Ruger.22lr help
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The Mark III 22/45 has a more vertical (1911-type) synthetic lower with non-changeable grips; whereas the regular Mark three has the classic angled (Luger-like) grip angle and is made of steel (much heavier). Both shoot equally as well, but the 22/45s are a fair bit cheaper to buy. 
If you can try both to see which feels best in the hand that'd be best. If not, you won't do poorly buying either. Even if you hate it (very unlikely) you can sell it and recoup most of your cost. Just don't try taking them apart, unless you really mean it, and have time to watch some Youtube vids of how to put them back together
Just don't try taking them apart, unless you really mean it, and have time to watch some Youtube vids of how to put them back together
Oh, c'mon, it's really not that bad
. My eighteen-year-old son can completely disassemble and reassemble a Mark II BB (with his eyes closed!) in under 30 seconds, and he's not the sort of kid that is on the fast-track to a Ph.D. at M.I.T. anytime soon--takes me about a minute to do (no tools necessary)... There are many online tutorials and how-to videos that are less than a minute long, if you don't feel like reading the manual.
They have pictures and specs of all of the two pistols on the Ruger website www.Ruger.com
There are a lot of different models, so take a look and you will see how they all differ.
There are a lot of different models, so take a look and you will see how they all differ.
Oh, c'mon, it's really not that bad
Was it 30 seconds with his eyes closed the first time? My first time putting it back together was after my Dad wanted to see what happens when he opened the latch on the backstrap. The Youtube vids really helped, now I can do it fairly easily, albeit with my eyes open. But oh boy, that first time. Don't forget we're talking about Mark III's here, assembly and disassembly involves putting the magazine in and taking it out about 30 times in order to pull the trigger, for the magazine safety. Also, tools are only not necessary, if you're going to bang it on the table, otherwise, a rubber mallet really comes in handy for getting barrel/slide off.
What I'm saying is, it isn't hard, if you know what you're doing. Like most people, my first time, I did not
What I'm saying is, it isn't hard, if you know what you're doing. Like most people, my first time, I did not
Yeah, I know, I hear what you're saying, but like anything else in life there is usually a slight learning curve attached to developing new skills; in general, people aren't born with a primal knowledge of how to disassemble and reassemble a Ruger pistol
, which is really too bad because I could have really used some of that instinctual genius when I was studying calculus (As "x" approaches infinity, "y" goes to what?!?! Why? How is that relevant?), but no such luck--the books sufficed Really, all you have to do is sit in front of your computer; read a brief tutorial, paying particular attention to the parts involved (names & placement); watch a video of disassembly once, taking particular note of how the different parts interrelate and the techniques involved (i.e. pointing the pistol down or up, pulling the trigger, and insertion/removal of the magazine); finally, following the video again and mimicking the disassembly/reassembly with your own pistol, and practice it (starting, stopping and rewinding video as needed)--I do it after every trip to the range, not necessarily to clean it, but to keep the skills up (it only takes a minute--literally).
I never quite understood the mentality of people advising others to never disassemble and clean their Rugers because of the difficulty involved; this is tantamount to people saying that they never check their engine oil, because reaching under the grill and finding the hood latch is too complicated and not worth the effort...
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