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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this iconic semi-auto rifle today for a penny start auction, this is the Ruger Model 44 Standard Carbine!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Ruger
Model: 44 Standard Carbine
Serial: 95870
Date of Manufacture: 1965
Caliber: .44 Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 18 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail Beaded Blade Front with Folding Notched Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Pistol Grip Stock
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
It's not a 10/22, it's actually a 44 Carbine. This design was the original inspiration for not only the 10/22, but also the entire line of rifles by Ruger. Sturm, Ruger & Co. initially started with handguns and later added a .44 Magnum revolver to their collection in 1956, which was a close rival to Smith & Wesson. The founder of the company, Bill Ruger, was an admirer of the big magnum and was among the first to recognize its potential as a rifle round.
In 1959, the company started work on a rifle that would chamber the .44 Mag. The semi-automatic design would feature a square receiver with a side ejection port that fully enclosed the bolt. Concealed completely within the stock was a tubular magazine that held four rounds that were loaded shotgun–style underneath the action just forward of the trigger guard.
Though Ruger was a pioneer in the use of investment castings for the manufacture of firearms, he decided that it would take old-school machined steel to handle the power of the .44 Mag. Though a “pistol” cartridge, the .44 Mag. required a locked action in such a compact and lightweight package. The receiver of the 44 Carbine started as a solid block of steel that was machined into its final form into which the three lugs of the bolt locked. A short-stroke piston tapped gas off the barrel and pushed an action slide to the rear, which unlocked the bolt through a camming action. A recoil spring wrapped around the magazine tube closed the action. The finished product weighed only 6 lbs., and its 18.5" barrel kept its overall length to 37".
When the rifle was introduced in 1961, the company called it the “Deerstalker,” stamping the name on the receiver. The first factory-produced .44 Mag. rifle, it retailed for $108. Due to Ithaca using a similar name for one of its shotguns, the name was dropped and the rifle simply became the “Ruger Carbine.” As Ruger’s line of rifles expanded, collectors began to call it the “44 Carbine” or “Model 44.”
In 1985, the Ruger 44 Carbine was discontinued due to its high production cost after nearly a quarter million of the rifles had been made. Fifty-six years after the 44 Carbine hit the market as Ruger’s first rifle, the company is the top firearm manufacturer in the country by volume and the nation’s second largest producer of rifles. That success was kicked off, in no small way, by the 44 Carbine. For collectors, it’s a piece of Sturm, Ruger & Co. history. For hunters looking for a light and handy carbine for medium-sized game at short to moderate ranges, the Ruger 44 Carbine is still hard to beat.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: 44 Standard Carbine
Serial: 95870
Date of Manufacture: 1965
Caliber: .44 Magnum
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 18 1/2"
Optics/Sights: Dovetail Beaded Blade Front with Folding Notched Rear
Stock/Grips: Smooth Walnut Pistol Grip Stock
Action: Semi-Auto
Markings: Standard
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
It's not a 10/22, it's actually a 44 Carbine. This design was the original inspiration for not only the 10/22, but also the entire line of rifles by Ruger. Sturm, Ruger & Co. initially started with handguns and later added a .44 Magnum revolver to their collection in 1956, which was a close rival to Smith & Wesson. The founder of the company, Bill Ruger, was an admirer of the big magnum and was among the first to recognize its potential as a rifle round.
In 1959, the company started work on a rifle that would chamber the .44 Mag. The semi-automatic design would feature a square receiver with a side ejection port that fully enclosed the bolt. Concealed completely within the stock was a tubular magazine that held four rounds that were loaded shotgun–style underneath the action just forward of the trigger guard.
Though Ruger was a pioneer in the use of investment castings for the manufacture of firearms, he decided that it would take old-school machined steel to handle the power of the .44 Mag. Though a “pistol” cartridge, the .44 Mag. required a locked action in such a compact and lightweight package. The receiver of the 44 Carbine started as a solid block of steel that was machined into its final form into which the three lugs of the bolt locked. A short-stroke piston tapped gas off the barrel and pushed an action slide to the rear, which unlocked the bolt through a camming action. A recoil spring wrapped around the magazine tube closed the action. The finished product weighed only 6 lbs., and its 18.5" barrel kept its overall length to 37".
When the rifle was introduced in 1961, the company called it the “Deerstalker,” stamping the name on the receiver. The first factory-produced .44 Mag. rifle, it retailed for $108. Due to Ithaca using a similar name for one of its shotguns, the name was dropped and the rifle simply became the “Ruger Carbine.” As Ruger’s line of rifles expanded, collectors began to call it the “44 Carbine” or “Model 44.”
In 1985, the Ruger 44 Carbine was discontinued due to its high production cost after nearly a quarter million of the rifles had been made. Fifty-six years after the 44 Carbine hit the market as Ruger’s first rifle, the company is the top firearm manufacturer in the country by volume and the nation’s second largest producer of rifles. That success was kicked off, in no small way, by the 44 Carbine. For collectors, it’s a piece of Sturm, Ruger & Co. history. For hunters looking for a light and handy carbine for medium-sized game at short to moderate ranges, the Ruger 44 Carbine is still hard to beat.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3-day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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