.44 magnum on a m1 carbine frame?

more_bullets · June 27, 2013, 02:20 PM

Saw an add in the free add paper for a pump action, magazine fed, .44 magnum on a M1 Carbine frame! He said it was used in the Bay of Pigs...i thought that it was a very cool sounding carbine...anyone know anything about this rifle? I have never heard of such a thing.

Bill DeShivs · June 27, 2013, 02:31 PM

Universal made a few of them. Called the "Vulcan," I believe.
The Bay of Pigs stuff is BS.

PetahW · June 27, 2013, 05:35 PM

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From the Oct 1963 Shotgun News:

The Bay of Pigs occurred over a span of time in 1959 & 1960:

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html

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SIGSHR · June 27, 2013, 05:40 PM

He meant the Bay of Pigs near Podunk-not THAT Bay of Pigs-which took place on April 17, 1961.
$99.95 in 1961 dollars-about $757.00 in today's dollars according to the one program I used.

jmr40 · June 27, 2013, 07:03 PM

The Ruger deerstalker was just coming out at about that time and they look a lot like an M1 carbine. Someone could be confused about which rifle. It is conceivable a 44 Ruger might have been used there.

Never mind, I missed the pump action part when I 1st read the OP.

more_bullets · June 27, 2013, 08:17 PM

Thanks guys!

June 27, 2013, 02:20 PM	#1
more_bullets Member Join Date: January 10, 2013 Posts: 67	.44 magnum on a m1 carbine frame? Saw an add in the free add paper for a pump action, magazine fed, .44 magnum on a M1 Carbine frame! He said it was used in the Bay of Pigs...i thought that it was a very cool sounding carbine...anyone know anything about this rifle? I have never heard of such a thing.

June 27, 2013, 02:31 PM	#2
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 11,106	Universal made a few of them. Called the "Vulcan," I believe. The Bay of Pigs stuff is BS. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

June 27, 2013, 07:03 PM	#5
jmr40 Senior Member Join Date: June 15, 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 10,974	The Ruger deerstalker was just coming out at about that time and they look a lot like an M1 carbine. Someone could be confused about which rifle. It is conceivable a 44 Ruger might have been used there. Never mind, I missed the pump action part when I 1st read the OP. Last edited by jmr40; June 27, 2013 at 07:04 PM. Reason: correction

June 27, 2013, 05:35 PM	#3
PetahW Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2008 Posts: 4,678	. From the Oct 1963 Shotgun News: The Bay of Pigs occurred over a span of time in 1959 & 1960: http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/bayofpigs/chron.html .

June 27, 2013, 05:40 PM	#4
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,712	He meant the Bay of Pigs near Podunk-not THAT Bay of Pigs-which took place on April 17, 1961. $99.95 in 1961 dollars-about $757.00 in today's dollars according to the one program I used.

June 27, 2013, 08:17 PM	#6
more_bullets Member Join Date: January 10, 2013 Posts: 67	Thanks guys!