Maybe when I get old, Ill shoot a deer. Deer hunting was one of my Dads passions, and, I have two deer rifles around the place, a Marlin 336 in 30-30, and a Ruger carbine in .44 magnum. I shot the Ruger one time, one round, when I was 18 or so. Never fired the Marlin.
Dad got a big deer with the Ruger. He wasnt far from the end of his deer hunting career when Mom, my brother and I bought it for him. I would use Moms Irish Setter to hunt grouse when Dad went north.
Hope you are back to work soon Lloyd.
Well then, Ted. I think you should probably just sell that little Ruger carbine to me to relieve you of the worries of which one to shoot a deer with and when to do so!!
Best,
Ted
Perry,
Sorry, I cant.
My Mother, brother and myself conspired to buy him that gun in about 1981, when he started complaining about how heavy his Remington 742 was at the end of the day-it is heavy. Brother has that gun, but, his disability will likely keep him from ever using it. The Ruger was about the only Christmas present I ever gave Dad that really caught him off guard, and very pleasantly surprised Dad.
These are not rare guns, but parts for them are. I have an old Shooters Bible article that has a couple suggestions to keep the carbine running. The article advised that no such tricks were needed for the companion 10-22.
You should be able to turn a Ruger carbine up fairly easily if you really want one.
Best,
Ted
