A Great Suggestion for a Ruger MK II or III Takedown and Reassembly

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I sun to absuperman and love his videos. When your having a bad day his off beat humor will give you a laugh. This is his video on suggestions for Takedown and reassembly of a Ruger MK II or III. IT's short, less than a minute.:p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hflZbPI-qc

And I love my Ruger MK III Competition and I still find this very funny and not sure my round count but I have never did a detail strip of mine. No reason too as of yet.
 
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I have a Ruger Mark I and I was told by the shop where I bought it used from to never take it apart. I laughed, took it apart and cleaned/oiled it up and had one hell of a time getting it back together again.... my gun looked like this for a while till I got it back together with the help of a friend. LOL

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I can relate to this totally! LOL
 
Removal of the mag disconnect (add MKII hammer bushing or other add on bushing) will make the assembly of the MKIII or 22/45 MKIII much easier. Fixes problem with sticky mags also.
 
I got a bit frustrated the first time. Finally got it after putting it down and doing something else then coming back to it. It is a tricky little fellow.
 
Hold the gun vertical, pull trigger, get the hammer strut in the correct position. Jeez. :rolleyes:
 
You can't really get on people too much about reassembling this little gem.
It does have some quirks that some idi-- mechanically challenged have a hard time with.
This really is one of those RTFM deals, do the steps the way Ruger writes it and it's a piece of cake.
 
My first strip: 2 hours to get the gun back together.

Now: I can build a Ruger from parts and a bare frame in about an hour.
 
My major deal is getting that one captured pin out, I think it's for the trigger. Ugh. The rest of it is not too bad.

Tom
 
That little recessed circlip? Yeah, that's a tight one. A dental pick or such does the job getting it out. Pushing it back in I use a smaller sized jewelers screwdriver.
 
JohnM said:
That little recessed circlip? Yeah, that's a tight one. A dental pick or such does the job getting it out. Pushing it back in I use a smaller sized jewelers screwdriver.
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No, the one held in place by that wire you have to push into just the right position to get the pin free.

Tom
 
I just don't take mine apart enough to remember. All I can remember is turning the gun upside down and holding the trigger back at some point. It takes me a long time of trial an error to figure out the correct sequence and placement.
 
The manual and my special purpose tool was all I ever needed. And patience.
 
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The difficultly of disassembly/reassembly of the .22LR Ruger semi-automatic pistol is one of the greatest myths in all of firearms.

It's different - yes. It's difficult - no. Ruger includes that nice manual with their pistols for a reason. Use it. After the third or fourth time, disassembly/reassembly is a breeze.
 
Fishbed77 said:
The difficultly of disassembly/reassembly of the .22LR Ruger semi-automatic pistol is one of the greatest myths in all of firearms.

It's different - yes. It's difficult - no. Ruger includes that nice manual with their pistols for a reason. Use it. After the third or fourth time, disassembly/reassembly is a breeze.
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+1 Funny how that works. Read The Factory Manual was always a good idea for pretty much everything.
 
I think Dirty Harry said "A man's got to know his limitations." Well, my limitations include reassembly of my MkIII 22/45. I clean it every time I shoot it. If I try on my own I end up the with the bolt only being able to come back about 1/2" upon reassembly.
Now I watch a YouTube video every time. When I do that it works fine.

I tend to remember things that make sense and that I can visualize. For whatever reason the point up, point down, pull trigger, release trigger, stand on one leg, etc. doesn't seem to be able to stick with me.

Now I shoot, enjoy, strip pistol for cleaning, enjoy, clean, enjoy, watch video/reassemble, enjoy. No problem!

Good Luck.

Dan
 
You have to do it a few times in a row for it to stick; if this opereation is something you attempt every few months you won't remember.

+1 on the myth of difficulty reassembling these guys. A couple weeks ago I brought my 22/45 with me to the range and the herd of halfwits behind the counter saw it and started off on how insanely difficult they are to take apart/put back together. Ten seconds later I had mine apart and ten seconds more it was back together again.

I almost want this myth to continue, makes me feel like an X-Men or something given how easy I can accomplish the task!:D
 
Every time I think about the Mark III which I used to have, I just field-strip and reassemble one of my Makarovs and smile! :D
 
Just say no

I took one apart back in 1991 after many 1000s of rounds, usally after small bore practice. I took it to a gun dealer/smith who laughed and showed me to do it!. That was in 1992, if that tells you anything. I have not felt compelled to pull it apart ever again!

Just say no! LOL
 
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