Old vs New Style 44 Carbine - Opinions, experiences?
I've thought it could be a nice convenient carbine, particularly due to its tubular mag (as opposed to the new model's rotary detachable mag.)
Any experiences with this bugger? I wanted one back in the ban days because its fixed mag would have made a folding stock legal. Now I just think it would be a nice rifle. Not super practical in my neck of the woods since semi-autos are not allowed for hunting, but it just seems nice. Any reason why Ruger switched to a Mini-14 type action and a detachable mag?
Might be nice if someone developed a higher capacity mag. Thoughts, anyone? Not sure how strong the action is, but since 50 AE was designed for 44 Mag weapons you think maybe a Ruger carbine could be converted to it? No real reason but for cool factor.
Just brainstorming.
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Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf
There are lots of neat things Ruger could do, once they throw off the limits imposed under Mad Bill. He was a great designer, but not a good company manager.
Wonder how the company would've fared had Mr. Sturm not passed away early on?
