Ruger 44 Carbine Help

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Does anyone know where i can purchase a piston block plug with the set screw for a Ruger 44 mag carbine, tube fed. Numrich lists it on their site but its been out of stock for close to a year now. Ive tried various other places as well on the net with no luck.

I have the old block plug that could be used for the deminsions. Is there any smiths on here that could fabricate one for me or point me to someone that can. If so send me a pm an let me know how much. I hacked the old one up trying to fix it myself. It all started with a stuck set screw...

Id really like to get this old gun shooting again. Thanks
 
Take the part to a local machine shop and have it back by tomorrow ;)

Or someone could point you to the right guy in your area if you listed what area your in...:D
 
I actually took it to a machine shop this morning and asked the guy if he could make something like it. He said he could and asked what it came from and as soon as i said it was from a rugger 44 carbine he said he tries to stay away from gun parts and that he would have to order material and a special bit and this and that. I knew i shouldnt have told him it came from a gun. Ill see if i can find some other machine shops in the area to try out. That was the only one im aware of. Im in Ocala, Central Florida if anyone knows where i can bring it around here. I dont mind mailing it out if i need to. It shouldnt be that hard to make i wouldnt think. Thanks for the reply.
 
Lead fouling peeled the old Ruger 44 carbine back at the muzzle like a banana.

A collector of Ruger 44 carbines assured me that there was nothing unusual about that incident and the world has run out of replacement barrels.

A real gunsmith [Randy Ketchum of Lynnwood Guns, not me] put a surplus 444 Marlin barrel on it.
I now have the world's heaviest and most accurate 44 carbine.

What does it all mean?
You just have to happen into someone who can do anything with metal.
 
I hope that never happens to me. Parts for these things are scarce. I bought the rifle for $125 not knowing what i had. I found out it was missing the cartridge guide plate and also I had to put a butt plate on it. I refinished the stock and duracoated the barrel and receiver. I took it to the range and fired a few shots through it. It loaded the second shot fine and then it would jam every round. I got 5 rounds through it and a big chunk of the stock flew off the top from behind the receiver.

I was gonna adjust the set screw in the piston block plug but it was ceased in there and stripped. I drilled it out and ended up breaking a tap inside it. Its completely messed up now with me trying to get the tap out.

I have the stock repaired and now im just trying to get this piston block plug fixed so i can go back out for round two.
 
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For $125. bucks you got a bargain even if it needs work. I've been looking for some time and finally found one at a gun show in Colorado for $450. all the other I've seen were $600 plus. Keep looking you will find a gunsmith or machine shop.
 
I seen they were going for money online. It was in real bad shape when i got it. I had to replace the front sight on it cause it was bent also.

heres some pictures of it when i got it.

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Clark Mentioned something about leaded barrels.

I too own a Ruger 44 Carbine made in 1976. Now, I do not have the owners manual anymore, but if memory serves me correctly, the manual stated not shoot lead bullets or it could damage the gun. I have always fired jacketted bullets out of mine.
 
Jack First didnt have the part either.

I didnt see any pitting in the barrel and the rifling looked to be in real good shape. I havent shot anything but 240 gr jacketed bullets through it. Mine was made in 1966 according to the serial numbers.
 
If you have a broken-off tap, an old trick is to take an automatic center punch to it. It shatters the brittle tap metal to let you pick the pieces out. If the original thread is screwed, so to speak, is there room for a larger screw that can then be drilled and tapped for a replacement smaller screw? In the case of large hardened set screws, you can anneal them for subsequent machining operations. You may just need a gunsmith who's willing to put the time into salvaging the part.
 
I messed it up big time. I got the old set screw out and drilled a bigger hole for a new set screw, but i broke the tap off trying to thread it. I didnt have a punch but i tried to beat it out with different screws and nails and it wouldnt budge. i figured i try to turn my welder way up and burn it out but that didnt work either. I took a cut off wheel and cut an x on the top of the plug and got it out that way. I thought i would be able to fill it in with my welder and grind it back down but i cant weld very good and it was a bad idea from the start. Not to mention the plug is stainless from what ive heard and im just using regualr flux core wire. This goes to show ya that if you dont know what your doing DONT DO IT. Ill have to remember that next time i get a bright idea. Ill try to get a picture of it on here in a bit. Its pretty embarrassing though :o
 
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Ruger will not have any parts for the old .44 Carbine, except some generic stuff like butt plate and sights.

Bob's Gun Shop in AR sometimes has odd parts. Watch for another beater, and cannibalize.

You may end up selling yours for parts and do OK. They ARE scarce.
 
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