Deerfield Carbine in 480
Can this rifle be converted from 44 mag to 480 Ruger? I realize than the factory magazine may not work, but are there other problems?
Thanks!
21 June 2004, 16:18
jeffeossonope..
but it sure woulo be nice if here was//
you can get a lever gun in it
jeffe
22 June 2004, 13:27
Paul HThe downside of rotary magazines is they limit you to what can be done in terms of re-chambering. Going from a case the dia of the 44 to that of the 480 would require a new mag built from scratch, and there still might not be enough width to fit the 480.
As a big fan of the 480, I'd love to get one in a lever action. I'd even be content to see the Ruger #1 in the 45-70 style with the relatively slim 22" barrel chambered as a 480.
Thanks, I was afraid of that. Lever gun sounds good enough, but a tube fed semi would rock and roll!!