Help, Misfeeding Ruger .44 carbine

[oneb]

I have a used .44 mag carbine oriinal-style that misfeeds or stovepipes about every other round.

I took it to a gunsmith and he cleaned the whole rifle -- gas porting system etc.-- and took it to the range. With my commercial  Winchester Partiton Gold ammo, the rifle still misfed. He reserched the problem and found in the Hornady manual that these rifles rounds must be fully loaded with powder or they will not function smoothly.

So the Winchester rounds may be downloaded for .44 mag pistol shooters, or, maybe even most commercial ammo is.

Does anyone out there successfully use commercial ammo intended for deer hunting in their Ruger .44 mag carbine?  If so, what kind?

The rifle is very accurate with the Winchesters so this is very frustrating.

Thanks for any help.

oneb

[DB Leath]

oneb...

I wish I had an answer for ya pard...sounds almost like overall length of the stuff you are trying to use is too short.   Ya might try another brand of ammo with a different bullet and see if that works.

Is it missfeeding after the shot and the next round wont chamber or is it not cycling fully.

What might be the issue is the burn rate of the powder.  I know some semi auto rifles wont work with slow burning powder.  

I would try another brand...and if ya handload try a few different loads.

Good luck...not sure if I helped ...

DB

[targshooter]

oneb,
I owned a Ruger .44 Carbine in the early 70s that would not function properly. The owner's manual claimed that reduced power loads, lead loads, and even 180 grain loads may not allow the rifle to function properly. I was using various factory 240 grain, jacketed bullet loads. Disassembly and thorough cleaning never stopped the problem. So, back to Ruger the rifle went. They did fix it, even sent a repair itemization back with the rifle. If memory serves me, they replaced some of the magazine parts and removed a burr on the action somewhere. After that the rifle functioned okay, but it required cleaning after every 100 rounds or so to prevent jamming. You may want to contact Ruger. I have found their service department to be reasonable in cost and very customer oriented.

[oneb]

Thanks for the tips.

I did talk to Ruger today and they were indeed very helpful. They said the Winchester ammo should work and gave me some directions for adjusting the piston set screw that may fix the problem.

If it does not I will try some PMC Starfire ammo and if that fails, send it to Ruger for the full treatment.

oneb

[S.S.]

I believe that is why Ruger stopped making them in the
first place.   I have never known one that did not jam
at least once with every "Fill Up".  
They are VERY accurate though!

[Varmint Hunter]

My original 44 Deerstalker carbine was very accurate but did eventually develope a feeding problem.
When I called Ruger to see if they would fix/repair the rifle , I was told that it had been out of production too long. Ruger will no longer work on several of their older guns and this was one of them. Parts are not available.

They suggested that I return it to them for a trade-in on the new 44 carbine. The trade-up cost a few hundred dollars and was not worth it.

In the end I bought a new model and have been satisified with it.

VH

[warrior1]

I had one of the 44 mag carbines, same problem.
My buddy's dad had one , same problem.
Only cure i know of is load with two rounds , one in the chamber one in the
magazine. I never had a problem after thAT.

[oso45-70]

Oneb
I may not have read all the posts so if my question is a repete just disregard it. Have you been shooting round nose or flat points ? I had one of them when they first came out and it would not handle the flat points very good. You might try different brands and see if that helps.
Good luck with your carbine............Joe............................................

[oneb]

I have been remiss in giving feedback si my apologies.

The rifle is fixed and performing flawlessly now. My gunsmith gave up on it and shipped it to Ruger. They found a worn out part, a feed lever as I recall and turned the it around in the space of a week w/o any grumbles.

It was a good experience seeing as the carbine is around forty years old!

It goes on a Russian boar hunt this fall!

oneb

[Varmint Hunter]

Now that is an interesting outcome. The Ruger web site and their customer service department both indicated that you can not return the old 44 carbines for service. :?  :? Hmmmm

I wonder what would have happened if I had sent mine back anyway. They obviously have some parts left.

Either way, I like the newer 44 autoloader and it is very reliable.

VH