Ruger MKII - One on the way
- Thread starter In The Black
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- Durham Region
I had to look this up, it's pretty extreme.
I enjoy loading my mags, it's part of the experience.
ITB
I enjoy loading my mags, it's part of the experience.
ITB
I got one of these:http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004YF931Y/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have yet to get it to work as well as shown in youtube videos, but it still beats wrecking your thumbs. I usually shoot at least 500 round a visit, so it makes a big difference as to comfort.
Expect to pay closer to $30-$35 on this side of the border, but worth it in my experience.
I have yet to get it to work as well as shown in youtube videos, but it still beats wrecking your thumbs. I usually shoot at least 500 round a visit, so it makes a big difference as to comfort.
Expect to pay closer to $30-$35 on this side of the border, but worth it in my experience.
From what I've watched online, the takedown doesn't look too severe.
It`s the reassembly that`s a PITA. (To some, it`s very easy and they can do it in the dark.
For others it`s a pain and we need to have prints of several web-pages and a you tube or two running
and, for me, this tool. Which is also sold on amazon.com and they have a Facebook page with
explanations
www.facebook.com/TheRightToolCompany
Yes, the VQ parts will make a good gun excellent.
I was not good at it, but I found an enormous amount of help on
the rugerforum.net and especially posts by a user called Bullseye.
A real Guru. His detailed explanation and website made me change all
the innards to VQ and defeat the magazine safety (with a Sam Lam bushing).
I have kept the detente on the slide lock button. I like the gun better this way.
Thanks for the info.
The Sam Lam bushing smoothed out the entire process considerably (and made for a lighter trigger pull!). I spoke with Sam a couple of times. He's seems like a great guy and anyone owning the Mark III's shouldn't hesitate to grab one.
Like anything else, the most you do something, the easier it becomes. The process that hangs still hangs me up at times is constantly ensuring the position of the hammer. Practice, practice, practice!
I have a Mark iii stainless and shoot it every week surrounded by Buckmarks and Model 41s. I have very few issues and I would go so far to say that if my Ruger won't shoot a certain brand of ammo , none of the other semis will either. I put a volquartzen accurising kit in mine and it is a joy to shoot. I have shot mine with a Burris fastfire 3, Leupold hand gun scope but it is now wearing a Vortex Sparc.
quinnjoblow
CGN Regular
- Location
- East of Toronto
I bought my Mark2 in stainless in the early 90s. I swear I put 5 bricks of .22lr through it before I ever really cleaned it. I would just stick my pinky into the open ejection port and wipe away the crud then just keep shooting.
The time came when I decided it needed a good cleaning. ( it was the guns 5th birthday I think) I took of the plastic grips turned it upside down in a meatloaf pan and filled the pan half full of varsol. I let it soak overnight. The next day I swished out the crap and let it air dry. I re-oiled it and it was like a brand new gun.
I think all the crud and bullet lube from the bricks of ammo buffed the insides just nice. It's one pistol I will never part with.
The time came when I decided it needed a good cleaning. ( it was the guns 5th birthday I think) I took of the plastic grips turned it upside down in a meatloaf pan and filled the pan half full of varsol. I let it soak overnight. The next day I swished out the crap and let it air dry. I re-oiled it and it was like a brand new gun.
I think all the crud and bullet lube from the bricks of ammo buffed the insides just nice. It's one pistol I will never part with.
wayupnorth
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Northern Alberta
i had a bear of a time putting mine back together.
i had to force myself to sit down and practice it over and over and over over the course of a couple days.
i also put a samlam bushing in it, love it.
but even now after all that practice because i only take it down every 500rds or so i get leery when i have to do it.
it really is the only drawback to the Ruger guns.
i can still remember how much my fingers hurt after all that practice taking down and putting the gun back together.
now, they do have that aftermarket take down system for the rugers, i havnt used them myself but they look like they may be the way to go, you dont have to pull off the main spring, you just back out a bolt off the top.
i had to force myself to sit down and practice it over and over and over over the course of a couple days.
i also put a samlam bushing in it, love it.
but even now after all that practice because i only take it down every 500rds or so i get leery when i have to do it.
it really is the only drawback to the Ruger guns.
i can still remember how much my fingers hurt after all that practice taking down and putting the gun back together.
now, they do have that aftermarket take down system for the rugers, i havnt used them myself but they look like they may be the way to go, you dont have to pull off the main spring, you just back out a bolt off the top.
