Ruger Mark IV Hunter New In Box

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Update; Took this out for an indoor shoot of 300 rounds and it was very accurate. No misfires or jams using American Eagle ammo.... Received the new Ruger .22 Mark IV Hunter stainless steel last week. The Mark IV is hard to get as they are new and not many around yet. The best new feature on this gun is the easy takedown in about 10 seconds with the barrel and bolt out ready to clean. Not cheap at about $1,000 for the Hunter.

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I've never heard of Tenda but that's a smoking price, especially if they have one in stock. I paid more than that for mine. The Mark IV shoots great.
 
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Glad they kept steel frames at least for the stainless version. I see the alloy frames as a step backwards in these guns.
 
bp2626 said:
I can't think of anything negative about having an aluminum frame on a 22LR pistol? Lighter, less corrosion, durable.
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On a target pistol like these it would not be a benefit. The balance would be off, it would not be as durable as a steel frame.
The MKII is pretty much the best version of these pistols still IMHO.
 
Hitzy said:
On a target pistol like these it would not be a benefit. The balance would be off, it would not be as durable as a steel frame.
The MKII is pretty much the best version of these pistols still IMHO.
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The Mark IV now only takes one piece of steel to be machined. Best part is the takedown is a breeze and other improvements as well over the Mark 111. I've had a Mark 11 and 111 and the Mark IV is a big improvement.
 
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Would it not be a MK IV (Mark 4) considering it's lineage?
The MK III was a lawyered up pile of junk...too many stupid safeties. MK IV did away with some but could still do away with a few more.
I never found takedown to be an issue, but yes, I've read lots of people struggling with it lol.
I never really looked at manufacturers cost savings to be a benefit to the end user unless those savings are reflected in the retail price. Since these are up in price over the predecessor I'd call that more of a negative.
 
Hitzy said:
Would it not be a MK IV (Mark 4) considering it's lineage?
The MK III was a lawyered up pile of junk...too many stupid safeties. MK IV did away with some but could still do away with a few more.
I never found takedown to be an issue, but yes, I've read lots of people struggling with it lol.
I never really looked at manufacturers cost savings to be a benefit to the end user unless those savings are reflected in the retail price. Since these are up in price over the predecessor I'd call that more of a negative.
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youtube videos on assembling/disassembling the rugers are your friend. i clean mine really good once per and can never figure out how the darn thing comes apart and goes together without watching a couple of videos first. nice that ruger has made their new pistol a bit more user friendly.
 
I would add a MKIV to my cabinet if not for price tag and if I didn't already own a MKIII. However, the jury is still out re the ambi-safety (unless you're a Lefty) and the mag disconnect.
I've never had problems taking-down or re-assembling my MKIII but the "button" is really handy!
Enjoy the new toy....
 
johNTO said:
I would add a MKIV to my cabinet if not for price tag and if I didn't already own a MKIII. However, the jury is still out re the ambi-safety (unless you're a Lefty) and the mag disconnect.
I've never had problems taking-down or re-assembling my MKIII but the "button" is really handy!
Enjoy the new toy....
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I would also like to add that Ruger has included a separate small washer in the kit for a person who wants to remove the right side safety, which is easily removed by taking off the right grip and one screw holding the right safety latch and putting on the washer and than the grip back on.
 
Some peeps on rimfire central have concerns the new frame will b an issue with wear on the pivot point or hinge and eventually causing a loose upper to grip frame fit. Hope that's not reality as I do like the idea of this new pistol
 
sasha said:
Update; Took this out for an indoor shoot of 300 rounds and it was very accurate. No misfires or jams using American Eagle ammo.... Received the new Ruger .22 Mark 1V Hunter stainless steel last week. The Mark 1V is hard to get as they are new and not many around yet. The best new feature on this gun is the easy takedown in about 10 seconds with the barrel and bolt out ready to clean. Not cheap at about $1,000 for the Hunter.

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Does anyone else have the Ruger Mark IV ?
 
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We had a Ruger MKll bull barrel as a Club gun used mainly by probationary shooters. The fellow who had this Ruger did not clean it for approx. three years. Thousands of rounds went through it before it started to act up. Sripped down, cleaned & back in use in about 15 minutes, all set for another three years of use. ;)

I would not treat one of my guns in such an indifferent manner however I think this shows what a reliable design the Ruger pistol employs

I don't think the added cost of the MKlV is worth it since the earlier model are not difficult to strip down once you are familiar with the way the internals of the gun work.
 
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I agree the new design is awesome, but the price jump is hard to take. Used blued mk II's are about 1/3 the price, great shooters as well.
 
My Ruger Mk II with the 10 inch bull barrel was cleaned three times in nine years.
Hard to take apart and just as hard to get back together.
When it became sluggish in function it had to be cleaned.
Used for metallic silhouette and extremely accurate. Maybe more accurate than Anschutz Exemplar but there was no grip adjustment with the Ruger.
Eventually sold it as there was not enough interest in MS.
Would really look at the Mk IV but hard to justify.
 
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