NEW Ruger Mark IV

[Vern Humphrey]

The last thing I'd want in a struggle is to have someone hit that button

Well, it's not a self-defense gun -- for that, I carry a .45.

 

[danez71]

In the video, the guy is holding the pistol with the bolt locked open, demonstrates while saying the following:

"With an empty chamber,,,, and the magazine removed,,,,, the safety on,,,, drop the bolt forward,,,,, press the take down button,,,, and the receiver tips away from the frame."

 

[Stevie-Ray]

Davidson's is showing the MSRP for 5.5" blued at 529, 5.5" stainless at 689, and the 6.9" in the original post at 769. None available for order yet.

Hey, they're getting expen$ive! I paid 92 bucks for my original RST-6, then $259 for my stainless Mark II KMK512.

 

[Gun Master]

Expensive .22 Semi-Auto

Hey, do 'ya think Ruger just "may" have out priced themselves on this one ?

 

[AlexanderA]

Davidson's is showing the MSRP for 5.5" blued at 529, 5.5" stainless at 689, and the 6.9" in the original post at 769. None available for order yet.

According to posts on RimfireCentral.com, they're selling for considerably less than MSRP. (A price of $389, in at least one instance, was quoted for the blued Target version.) And they seem to be cropping up at local gun stores and gun shows. Ruger appears to have filled the distribution channels before making the formal announcement.

Personally, I don't care. Having all the other Marks in the series, I'm prepared to pay any (reasonable) price to get one of these.

Meanwhile, I've been studying the exploded parts drawings. The general layout of the internals is the same as in the previous Marks. The main differences (aside from the simplified takedown) are a new u-shaped magazine disconnector that is inletted on both sides of the hammer, and a redesigned sear. Therefore, it would be very simple to remove the magazine disconnector, provided you substituted either a Mark II hammer, or a Mark III hammer with a Tandemkross bushing. (I think replacing the sear would be a good idea also.) In my opinion, it's just a matter of time before Tandemkross makes a double bushing, so you could use the Mark IV hammer without the magazine disconnect.