I'm still waiting on a Mk3 Hunter I bought a month ago (transfer times are really slow this season) and I am curious to find out how other mk 3 owners think of their pistol. From what I've read they really are a pain in the neck to take down, but trigger pull..accuracy..over all quality? What do you think?
So what do you think of Ruger Mark 3's .22
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I can give you very honest feed back about my MK III 2245. I am not a Ruger fan but I like it. I bought it base on the cheap fact.The Ruger .22 pistol seems to be designed by a group of stupid guy but make by a group of good worker. Very nice inside out unlike my 10-22. I test fired the gun with bulk pack ammo without clean and it jam. I then went home and give it a nice clean and head off to the range next day, to my surprise the gun give me hell of fun, no FTE or FTF since then. Trigger is not that great but you can buy a aftermarket shear to lighten it up. No doubt it doesn't look hot, I call mine ugly duckie. Not user friendy but all this small issue can get use to. Shoot great and very accurate. I don't know why and how, almost everyone that I know has one. I found the take down is not diffcuilt at all. If I can understand the manual, you should have no problem. If Ruger would have listen to all the feed back about their gun. the MK III should own the market.
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I'm very happy with mine. It's well balanced, accurate, cycles any ammunition and is good looking (though beauty is in the eye of the beholder.) I personally have no problem with the trigger pull. There's a little travel, then a good crisp break.
Some people don't like the loaded chamber indicator. I see it as a small convenience. When you step up to the firing line and release the bolt you know absolutely and positively that there's a round in the chamber and the gun is ready to fire.
Don't worry about the field stripping. The difficulty has been greatly exaggerated (possibly by people that didn't read the instructions.) You'll quickly get the knack. Just be sure the barrel/receiver is seated all the way back on the grip. Otherwise the mainspring/bolt pin assembly won't lock into place. Ruger specifically mentions this in one of their tips, but it's easy to overlook the first time you do it.
I'm not that crazy about the high-viz sights. I thought I would like them, but actually I find it a little difficult to acquire a precise sight picture. I would probably prefer a plain blade front sight and square-notched rear. Here again, though, it's really a matter of personal preference.
Some people don't like the loaded chamber indicator. I see it as a small convenience. When you step up to the firing line and release the bolt you know absolutely and positively that there's a round in the chamber and the gun is ready to fire.
Don't worry about the field stripping. The difficulty has been greatly exaggerated (possibly by people that didn't read the instructions.) You'll quickly get the knack. Just be sure the barrel/receiver is seated all the way back on the grip. Otherwise the mainspring/bolt pin assembly won't lock into place. Ruger specifically mentions this in one of their tips, but it's easy to overlook the first time you do it.
I'm not that crazy about the high-viz sights. I thought I would like them, but actually I find it a little difficult to acquire a precise sight picture. I would probably prefer a plain blade front sight and square-notched rear. Here again, though, it's really a matter of personal preference.
I like my 22/45 Mk. III - purchased from P&D. My wife really likes the slim grip and it seems to eat all manner of cheap bulk .22's with no issues. When the weather improves I'm looking forward to some fun plinking at the JDF range 
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I just got one; I have put about 1000 rounds though it.
My thoughts:
Hate the sites but I am getting used to them - thinking about a scope just for kicks
Pain to take down and clean but gets easier after a time or two
VERY accurate
I like the looks of it myself but think the older blued models with plastic grips and skinny barrels are sinfully ugly
The loaded chamber indicator is a pointless feature IMO
I like the trigger
Feed it good ammo
Clean it often and throughly
My thoughts:
Hate the sites but I am getting used to them - thinking about a scope just for kicks
Pain to take down and clean but gets easier after a time or two
VERY accurate
I like the looks of it myself but think the older blued models with plastic grips and skinny barrels are sinfully ugly
The loaded chamber indicator is a pointless feature IMO
I like the trigger
Feed it good ammo
Clean it often and throughly
Ruger M3 Hunter
I really like mine, very accurate fun to shoot. Put a Cmore on mine! Way Cool. I agree with some of the others, a bit of a bugger to take apart and get back together but I found "you tube" had some great examples of take down and reasembly. Ruger needs to update the instructions for these guns as their instructions SUCK. They should include a video CD or create one on the Ruger website that could be downloaded.
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I really like mine, very accurate fun to shoot. Put a Cmore on mine! Way Cool. I agree with some of the others, a bit of a bugger to take apart and get back together but I found "you tube" had some great examples of take down and reasembly. Ruger needs to update the instructions for these guns as their instructions SUCK. They should include a video CD or create one on the Ruger website that could be downloaded.
I noticed that too - thought it was intended to be that way...hmmm.
I LOVE my 22/45 MkIII
here is a great guide for stripping it and putting it back together:
http://www.guntalk-online.com/2245detailstripping.htm
here is a great guide for stripping it and putting it back together:
http://www.guntalk-online.com/2245detailstripping.htm
I love my Mark III 22/45. And thankfully, so does my wife.
I have the occasional problem of FTF's with winchester dynapoints. Sometimes, the first round in the magazine will be angled downward slightly, and as a result, get driven directly into the feed ramp, leaving a huge gouge in the projectile.
This may be user error, because if you slam the mag into place, this rarely happens. I have switched to the Federal Champions from Walmart for now. No problems yet.
I have the occasional problem of FTF's with winchester dynapoints. Sometimes, the first round in the magazine will be angled downward slightly, and as a result, get driven directly into the feed ramp, leaving a huge gouge in the projectile.
This may be user error, because if you slam the mag into place, this rarely happens. I have switched to the Federal Champions from Walmart for now. No problems yet.
I've got a 4.5" hunter, it need a 400rd break in to really work good, stove piped 1in20 before. Mag disconnect is a pain when stripping it down. I also hate the sites now and find that a have run out of adjustment in the rear sight and still hitting 3" high of point of aim.
At the guntalk online link above, they describe a "Slingshot Mod" where you remove the little ball and spring embedded in the bolt release that prevents it from moving up and down freely.
I did the mod, but it still does not work perfectly because of oil and dirt getting in there. Also, since the bolt release pivots on the trigger pin, the lever gets hung up by the tension on the trigger pin, unless you pull the trigger.
I just encourage people using my gun to use the bolt release.
I don't really like the sights either, so I picked up the cheap Tasco Red Dot from Le Baron for $34. Anything has to be better than the factory sights.
I did the mod, but it still does not work perfectly because of oil and dirt getting in there. Also, since the bolt release pivots on the trigger pin, the lever gets hung up by the tension on the trigger pin, unless you pull the trigger.
I just encourage people using my gun to use the bolt release.
I don't really like the sights either, so I picked up the cheap Tasco Red Dot from Le Baron for $34. Anything has to be better than the factory sights.
