Best Mags and Ammo for Ruger Mark IV?

[1KPerDay]

buy this

https://www.amazon.com/McFadden-Machine-Ultimate-Clip-Loader/dp/B004YF931Y

 

[czhen]

I run Federal Automatch in all my autos no issues (ruger mark III, 22/45, browning buckmark, CZ kadet) not expensive but fair, cci also never gave trouble.
Ruger once in a while run a sales event through distributors just be alert,

 

[AlexanderA]

It used to be the case (I'm not sure if it's true any more) that you could save a bundle on Ruger magazines by ordering the individual parts directly from Ruger, and assembling them yourself (which takes about a minute, and is ridiculously easy). This might be worth checking out. As a general rule, the parts are worth more than the whole, but apparently not here.

 

[doubleh]

It used to be the case (I'm not sure if it's true any more) that you could save a bundle on Ruger magazines by ordering the individual parts directly from Ruger, and assembling them yourself (which takes about a minute, and is ridiculously easy). This might be worth checking out. As a general rule, the parts are worth more than the whole, but apparently not here.

Out of curiosity I decided to check this out. I could find no parts, just complete magazines on shopruger.com. I googled ruger magazine parts and found a spring, follower, and base plate on Midwayusa and that was it and the follower and base plate were out of stock.

What I did find was that Ruger 22 rimfire pistol magazines are cheaper from Midway than Ruger. If I need any more I'll buy them assembled from MIdway.

 

[AlexanderA]

Out of curiosity I decided to check this out. I could find no parts, just complete magazines on shopruger.com.

The individual magazine parts are not available on Ruger's web site. What you need to do is call their Prescott, Arizona, location at 336-949-5200. I found them to be extremely helpful over the phone, and they take credit cards for parts orders. Back when I did this several years ago, the lady readily acknowledged that buying the individual magazine parts was cheaper than buying complete magazines. This is something that, understandably, Ruger did not / does not advertise. The dyed-in-the-wool Ruger fans knew about it. (Maybe Ruger has more recently changed its pricing. You would have to call them and find out.)

 

[1KPerDay]

google around and you can find mags for less than $20 per.

 

[doubleh]

The individual magazine parts are not available on Ruger's web site. What you need to do is call their Prescott, Arizona, location at 336-949-5200. I found them to be extremely helpful over the phone, and they take credit cards for parts orders. Back when I did this several years ago, the lady readily acknowledged that buying the individual magazine parts was cheaper than buying complete magazines. This is something that, understandably, Ruger did not / does not advertise. The dyed-in-the-wool Ruger fans knew about it. (Maybe Ruger has more recently changed its pricing. You would have to call them and find out.)

Thanks for the info. That's nice to know. I just recently became a MK Iv shooter and have had no experience with this series of pistols from Ruger.