Ruger Deerfield Carbine

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Ruger Deerfield Carbine [1]
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TypeCenterfire semi-automatic rifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
Manufacturer Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc.
Produced2000–2006
Specifications
Mass6.25 lb (2.83 kg)
Length37 in (94 cm)
Barrel  length18.5 in (470 mm)
Cartridge .44 Magnum
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Feed system4-round rotary box magazine
Sights Iron adjustable aperture

The Deerfield Carbine or Model 99/44 is a .44 Magnum semi-automatic rifle produced by Sturm, Ruger & Co. It uses a rotating-bolt short-stroke gas-piston. [2] It was introduced in 2000 [3] and discontinued in 2006. [2]

The Deerfield Carbine replaced the earlier Ruger Model 44 Deerstalker rifle first produced in 1961 and dropped from the Ruger lineup in 1985 due to high production cost. [2] [4] The Deerfield is a brand new design and has little in common with the Model 44. While the Model 44 featured a solid-topped receiver, the modern Deerfield Carbine has an open-top design more resembling the M1 Carbine, [5] which is stronger and easier to make. [3] The Deerfield also uses a rotary magazine similar to that used on Ruger's .22 LR 10/22 rifle, [5] whereas the Model 44 was fed via a fixed 4-shot tubular magazine. [6]

A 4-round rotary magazine (right) along with an aftermarket 10-round box magazine (left). Deerfield Magazines Compared.jpg
A 4-round rotary magazine (right) along with an aftermarket 10-round box magazine (left).

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References

  1. ↑ Instruction Manual for Ruger Deerfield Carbine, Autoloading Rifle - Ruger Docs
  2. 1 2 3 John Taffin (30 October 2006). Gun Digest Book of the .44. Gun Digest Books. pp. 240–. ISBN   978-1-4402-2670-0 . Retrieved 25 August 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. 1 2 The Gun Digest Book of Firearms Assembly/Disassembly Part IV - Centerfire Rifles. Krause Publications. 15 December 2003. pp. 368–. ISBN   978-0-87349-631-5 . Retrieved 25 August 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. ↑ Dan Shideler (14 April 2011). Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2011. Gun Digest Books. pp. 991–. ISBN   978-1-4402-1896-5 . Retrieved 25 August 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. 1 2 Michael Schoby (November 2006). Hunter's Guide to Whitetail Rifles. Stackpole Books. pp. 126–. ISBN   978-0-8117-3359-5 . Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Shideler, Dan (26 June 2009). The Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values: The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900-Present. Iola, Wisconsin: Gun Digest Books. p. 430. ISBN   978-0-89689-824-0.
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