Ruger 9644

[jwp]

I'm considering getting a Ruger 9644, and would very much appreciate comments from anyone with actual experience with them. In particular, I'm interested in potential feeding problems with cast bullets, and with its overall accuracy. I'd really like to know about technical issues such as actual chamber size, freebore, actual bore size, etc, if you have that information (I know most people don't really care about it, but I do find it interesting).

Thanks

[WarHawk-AVG]

Never heard of it

Standard lever action style rifle?

The Ruger Model 96 lever action centerfire rifles offer practical performance and classic Old-West styling and include the following features:

** Enclosed action design that protects against dust, rain or snow for dependable open-range service.

** Chambered in the popular and powerful .44 Magnum cartridge.

** Short-throw lever (only 54 degrees), in classic color-case finish, provides fast repeat shots when needed.

** Scope mounts, integral with the steel receiver, that accept medium-height Ruger scope rings (included at no extra cost).

** Unique, removable four-round rotary magazine that offers superior reliability, no exposed magazine to dent and no uncomfortable protrusions at the rifle's balance point.

** Carbine-style barrel band and curved Western-style Carbine butt plate.

nope! Oh cool..it has an intergral magazine similar to the Ruger 10/22, the action is lever action but it doesn't have the tubular magazine similar to a Winchester 94 or Marlin 336

I do know this...any "Magnum" pistol cartridge fired out of a longer barrel the extra length gives the round much added velocity and much better ballistic performance downrange. In other words a long barrel and a Magnum pistol really bring the potential of the round out..it makes it come alive!

http://www.outdoorlife.com/outdoor/gear ... 61,00.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

When considering the ballistics of the .44 Magnum cartridge, keep in mind that when it is fired from an 18½-inch rifle barrel with a closed chamber, velocity is considerably higher than when it is shot from a shorter-barreled revolver. For example, the Winchester ammo catalogue lists a muzzle velocity of 1,230 fps for its Supreme loading of the 250-grain Partition Gold bullet when fired in a vented test barrel. But with that same load fired in a rifle, the velocity jumps to 1,810 fps, a considerable increase of 580 fps, and more than doubles the muzzle energy, from 840 ft-lb to 1,818 ft-lb, which gets it almost into .30/30 territory

Apparently they have a 9 round extended magazine (in lieu of the factory 4 round rotary), and from this video looks like its a smooth shooter!
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I say you get it, shoot it and tell us how well it does...its a beautiful rifle and you really cant ever go wrong with a Ruger