C&R · II · 427
Ruger .44 Deerstalker carbine
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 14 ↗
Ruger, 44 Deerstalker, carbine with S/Ns 1 to 5000.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “with S/Ns 1 to 5000”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1961–1962.
Editorial facts · Our research
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 14 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: High · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Sturm, Ruger & Co.” ↗, country: Wikipedia: "an American firearm manufacturing company", founded 1949 in Southport, Connecticut
- 2. Wikipedia, “Ruger Model 44” ↗, action: Wikipedia: semi-automatic rifle, infobox action gas-operated, rotating bolt
- 3. Wikipedia, “Ruger Model 44” ↗, calibers: Wikipedia: chambered in .44 Remington Magnum
- 4. Wikipedia, “Ruger Model 44” ↗, years: Wikipedia: released in 1961 as the "Deerstalker", "a moniker it used until 1962" (Ithaca lawsuit)
- 5. ruger.com ↗, years: Ruger .44 Carbine serial history: S/N 1 = 1961, 1339 = 1962, 65061 = 1963, so S/Ns 1–5000 shipped 1961–1962
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Ruger Deerstalker44.JPG” by Bo Basil, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Ruger Model 44”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Ruger Model 44 is a semi-automatic rifle chambered in .44 Remington Magnum designed and manufactured by American firearm company Sturm, Ruger & Co. It uses a four-round tubular magazine and was produced from 1961 to 1985.