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44 magnum rifles

asquiresasquires Member Posts: 164 ✭✭✭
edited November 2007 in Ask the Experts
Who else makes a 44 magnum rifle other than marlin and ruger?
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  • asquiresasquires Member Posts: 164 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have been "thinking" about possibly purchasing a rifle in .44 mag. for some possible in your face feral hog hunting in some pretty thick brush.
    I have been told that the Ruger's semi auto carbine is a good choice but i have never owned a high powered hunting rifle in semi auto mode and i dont know much about their reliability.
    I was also told that the Marlin lever action is another good choice.
    I recently found out that Howa also makes a 20 inch barreled lever .44 as well.
    So i was wondering what the pros and cons of the choices would be and an important question is if the triggers on all three of these are easily adjusted??
    As a Remington 600 fan i certainly would prefer one of these to be a carbine length for fast snap shooting.
    Lastly,just how reliable is this caliber for a clean kill on whitetail deer at a distance of 100-125 yards??
    Thanks for any info.

    mike
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  • savage170savage170 Member Posts: 37,569 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    henry Bigboy, puma model 92
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  • Mk 19Mk 19 Member Posts: 8,170
    edited November -1
    NEF, T/C
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  • iwannausernameiwannausername Member Posts: 7,131
    edited November -1
    Winchester, Ruger, Marlin, Rossi, H&R, NEF, Henry, others.

    I love my Ruger 44 carbine... only issue is that I let the wife shoot it once and now she thinks it is hers...
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    Seems like there was a .44 Mag Pump action rifle back in the 1970's. Who made that?
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  • givettegivette Member Posts: 10,886 ✭
    edited November -1
    Fats: givette here. I think it was an early civilian M1 carbine mfr. (Universal?). They removed the gas cylinder, and cycled the bolt's op-rod by a pump handle. May be called Vulcan.....don't remember. Joe
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  • FatstratFatstrat Member Posts: 9,147
    edited November -1
    Never made the M-1 Carbine connection. But I believe the Vulcan is right for the name.
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  • HangfireHangfire Member Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Fatstrat
    Seems like there was a .44 Mag Pump action rifle back in the 1970's. Who made that?


    I don't remember one in the '70's..But the IMI Timberwolf came out in about 1990..long gone now..

    quote:Originally posted by 101AIRBORNE
    Thought the Timberwolf was .357?


    Mornin' 101..Very few were out there..wish I'd kept one..
    http://tinyurl.com/2t5ae9
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  • 101AIRBORNE101AIRBORNE Member Posts: 1,252 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Thought the Timberwolf was .357?
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    The IMI Timberwolf was produced in 357 and 44 Mag.
    I'm surprised they are out of production since from reports, they were good rifles and from current prices there is some demand.
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