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I hope this shortens the load time of the previous thread for a while.
Doc, I use a .44 Mag rifle and I like it. Mine is the old Ruger Carbine that is more like a shotgun action than a rifle. I also like the Marlin Levers. I also have the Marlin in .357 Mag and it is also a good gun. I know Browning and other make good .44 guns.
I had a Big Bore top manufactured for an AR15. It shoots one of my favorite calibers...10mm. It uses M3A greasegun magazines. 10mm does real well in a rifle, although you will probably not find many around.
These are guns that I love to take with me for general purpose use, especially when I am carrying a pistol of the same caliber.
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There was a 44 Mag pump rifle imported from IMI a few years ago called the Timberwolf. A friend of mine had one and I really liked it, but they were in short supply and I was never able to find one. I haven't looked for one for a long time, especially after I acquired the Ruger Carbine.
Ruger is making a pump or lever action 44 Mag with a 4 round rotary mag like the 10-22 style magazines if I am not mistaken. I do like having a little more magazine capacity with the Marlins, Winchesters and other classic style lever guns.
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My Ruger Carbine is very fussy about loads. It will only work the auto action with heavy loads. That is not a problem, because most of my handloads speak with authority. The old carbine has a tubular magazine with a floor trap door. It operates like an auto shotgun magazine and feed system. I did not put a scope on the carbine, but opted for a Williams peep sight instead.
I have the typical problem with eyes that are over 40, and I have trouble using open sights in many cases. Peep sights work well for me as well as scopes. I can use open sights, but they are more than just a little blurry even with my glasses and so my precision is not as good.
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They are a little expensive and I have never bought one, but I really like some of the high quality Sharps rifles with the long barrels in 45-70. I have seen some beautiful case hardening/coloration on some of those guns. The workmanship from some of the guns coming from South Dakota or somewhere in that area is outstanding. I don't remember who the manufacturer is.
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After I posted previously, I got my interest up. The rifle that I was referring to is the Shiloh Sharps made in Montana.
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Billy,
I haven't looked at these in some time. After Ruger discontinued the original carbine I was interested to see them reintroducing the 44 in some of their new guns. The other problem here is that I must be letting work seriously interfere with my gun research. :-}
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Mark, I also prefer conventional barrels to the SS, but I have a couple of Ruger 77 Varmit/Target guns that have a medium gray finish on the SS rather than the bright. I don't know what the finish is or if it is available on other guns.
The only other SS rifles that I have are a couple of the Winchester 70 rifles that they did to try to recapture some of the Pre 64 market. They used a similar Mauser action as in the Pre 64, but with some modern materials like SS and black plastic composite stocks. These are my all weather hunting guns in .308 and 7mm Mag and the SS parts get camoflaged before they go to the field.
All of my SS rifles get flat black scopes. I know that this is just a matter of style, but I just cannot stand a silver metalic sight/scope on a rifle.
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