Ruger 22/45 issues

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For a long while I didn't see the point of owning a rimfire pistol.
That's until last week when I bought a brand new Ruger MKIII 22/45 5.5" bull barrel.
Quick trip to the range to test it's touted accuracy only to get 5 misfires among the first 50 rounds. That curbed most of my enthusiasm so I switched to analytical mode trying to figure out if it was the ammo or the gun.
It looks like the firing pin strikes the rim rather lightly. At least compared to my Savage rimfire which crushes the hell out of any rim :).
Next, about 100 rounds later, the situation improved and to the end there were no more misfires. I assume some rough surfaces smoothed out enough to allow better rim crushing.
I must admit I didn't even try to tear it apart for cleaning. I'll have to do it someday but I was hoping it will be later rather than sooner.

The question is: in the long run, is the firing pin going to wear out giving me trouble or is the whole mechanism going to loosen up even more for my on-going joy and happiness? In other words, do I send the gun back for servicing or not?

Another thing is I have a "jumpy muzzle" problem when aiming. Compared to my other handguns who stay steady on target, the 22/45 jumps all around. Not much but enough to piss me off. The thing is even heavier than my 9mm so I can't really come with an explanation.
Any thoughts on that?
 
First up....22's tend to be rather ammo sensitive. Best bet is to buy a box of everything you can find and try them in your gun. You will find one or more that will work.

Second...practice. All guns are different and take getting used to. I found my 22/45 grips a little hard to get a good grip on so I slipped a poor-man's grip sock (bike innertube) on it and it is fine now.

I bought mine for IDPA practice. At first the mags didn't want to drop clear but with use they are now dropping fine.

New pistols usually need a good cleaning to get them running. Don't give up. Ruger rimfires are good pistols and well worth the money.

John
 
Don't be sending it away just yet. Take the plunge and strip it down. They take a bit of fiddling to put together the first couple times but you probably need to get it cleaned up.

After that get a brick of something fairly hot and blaze away. By the end of that brick it should be pretty well broken in and you can start doing some ammo testing for group and reliability thou I have yet to find any brand that mine won't cycle.

As far as being "jumpy" it's probably just a case of shooting more. Thats why you got a 22 aynway right? :) Its about muscle tone and trigger control and all that. Shoot lots and concentrate on different aspects such as breathing or trigger contol on different targets.

Congrats on the new toy!
 
Thanks for the replies guys.
I'll strip and clean the bugger down to individual parts and let you know whether any spares are left after I put it back. :)
 
Youtube has videos and there are various sites that have instructions if you have trouble.

Also take a look at rimfirecentral.com. Very good resource for all things Ruger and rimfire.
 
As others have mentionnend semi-auto .22's are picky when it comes to ammo. My 22/45 could'nt stand the Remington stuff, but it can shoot American Eagle (Federal) all day. Some rounds with softer bullets tend to snag on the feeding ramp. Once you find the right ammo, you'll have a blast and sore thumbs from reloading your mags.:)

I always clean a new gun before taking out to the range and after each shooting session. Dissassembly of the 22/45 can be a pain in the a$$ at first, just follow every step in the manual to the letter and you will be fine.

I don't find the grip on the pistol to be a problem, then again, I have small hands. Oh, if you ever get tired of handloading your mags, check out Canam. He sells a really neat reloading tool.
 
Yes cleaning before first shooting it was in order. After that I said I wouldn't clean it again until I had problems. That never happened so one day I was bored and cleaned it. This was around 1000 rounds. I found that mine had a few stovepipes in the first 50 rounds but I have none since and I am around 1500 rounds now.

As for ammo mine has used about 8 different brands with no issues. I find I get the best accuracy out of the Federal 525 Bulk Packs.

Blast a few more hundered rounds and I'm sure you'll be happy with it.:D
 
I am thinking about picking one of these Ruger 22/45's up very soon. From firing my savage mark II bolt action I can tell you that Remington ammunition is garbage. The federal 525 packs from crappy tire are much better.
 
I have a Ruger 22/45 and it doesn't like hollow points, they catch on the feeding ramp. I can shoot solid points all day. Handgun
 
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22/45 detail stripping

Sooner or later you'll FUBAR something and this will save your bacon. Mine was a total seizure of the moving parts. Yeah, pretty much everything :rolleyes: . I had to drive out the pins and dump the innards onto the table to start reassembly. This page saved me.

Your jumpy muzzle issue could be explained by the crappy trigger.

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Bookmark this page

22/45 detail stripping

Sooner or later you'll FUBAR something and this will save your bacon. Mine was a total seizure of the moving parts. Yeah, pretty much everything :rolleyes: . I had to drive out the pins and dump the innards onto the table to start reassembly. This page saved me.

Your jumpy muzzle issue could be explained by the crappy trigger.

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thanks for the link
lots of details there :D
 
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