Ruger 44mag. carbine semi-auto

longhair · November 9, 1998, 02:04 PM

can anyone tell me anything about these things. i know they don't make them anymore,
but how were they, if a person could find one in good shape about what would it be worth. lately i've had a hankerin' for one. any info will be appreciated. thanks

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longhair

Plainsman · November 10, 1998, 12:42 AM

I thought about getting a used one if I could too! But those that I found were something else! I hear they were reliable shooters but have a four shot tubular magazine similar to a "shotgun" type. And they were EXPENSIVE! Poor conditioned ones I found were $350 and up and anything that looked decent STARTED at $425 and went up...
I ended up buying a NEW Marlin lever action for less than $300 and it's a 10 SHOT!
Good luck!
Plainsman :-)

longhair · November 10, 1998, 02:41 PM

thanks plainsman, i didn't know they were gonna be that proud on them. had a lever action, stupid me got rid of it. looks like i might have to get another one.

thanks again!

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longhair

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Spectre · November 11, 1998, 12:43 AM

Longhair,

You might want to consider (if you haven't already) an M1 carbine. If that's not enough gun for you, I recall that SOF did a review of one that was in .45 WinMag, believe it was, about 3 years ago. I'm sure one of our merry band could find the company that did (does?) the alterations for you, if you're interested.
If you just want a close-range "Thumper", my local Wal-Mart will order a Marlin .45-70 "Guide Gun" (18" ported barrel) for $399...

November 9, 1998, 02:04 PM	#1
longhair Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: CSA Posts: 632	can anyone tell me anything about these things. i know they don't make them anymore, but how were they, if a person could find one in good shape about what would it be worth. lately i've had a hankerin' for one. any info will be appreciated. thanks ------------------ longhair

November 10, 1998, 12:42 AM	#2
Plainsman Member Join Date: October 31, 1998 Location: Grand Forks, ND, USA, NA Posts: 57	I thought about getting a used one if I could too! But those that I found were something else! I hear they were reliable shooters but have a four shot tubular magazine similar to a "shotgun" type. And they were EXPENSIVE! Poor conditioned ones I found were $350 and up and anything that looked decent STARTED at $425 and went up... I ended up buying a NEW Marlin lever action for less than $300 and it's a 10 SHOT! Good luck! Plainsman :-)

November 10, 1998, 02:41 PM	#3
longhair Senior Member Join Date: October 21, 1998 Location: CSA Posts: 632	thanks plainsman, i didn't know they were gonna be that proud on them. had a lever action, stupid me got rid of it. looks like i might have to get another one. thanks again! ------------------ longhair [This message has been edited by longhair (edited 11-10-98).]

November 11, 1998, 12:43 AM	#4
Spectre Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 23, 1998 Location: ATL Posts: 3,277	Longhair, You might want to consider (if you haven't already) an M1 carbine. If that's not enough gun for you, I recall that SOF did a review of one that was in .45 WinMag, believe it was, about 3 years ago. I'm sure one of our merry band could find the company that did (does?) the alterations for you, if you're interested. If you just want a close-range "Thumper", my local Wal-Mart will order a Marlin .45-70 "Guide Gun" (18" ported barrel) for $399...