Ruger Mark 3 - majestic kit

Gillis2

Gillis2

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Hi,

I am tempted to have a majestic speed strip kit installed on my new Ruger mark 3 to simplify cleanings. I know that the kit enables you to take out the bolt quite easily for regular fast cleaning but can you still take out the barell from the receiver for more thorough cleanings?
Any thoughts on that kit ?

Thanks
 
Mark III was my first pistol...and the literature they give you sucks as far as stripping and cleaning the firearm. I found I needed to be a aggressive the first few times and now it is no problem whatsoever. This video helped A LOT when i first started out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYHJm2P4kP0
I guess what i am saying is save your money and clean less :D
 
I think you got your terms mixed up a little. Yes you can take the whole upper off the lower frame. But you can't take the barrel itself out of the receiver. Those two parts are very firmly screwed together. So much so that when you buy an aftermarket "barrel" for a Mk "whatever" handgun that it is the barrel and receiver all in one piece.

The two biggest hurdles to more easily stripping down and re-assembling the MKIII pistol is the addition of the magazine interlock. But there's a couple of sources for a replacement bushing for the hammer that allows you to remove the interlock arm and spring. The other biggie is getting the lower and upper back into alignment before you try to push the pin on the main spring housing back into place. But there's a trick and a tool for that.

The "trick" is to use the MSH pin from above to aid in aligning the upper and lower before you install the pin and housing from below in the normal manner. For many folks that's all they need.

The "tool" you can easily make is to get a long 5/16 bolt and cut off the threaded portion so it's just a shank and head. Then file or grind away a round nose or bit of a taper on the end then polish it so it gleams. This tool can be similarly used to aid in getting a good alignment of the upper and lower to allow easier installing of the pin of the MSH.

Aside from these two things the rest is still a case of you having to know when to tip the hammer forward and when to tip the hammer back. That part won't change. And it's mainly that part which confuses so many folks. But once you think about it for a little it's pretty easy to figure out which way the hammer needs to be for each stage. Basically if you're removing or installing the bolt then the hammer needs to be back and down. If you're installing the MSH the hammer needs to be up. The only other part is to hold the gun when installing the MSH so that the link pin is hanging free and can fit into the plunger in the MSH correctly.

We also can train ourselves by repetition. If you field stripped your MKIII or MK II once a day for a week until you could do it with no mistakes then likely you would remember how to do it for the rest of your life.
 
LOL, BCRider....where were you with the great tip using a 5/16 bolt, when I was hesitantly wacking away with mallet worrying I was going to break the thing. A great piece of advice.
 
Many people, including Ruger techs, gunsmiths, and long time owners, are of the mind that you should very seldom remove the upper from the lower. It's just not necessary. My MKIII and my friends MKII and my fathers MKI only have this done maybe once or twice a year and all three function flawlessly. My father purchased his MKI in 1978 and it is still as tight as the day he got it. They have to be banged apart with a mallet for a reason. They have to fit tight to maintain accuracy. Repeatedly taking them apart needlessly wears the lugs, and next thing you know, your having the problem another guy on this forum just posted about the thing almost falling apart. I have the Speed Strip kit and in 5 sec. I have the bolt out, clean the barrel and chamber, then back together with no fuss and no unnecessary wear.
 
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