Really ruger?

[Ryan500]

Holy crap. Just pulled my mk III right down to the frame. This may take a whole lol.

 

[G37]

First time I did it I had to go back where I bought it and ask for help (this was before the internet)

Have owned several now and no big deal once you've done it a few times

 

[Ryan500]

Got any internal
Pics lol!??

 

[Mr. Spectacular]

Good luck with that.

 

[GIGGIDY]

Good luck with that.

He probably should have just hosed it down with Break Clean eh!

 

[Ryan500]

Haha got er now. Good for about 10 years. What a mess in there.

 

[Ryan500]

I highly recommend not taking these apart. Unless you have a few hours and a couple cold beers.

 

[G37]

Look into eliminating the mag-safety. Sooooooooooo much nicer without.

 

[easyrider604]

These Ruger .22s were never designed to be dismantled. Shot a MKI for a few years, tried to dismantle it for cleaning, gave up.

 

[Ryan500]

Pretty sure they need it every now and then. It was awfully dirty. I'll do a complete once a year. But no more that's for sure!

 

[mmattockx]

Holy crap. Just pulled my mk III right down to the frame. This may take a whole lol.

You have enough parts there for 3 Glocks!

They certainly aren't the easiest thing to strip down, I swore a few times on the first run through with my 22/45.

I like this site for teardown info: http://www.guntalk-online.com/2245detailstripping.htm


Mark

 

[clhdluke]

Luckily you have the whole weekend to work on it...good luck

 

[Andurp]

These Ruger .22s were never designed to be dismantled. Shot a MKI for a few years, tried to dismantle it for cleaning, gave up.

That's incredibly silly. Not you, but the fact they weren't made to be disassembled. Especially a .22, not all rimfire ammo is particularly clean. Do function issues appear if you don't ever take it down for cleaning?

 

[Ryan500]

Luckily you have the whole weekend to work on it...good luck

Geez, it's back together!!

 

[easyrider604]

These Ruger .22s were never designed to be dismantled.

I was kidding, guys. Of course it was designed to be dismantled.

This MKI was Ruger's first gun. They were probably still learning how to design guns is why they designed it the way they did. Bought it used without a manual.

Since Al Gore hadn't invented the internet yet in 1989, I couldn't go online to research youtube, WD40 liberally sprayed into its innards was all I could do to clean.

 

[Max Relax]

If I tried to reassemble that I would have ended up with an odd looking grandfather clock...

 

[Brundlefly]

I have a Mark III that I have put 1000's of rounds through it no prob. Have not taken it apart, just bore snakey once in a while... can you actually damage it by not cleaning it?

 

[Tehoke01]

They are not hard to take apart and put back together.

You should be able to put it back together using the parts diagram in the owners manual...

...If not, just check Youtube, there are a LOT of videos to help you.

Here is a good reference website: http://www.guntalk-online.com/detailstrip.htm

And yes, replace the trigger and get rid of the mag safety. (I made my own custom spacer using a stainless nut, bench grinder, drill press, Dremmel and micrometer - Fits perfectly, took me 45 minutes and cost me 35¢ for the nut. Saved me from buying a MKII hammer and bushing (or expensive hammer kit) and/or "playing around" trying to find stainless washers that might almost fit).

 

[Ryan500]

She's all done now, but next fall when I take it apart again I'll make sure I have some aftermarket parts ready to slap in and get rid of the mag safety.

 

[handofzeus]

Yep, that's what I do whenever I have the uberti out! Blackpowder residue even makes its way into the cavity under the grips!