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The History of Sturm, Ruger & Co.

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., more commonly known as Ruger, is an American firearm manufacturing company headquartered in Southport, Connecticut. Founded in 1949 by Alexander McCormick Sturm and William B. Ruger in a rented machine shop in Connecticut, the company has since become one of the largest firearm manufacturers in the world - shadowed only by Remington and perhaps Smith & Wesson.

Ruger is widely recognized for producing firearms that span a broad spectrum of uses such as bolt-action rifles and pistols, semi-automatic rifles, single-shot rifles, shotguns, and revolvers. As recognition of its quality products grew so did the public’s interest in investing in the company’s shares. Ruger went public in 1969 and grew exponentially since then, and it is on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:RGR) since 1990.

In 2020, Ruger made another big move with their acquisition of Marlin Firearms from Remington Outdoor Company.

For decades now both newbie and seasoned shooters have been consistently trusting Ruger’s guns for their excellent accuracy and superior long-term performance as evidenced by its continued success over all these years.

Today, Ruger’s most popular products include the Ruger 10/22 semiautomatic rifle, the .22 rimfire semi-automatic pistol Ruger MK IV, the bolt-action Ruger American rifle, the tried and tested Ruger No.1, and, of course, the timeless Ruger Security-Six revolvers.

Ruger Model 96/44 Rifle Review

We wrote a review of Ruger Model 96 some time ago, and while all models from this series are fairly the same, there is an important difference with the Model 96/44. The latter has a significantly different scope mounting surface than the other three models.

While Model 96/22, 96/22M, and 96/17 all came with a drilled and tapped receiver with a pre-installed dovetail-type base, the Model 99/44 features the well-known Ruger-style scope bases machined directly into the receiver. This is why Ruger Model 96/44 requires different scope mounts than the other three models.

You can also read our review of the Ruger Model 96 here.

Ruger Model 96/44

Figure 1: Ruger Model 96/44 (Source: https://mbauction.hibid.com/lot/35286-128567-44866/ruger-96-44-rem-mag/)

Ruger Model 96/44 receiver

Figure 2: The receiver of Ruger Model 96/44 with the Ruger-style scope bases machined in (Source: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/970208587)

Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Model 96/44

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Model 96/44

The necessary condition for rifles to have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable is that the mounting surfaces of these rifles match in every dimension.

Unfortunately, we aren’t aware of any rifles that would have one-piece scope mounts interchangeable with the Ruger Model 96/44.

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Model 96/44

For two-piece scope mounts to be interchangeable, the mounting surfaces of the rifles must match in every dimension except the action length which can vary.

Rifles that have two-piece scope mounts interchangeable with the Ruger Model 96/44 are:

Best Scope Mounts for Ruger Model 96/44

Fixed Scope Mounts for Ruger Model 96/44

Warne produces all kinds of quality scope mounts, especially for American rifles. It comes as no surprise, then, that they also offer a great fixed scope mounting solution for the Ranch models of the Ruger Mini-14 rifle, which has the same Ruger-style scope mounting base as the Ruger Model 96/44.

We recommend these Warne Maxima Vertical-Split Fixed Rings for Ruger. They are made of steel and come with a 10-year warranty.

Weaver Base for Ruger Model 96/44

One simple way to solve a lot of scope mounting problems on the Ruger Model 96/44 is to install a Weaver base that requires no drilling. Burris has a solution for that.

We recommend this Ruger to Weaver Base Adaptor from Burris. It is made specifically for the Ruger integral mounting system, and it’s made of steel.

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Ruger Model 96/44

With the aforementioned Weaver base installed, you can then proceed to mount this detachable repeatable Recknagel SSK-II One-Piece Mount for Weaver.

It is made in Germany and also comes with a 10-year warranty.

Help Us Build Our Riflescope Mounts Database

If you happen to own this or any other rifle, we would appreciate it if you could help us expand our database by sending us some photos of the rifle receiver (the bare mounting surface of the rifle without the mounts installed). For your help, our company offers a fair return in terms of practical rewards.

Please send us an email for more information. You can contact us here: info@optics-trade.eu

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Ruger Model 96/44 Rifle Review

Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Model 96/44

Rifles That Have One-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Model 96/44

Rifles That Have Two-Piece Scope Mounts Interchangeable with Ruger Model 96/44

Best Scope Mounts for Ruger Model 96/44

Fixed Scope Mounts for Ruger Model 96/44

Weaver Base for Ruger Model 96/44

Detachable Repeatable Scope Mounts for Ruger Model 96/44

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