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does ruger still make the 96/44 lever .44 ?
« on: March 15, 2009, 01:43:58 PM »
wouldn't mind having one of them.....

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or ? an older deerfield ? deerstalker ? ......,44


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Re: does ruger still make the 96/44 lever .44 ?
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2009, 01:54:35 PM »
Pretty sure they ceased production on that baby.

That sweet handling, light weight, short throw, brush thumping baby.  ;)

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Re: does ruger still make the 96/44 lever .44 ?
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2009, 05:19:58 PM »
Ruger canceled production of both the 96/44 (lever action .44 Mag)) and the 99/44 (Deerfield, semi-auto) about three and two years ago respectively.

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Re: does ruger still make the 96/44 lever .44 ?
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2009, 06:44:03 PM »
Ruger canceled production of both the 96/44 (lever action .44 Mag)) and the 99/44 (Deerfield, semi-auto) about three and two years ago respectively.


boy ! that figgers !!! i'm always a day late an a dollar short....
thinking i'ed like to have the deerfield.... but the levers sing to me also...

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Re: does ruger still make the 96/44 lever .44 ?
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2009, 04:35:20 PM »
I bought one for my daughter to hunt with she decided she didn't want to hunt anymore so I used it this year it's a fun gun to shoot and hunt with got a nice meat doe at probably 50 yrds with it this year. In and out both sides of the lungs with a 240 gr hp, I really like the short stroke on the lever and the light handling gun. I do wish the but pad was a normal one instead of the plastic one, I may change this in the future, It taps your shoulder pretty good with 300 gr bullets this is supose to be the bullet the gun was built for 1 in 20 twist to stabalize the heavy bullets.

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Re: does ruger still make the 96/44 lever .44 ?
« Reply #5 on: March 25, 2009, 11:02:52 AM »
thanks......i'll keep my eyes open for a deerfield..
i'm ah thinkin be awsome in the brush,

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