Ruger 22/45

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Bought it years ago and used it as a plinker/ trainer
Last couple of years it just sat in the back of the safe shelf.
Took it out last night gave it a good cleaning and lube, and proceeded to have a ball plinking down by the river bank. (Popped two water mocs!)
Forgot how accurate and how much fun this gun was.I
Anyone else got one, and like it?
 
How strange, being a 1911 guy you would think I would be naturally drawn to the Ruger 22/45.

They have just never interested me for some reason. I guess because my first 22 was a Mark 1 over 50 years ago and I shoot that design well. I also easily slid into shooting many of the High Standard pistols. Probably because the rake of the grips are similar to the Ruger.

The 22/45 just never looked right to me. Very odd since I have a few Colt Ace Models that I shoot well also.

I gotta get rid of this mental block and try the 22/45 Model. After all, what better of an excuse to buy another gun!

Glad you started this thread, it seriously got me to thinking.
 
I like the 22/45, but prefer the Nambu look of the standard more. It's because it takes me back to my childhood. At this time, I have a MKIV Hunter, but it hasn't ventured out to the range in 6 months. It's time...
 
I've got a Ruger 22/45 its been years since I shot it, nice target pistol.
However, I've also got a Ruger Gov. model 22 and a S&W model 41 with long barrel and the 5'' bull barrel, have not shot them in years either.
My shooting practice is typically centerfire (9mm/40/10mm/45) double taps directed toward a 6 inch circle at 6 - 7 yards.
 
I have a light weight version and it is a delight to shoot. And has a threaded barrel that will fit my Form 1 suppressor when I build it.
 
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I'm pretty much of the same mindset as Reinz: though I'm a big fan of the 1911 I never cared all that much for the "look" of the 22/45. Have been a Mk.I and Mk.II owner since I bought my first one eons ago and have stayed with that for all these years. Might get a 22/45 or a Mk.IV if one falls into my lap at a great price but until then I will stick with what I have got.
 
Had one with replaceable wood grips years back that was extremely easy to shoot well. Being the numbskull I am, I traded it off. I like the 22/45.
 
I have one. It is a very accurate gun and it needs a deep clean badly, but I always have a lot of trouble with putting it back together.

Any tips?
 
Love mine, a MKIII variety. I put a VQ trigger and sear and Clark bushing in it, had grip panel and extended mag release mods done, JP ivory micarta grips (unavailable now), removed the LCI and did the slingshot mod, and it was supremely reliable for over 10K rounds. Zero malfunctions if you can believe it, and I didn't clean it once. I just wiped down the bolt every few K and kept it lubed. Mostly shot Federal Champion plated. Even ran fine with a broken firing pin return spring, which Ruger replaced for free. The past 5K rounds (after I cleaned it) have had some strange issues with duds and hangfires and squibs. I've messed with firing pins and bolts and even bought a new upper and it's mostly okay. I got a Mec Gar mag and it's the first product from them that isn't 100%. If I use factory mags I don't get any feeding problems. I've had maybe 2 failures to feed in 15K rounds. This thing feeds and cycles everything... as long as the round goes off.

My kids shoot it in matches, and I start all new shooters on it. I put a Burris mount and FFII on the new upper, and swap between that and the original upper to train dot vs. irons. Great pistol. I agree that the standard frames look better, but the 22/45 handles better and feels better to me.

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I bought mine 7 years ago. It was the bare minimum at the time, none removable grips, I don't think they make um that cheap anymore. I disliked the sights and put a Bushnell red dot on it. Its accurate, I killed a ground hog with it at 30 yards (took me 5 shots to do it). My nephew who is a great handgun shooter hit a steel fencepost with it 5 out of 10 times at nearly the same 30 yards where the killed ground hog was months earlier. I put a Hogue grip boot on it which helps the thin grip
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Mrs. McGee has a Mk IV 22/45 Target that I borrow regularly. I have a Mk IV 22/45 Lite and an extra target upper that I can pop on. They're as much fun to shoot as anything I own.
 
Bought it years ago and used it as a plinker/ trainer
Last couple of years it just sat in the back of the safe shelf.
Took it out last night gave it a good cleaning and lube, and proceeded to have a ball plinking down by the river bank. (Popped two water mocs!)
Forgot how accurate and how much fun this gun was.I
Anyone else got one, and like it?
Have 2, had 3 for a while. First one, MKII was bought when I met the Wife and we were dating. She wanted to learn to shoot and I no longer had a .22. That one now is still a favorite of hers. 5inch BB so the weight makes it fun to shoot. When the MKIII LITE hit they were impossible to find. She got me one for Christmas by ordering it and surprised me. LOVED the pistol but the damn design was a flop. Managed to brick it one day trying to clean it. MKIV had just come out, went into full recall so no one could get one. Davidson's had them so ordered one and love it. Was going to send the MKIII back to Ruger. Some gal there was able to walk me through a fix over the phone. Years later it happened again and this time could not get it back. Finally found someone who wanted the top end for a build and was glad to be rid of the damn thing. Whoever came up with the MKIV design hope he made bank on it, he deserves too. The MKII and MKIV LITE normally go with me every week when I shoot. They have come in handy a few times when I run into a new shooter who needs help. Run into a lot of people these days who bought a gun for the first time. Often something smaller and of course they are having trouble staying on paper. Let them shoot a .22 for a while and all of a sudden they are on paper with the new gun.
 
I have one. It is a very accurate gun and it needs a deep clean badly, but I always have a lot of trouble with putting it back together.

Any tips?
Are you by chance talking about a MKIII? If so the real "problem" with them is the damn mag safety. When I had my MKIII it was the only gun I had that I had to keep looking at the instructions to clean it :mad:
After I gave up on it after bricking it a couple times I found they make a simple bushing to do away with the mag safety. Then it goes down and back just like a MKII which I have no problems with. If I still had the MKIII I would buy one of these for it. Loved the pistol just hated the design.
If You are talking about a MKII they used to make a kit to set them up to use and Allen Wrench to take down and put back soon after they hit the market. The original was put out before Al invented the net and the instructions sucked. Ruger kept getting pistols back in parts by angry owners who got it apart and could not get it back together. So they re did the instructions and they were FAR better. Then someone made a kit to make them use and Allen Wrench. Don't know it they still make these. Now there are of course lots of video's to show how to do it frustration free :D
 
Got my 22/45 about a dozen years ago. I really like it because it makes me look like a better pistol shot than I really am. Love the sights, trigger and reliability of the thing.

Hate disassembling it for cleaning. Well, actually what I hate is reassembling the darn thing. These days, it's punch the barrel, clean out the chamber and relube it.
 
I take mine apart regularly to swap uppers. It’s really not that hard. Just have to get the hammer strut in the right place.
 
I have one. It is a very accurate gun and it needs a deep clean badly, but I always have a lot of trouble with putting it back together.

Any tips?

Tip #1: Put the owner's manual where it's in easy reach when you clean it. Run into a problem, the manual will tell you what to do.

Tip #2: Put your smartphone, ipad, or kindle in reach when you clean it. Run into a problem, find a video on youtube that tells you what to do.

Tip #3: I much prefer the manual. It's quicker and you don't have to watch and listen to a lot of drivel found on most videos.
 
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