96/44 Carbine
96/44 Carbine
I am trying to find out if the 96/44 was ever made with a heavy rubber butt plate and a 1:20 twist that is supposed to be aimed at big game.Is this factory or after market? Can't find anything in old catalogs and have never seen this before.
Re: 96/44 Carbine
I was pretty sure all the Ruger .44 Mag rifles have a 1:38 twist rate except the M77/44 bolt action which has a 1:20. However I just read that the 96 .44 Mag did have a 1:20 twist. I think all the M96 lever rifles had a plastic butt plate from the factory. Liberty Forever has a great set of 96s so he may be able to shed some light.
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Re: 96/44 Carbine
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I concur with FT44 the Ruger 96/44 does have a standard 1:20 twist rate. I looked through the current RENE page 88 on 96/44's, they were manufactured from 1996-2007. I found no indication of heavy rubber rubber butt plates there or in any of my Ruger catalogs, however I'm missing some catalogs and working on filling the gaps. I have never seen one with a pad and Its my belief that the black plastic end cap was the standard.
FYI: Concerning twist rates, Ruger construction, magazines on 44 Remington Magnums.
The .44 Remington Magnum 96/44 feeds from a four-round rotary magazine. It does not share magazines with the Ruger 77/44. The action of the 96/44 does not anchor itself directly to the stock with an action screw as almost all rifles do. There is a block on the underside of the barrel that is threaded for the action screw. The stock is attached to the barrel, and the barrel to the action. The rifled barrel has a twist rate of 1 turn in 20", allowing heavy hunting bullets to stabilize. This is relatively rare for .44 Magnum firearms, which usually are rifled at a rate of 1 turn in 38 inches. The 1:20" twist enables the use of 325gr ammunition for hunting large game.[1]
[1] Taffin, John (13 November 2006). The Gun Digest Book of the .44. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 239–240. ISBN 0-89689-416-9
I concur with FT44 the Ruger 96/44 does have a standard 1:20 twist rate. I looked through the current RENE page 88 on 96/44's, they were manufactured from 1996-2007. I found no indication of heavy rubber rubber butt plates there or in any of my Ruger catalogs, however I'm missing some catalogs and working on filling the gaps. I have never seen one with a pad and Its my belief that the black plastic end cap was the standard.
FYI: Concerning twist rates, Ruger construction, magazines on 44 Remington Magnums.
The .44 Remington Magnum 96/44 feeds from a four-round rotary magazine. It does not share magazines with the Ruger 77/44. The action of the 96/44 does not anchor itself directly to the stock with an action screw as almost all rifles do. There is a block on the underside of the barrel that is threaded for the action screw. The stock is attached to the barrel, and the barrel to the action. The rifled barrel has a twist rate of 1 turn in 20", allowing heavy hunting bullets to stabilize. This is relatively rare for .44 Magnum firearms, which usually are rifled at a rate of 1 turn in 38 inches. The 1:20" twist enables the use of 325gr ammunition for hunting large game.[1]
[1] Taffin, John (13 November 2006). The Gun Digest Book of the .44. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. pp. 239–240. ISBN 0-89689-416-9
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