CCI Velocitor breaks Ruger MkII??

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Reading the reviews for the Velocitor on the Midway site, saw one reviewer who claimed they broke his Ruger MkII's bolt stop pin. I'd like to try these, but not at the expense of the gun. I'm an infrequent shooter, so I'd probably put only a few hundred rounds a year through it even if I used Velocitors exclusively.

I put a box and a half of Vipers in it recently, which are pretty close to the same energy. Are "hypervelocity" .22s a known problem for the MkII, or is that report a fluke, or something?
 
I have put nearly every type of .22lr under the sun through a mkII and never had an issue. If something ever does happen Ruger has amazing cs.
 
I had a little Taurus PT-22 that wouldn't cycle worth a darn, tried aLOT of different brands and varieties of ammo to get that little gun to cycle properly. Velocitors were the only round that would reliably cycle that little gun and over the time I had it, I put thousands of rounds thru it without a problem. If Velocitors didn't hurt the PT-22, I can't imagine how they damaged a Ruger. If, by some off-chance they did, send the gun back to Ruger for repair as they have excellent customer service. The one gun I had to send back was returned to me 8 days after I shipped it and was 100% perfect when I got it back.
 
unlikely, although extremely high velocity ammo might accelerate wear
... or make something that was going to break eventually break sooner

On the other hand, why would you want to run Velocitors through a mkII in the first place? They're not particularly suited to handguns or general target shooting, that's more of a small game round. If this is a lead-up to using a .22lr handgun for defense, load it with whatever makes you feel better for now and start working on getting something more suited to SD.
 
If Velocitors didn't hurt the PT-22, I can't imagine how they damaged a Ruger.
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I'd say the same. I own both and shoot Yellow Jackets out of my PT-22 faithfully. My Mark II has eaten just about everything at one time or other. I don't think you can break one that didn't already have some kind of problem.
 
I find the whole thing suspect.

The Ruger MK I, II, and III pistols are awfully strong, almost over-engineered for the .22.

Velocitor break a MK II? I doubt it.
 
MCgunner said:
I call BS.
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Me too, I've shot hyper-velocity alot along side the bulk pack through my MK3 and it hasn't done anything to the gun that the cheap stuff hasn't done. I suspect that a part broke on the guy's gun that would've broken anyways and he just saw fit to speculate that it was the hot ammo that did it.

Any gun can break parts, the Ruger MK series is probably one of the least likely .22lr auto pistols to have parts breakages.
 
For what it's worth, from the owners manual, page 12:

"The RUGER® MARK II pistol is chambered only for the .22 caliber Long
Rifle cartridge, standard velocity or high velocity, manufactured to U.S. Industry
Standards."

Why would you?
 
"On the other hand, why would you want to run Velocitors through a mkII in the first place? "

Mostly because they're loud. :)

I have the 10" heavy barrel version. I tried the Vipers because the SWC shape of the bullet makes nice clean holes in the paper, but the extra energy also lets you know something happened out there other than a small popping noise. The recoil is still barely detectable, but it's slightly less barely detectable.

Buying a new type of ammo to see if I can tell any difference is a good motivation to go to the range. It's a cheaper cure for boredom with the old toys than buying a whole new gun.
 
Stuff breaks, its unlikely the ammo you were shooting at the time caused it, unless you've got overloaded reloads or failed to notice the round before was a squib and fired with an obstructed bore.
 
Just another internet horror story.


unless someone has access to,and posts a picture of, a damaged Ruger MKII such as described....It just didn't happen!
 
http://www.rugerforum.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?t=131342

Bullseye is something of a MKII/III guru and has an interesting site largely devoted to these pistols. It is not unknown, but most trace it to poor heat treat/ or work hardening over time. The pin is a cheap part to replace and Ruger will help you out.

Hypervelocity ammo will increase the hammering on the bolt stop pin, that is just a fact.
 
Because they're loud , really!! Shoot a 357 short barrel.You should be wearing hearing protection so who cares. Bet they are no faster than mini mags out of a pistol. Plus more times than not the faster a .22lr ammo is the worse the accuracy gets.
 
Why do people feel it necessary to run "hot" 22lr loads? I've never understood the what or why.
 
I've found Velociters to be the most consistantly accurate and reliable .22lr round in all of my .22's. I got them originally as they were the only rounds that would reliably function my Kimber 1911 .22 conversion. Then I found they shot virtually one hole groups in my CZ .22 rifle. Lately they've been boing the same consistantly excellent job in mh Ruger 10/22 Charger. Yes they're expensive but the performance has been worth it to me.
 
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