Reliability and longevity of ruger. 44 mag carbine.

[fightingquaker13]

They are the little engine that couldn't. I absolutely love the idea of these things, a semi auto .44 mag carbine is sweet by definition. But there were reliability isssues, and by the time I got to shopping for one they were out of production and mags were scarce and pricy, so it was nyet.
 But I swear to God,  if Ruger were to make a mini-14 in .44 mag, make it accurate to within 2-3" at 100 yards and offer both a four and a thirty round mag, I would buy one tommorow if I had to hock the dog. I would also reccomend one to every urban PD in the country as the .44 won't fly as far as a 5.56 and you'll only need to shoot someone once with a 240 grain round. I don't know why more companies haven't tried this as it seems like a money tree, as lots of folks interested in deer or hog hunting as well as SD would love a two gun Combo that included a mag fed SA carbine. 

[tombogan03884]

FQ, these are the tube magazine model, the other one had magazine issues, I've never heard a bad word about the tube mags also, Ruger makes a sweet little lever gun in 44 mag as well as the Model 77.

[fightingquaker13]

FQ, these are the tube magazine model, the other one had magazine issues, I've never heard a bad word about the tube mags also, Ruger makes a sweet little lever gun in 44 mag as well as the Model 77.

Oops on that . I thought it was the mag model the OP was referring to. I have no interest in the tube fed ones. Its the Mag model, new and improved, as I specified that I'd lay out a grand for, as down here, it would solve pretty much all my hunting and SD needs. 4-5"at 200 yards and a thirty round mag, and goes bang every time? Its the ultimate So. Fl. hog hunting and "Get Off My Lawn" gun. As Far as the M77, I own and love one in .270, the thing is a work of art. I may have gotten lucky with mine, but the action is smooth as polished glass and I can hit a coke can at 200 yards seated. Plus, I like the looks of the thing. But for a .44 mag? I wouldn't drop the cash on it. I'd go lever action as you get more shots and faster follow ups which is what you want from a 100 yard cartridge. Its a brush gun, not a range gun, and its silly to spend more than you need to, if the rifle is better than the ammo. A lever is just fine and so would a semi auto modeled on the M-1 carbine, just like the mini-14/30 . But why drop the dough on a rifle that will let you hit out to 400 yards with a cartridge that's designed for use at under 200?

[blackwolfe]

FQ, Just get a M1 carbine converted to .45 Winchester mag.

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=67146

A 30 round .44 mag for a M1 carbine based .44 would be a long magazine, a 10 or 15 round would be far more practical convenience wise.  Remember that a lot of states limit semiautomatic mag size for hunting if you are going to use it as a hog gun. 

The Ruger Deerfield 99-44 was the more modern semi auto 44 that Ruger produced and the 96-44 was the lever gun.
http://www.chuckhawks.com/ruger_deerfield.htm

The first Ruger 44 semi auto .44 used the tube mag and loading system much like a shotgun.

A Marlin or Winchester .44 lever gun is trimmer than the Ruger .44s, holds more rounds, and the can be topped off on the run.

[Big Frank]

I used to work with the guy who did the M-1 carbine conversions. We went out shooting once and I didn't think it kicked too bad but my shoulder was bruised the next day after maybe one mag full. The gun is very light for a .45 WM and it has to have a plastic stock because a wooden stock only lasts for a few shots before the wrist breaks. Ater he invented the .450 Bushmaster I think he quit doing the Mag-1 carbines, but this contact information may still be right if anyone is interested.

LEMAG FIREARMS LLC
3309 GRANGE HALL RD
HOLLY,  MI  48442-2010
(248) 634-1312

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