Old Style Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine - Need Scope Bases

[whitfang]

I've got an old-style, tubular-magazine Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine  coming from GunBroker and I need to find scope bases and rings for it.

The Weaver scope base chart shows a 2-piece base for a "44 Carbine Magnum Deerstalker."  Will the Deerstalker bases fit the old-style carbine?

How did the Ruger factory rings work?  Was it a one-piece base and rings like you see on T/C Encores?

[Rangr44]

I see you made your choice - Good Luck !

Will the Deerstalker bases fit the old-style carbine? - Yes - the "Deerstalker" was the early model name for the .44 Auto, soon dropped due to a complaint by Ithaca Gun Co over it's copywrited "Deerslayer" trademark.  All tube-fed .44 autos use the same, 2-piece base system.

How did the Ruger factory rings work? - There were no factory rings supplied at that time. Ruger only began to supply rings years later, when other new rifles were introduced - like the #1 & M-77.

 Was it a one-piece base and rings like you see on T/C Encores? - Two piece, Weaver-syle (#68 Front/#47 Rear) bases were available.  There used to be both high & low base sets available (different base numbers), but I see that now only one height is made.

[danza]

B-square makes an adapter if it's got the propietary ruger ring mounts...then you may utilize any rings you want.

[adirondacker]

no ring mounting on the carbine,as said above by rangr44 you need a two piece base,one mounts to the rear of the receiver the other to the barrel.i know i have at least one with a redfeild 2 piece base on it,a little nicer than the weaver.i don't think i have ever seen a one piece.good luck with it,adker

[Boxhead]

Forget the pretty little Walther 7x57 Mauser and look behind at the Marble's box. Within resides a one piece low mount scope mount that has just enough height to allow use of the open sights as well. Not one of those funky mile high see-throughs. I do not have a photo of it handy but can take one if folks are interested.