[Tecolote]

Anybody own or have information on the Ruger Mark II 512GCL? I'm wondering how reliable they are. How much are they going for nowadays?
http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/images/Products/187L.gif Specs Here (http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=179&return=Y)

[Grampa]

Beautiful, ain't it! :)

I've only put about a hundred rounds through mine. (Guess that blows any thoughts of it being a collectable, huh? Just seems like too nice of a gun to NOT shoot.) No problems whatsoever. I found it very tight, so much so that it was difficult to get the receiver and frame realigned to put it back together after cleaning. And I usually have no problems assembling a Mk. II or 22/45.

I also bought the Weaver scope rail for mine, and have a Nikon VSD red dot scope for it. Haven't got it mounted, as yet.

I think I paid $335 for mine, delivered.

[Nathaniel Firethorn]

I've got the Slabside in stainless steel, which this looks pretty similar to. Replace the extractor with an Exact Edge, clean it every 1000 rounds or so, use dry lube only, and it runs like a top.

- pdmoderator

[Tecolote]

It sure is a gem. ;) I didn't know they were that tight. Is the trigger pull different from standard Mark II?

[Grampa]

I couldn't say. I didn't notice any difference from my 22/45, but I really wasn't trying to compare them. Maybe I'll take those two and my pre-Mk. I out this weekend and try 'em.

I know that slabside is just a marketing gimmick, but I sure do like the looks of it. Oh, and our local grocery/housewares/shoe/jewelry/hardware store has one of the aforementioned stainless versions in its display case. Yeah, sure looks nice, too. But the price tag is well over $400.

[Tecolote]

I prefer the way the slab side looks over the standard bull barrel. I wonder how many of these Ruger made

[Penforhire]

I've got a full-bull 6 7/8 Gov model and reliability has been excellent with the stock extractor (lots of folks change that part). I do think the take-down is funky but you get used to it. Probably the most important thing to do to a new one is to strip it down and clean off all the gunk it ships with.

Collectible? These guns are made for shooting!

[Tecolote]

The 678G sure is sweet. You can't go wrong with a Ruger 22. :D