What you need is this. I found them online. They are made by HKS
https://www.google.com/webhp?source...pv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hks+mag+loader+ruger+mark+iii
They're just a few dollars. I got four of them (some to let pretty lady shooters borrow.)
Buck Mark vs. Ruger.
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What you need is this. I found them online. They are made by HKS
https://www.google.com/webhp?source...pv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=hks+mag+loader+ruger+mark+iii
They're just a few dollars. I got four of them (some to let pretty lady shooters borrow.)
- Location
- West Quebec
Smith 41 by a long shot then Buckmark and then Ruger
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Actually, a 46 will shoot rings around the 41. 46's had proofed barrels for the USAF Shooting team. Not that the 41 is a slouch, but my 46 will be with me until I die.
I thought functionally they are very similar but the 41 has a higher level of fit and refinement with wood grip (v plastic), polished blued... Hadn't heard about the proofed barrels. Interesting. Was that for all or just some?
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- West Quebec
Ruger. I started to shoot club guns back when I was 14, they had High standard and Rugers MK1/2...
I bought a 2245 MKII that I had for years and no issues, I sold it to a friend regretted it and tried to buy it back but his daughter likes it too much. Fair enough. I just bought a MKIII 2245. Only exp I have with a buckmark is the airgun version I got which I don't like the grip.
I got 3 X 1911s so why I went with the 2245s
I bought a 2245 MKII that I had for years and no issues, I sold it to a friend regretted it and tried to buy it back but his daughter likes it too much. Fair enough. I just bought a MKIII 2245. Only exp I have with a buckmark is the airgun version I got which I don't like the grip.
I got 3 X 1911s so why I went with the 2245s
I had a Buck Mark Sporter Rifle several years ago that was non-restricted but had a hard time fighting off the temptation to fire up the saw and lathe do a nip and a tuck and make a pistol out of it so I sold it and bought a Ruger 10/22 with a sporter stock that looked a bit like my Winchester model 100 instead.
It was an accurate piece but no more so than the Ruger 10/22.
I hear mixed reviews about the 22/45 but to be fair you hear mixed reviews on just about anything ever made. I have many Ruger Mark-2's and like them in just about in all their configurations. Most people complain about the complexity of taking them apart and putting them back together, however I don't find that to be a problem. I'm sure the Buck Mark is a decent gun but I'm partial to the to the Ruger Mark-2 and yet have no desire to own a Ruger Mark-3. Get a Mark-2 target model if you can, or enjoy whatever you get...as long as you can find ammo for it
Anyone getting a 2245 needs a hefty rubber mallet. Won't tell you why as half the fun of owning one is cursing it until you find that one specific elusive YouTube video.
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You are correct. The 46 was 'stripped down' compared to the 41
No hi polish blue, non adj trigger, nylon grips.
I have a very old print article on the 46. It is too bad that there were not more of them. Because of their low production and other factors, there is less print information on them.
From what I recall on the article, the 46 was test fired with different barrels until the USAF accuracy standard was met.
Also, 41 barrels will fit a 46, but 46 barrels will not fit a 41
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There were a few extra that made their way into public market. But that is late '58 IIRC
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- West Quebec
So really not in production any longer then..
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No. But if you do find a 46, by all means jump on it. Or even an older 41. Great guns.
Just went through the same process. I ended up with the Buck Mark mainly because I could get the model I liked and couldn't get the MKIII model I wanted. Didn't like the 22/45 series much. Grip just didn't feel right to me even though I also shoot a 1911. So far the Browning is pretty good. I only have one cartridge it doesn't like (Winchester). All the others I have tried work great. I don't think you can go wrong with either (or both maybe).
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My Buckmark eats Win 222/333/555 and almost anything except Win Wildcat and Remys. Fed bulk and CCI also works.
For a better trigger, google HEGGIS Flip.
For a better trigger, google HEGGIS Flip.
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Flip a coin Lyle - because if there is a better semi-auto .22 on the market (and that includes the 41) - I have yet to see it. Those two guns shoot like champs and no bones about it. Over the years I have been to and participated in any number of out-house shooting matches and it always seems like the Ruger and Browning boys are fighting it out for Top Gun. I went with the Ruger - my buddy bought one 30 years ago when we were kids in High School and I always lusted after one...and finally got one!
That should be a mandatory lesson for you younger fellas here, too. Don't wait on stuff like this. If you have to pass on the suds or maybe eat Krap Dinner for a couple weeks - do it or whatever else it takes so that you buy these things when you're young. There is at least two generations of good shooting in both those guns and passing them on is almost as rewarding as buying them for yourself!
If you look around, you can find an older Belgian-made Browning Challenger or a Colt Woodsman for about the same money as a new Buck Mark or Ruger. Last time I checked, Trade Ex had a hole bunch of such guns in stock.
