example of a nice little semi-automatic carbine rifle designed to shoot a large bore revolver cartridge. The rifles had a good run of production between 1961 and 1974. The pictured rifle is a 1969 vintage.

Ruger later came out with the Ruger 99/44 Deerfield Carbine which resembles a Mini 14 (Ranch Rifle Design) and uses a 4 round rotary magazine. Another nice hunting rifle.

The original name for the early .44 Magnum carbine was the Deerstalker which as a result of a legal battle Ruger changed. The Deerstalker version (name) was only used in 1961 and 1962. Beyond the name they were the same rifle. The pictured rifle is stamped as follows:



Ron

 

[bigfatdave]

The Ruger .44 Carbine uses a tube magazine and is a gas operated rifle. It does not use a rotary magazine like the later Ruger .44 Magnum lever rifles

didn't know that, I always thought all those .44mag ruger rifles took the same mag
thanks