Range Report
Fired about 250 rounds of the above ammo through the Ruger MKII yesterday. The ammo is indeed pretty dirty, but not what I would consider out of the norm. After about 200 rounds, I started getting stovepipes every mag or so. The stovepipes seemed to be getting hung up on the left side of the ejector. No FTFs though. Ammo is plenty plinky and accurate enough for making holes in paper. My seven year old used it and the MKII to accomplish his first ever real gun firing. And FYI, he put 7 out of 10 in the X ring at 10 yards... MY BOY! My wife fired it and she was hitting where she needed to. She was yanking the trigger initially but once she got used to it, she did just fine, peppering the center of the target. I shot at 7, 10, 15 and tried 20 yards, but couldn't see the target at 20 yards (poor lighting on the range we used) and still managed 8 out of 10 in the x ring, the other 2 went in the 9 ring. At 7, 10 and 15 yards, I managed to put all rounds in a group no larger than 1.5 inches in X ring. Seven and 10 yards were one ragged hole. Pistol worked very well and was enjoyed by all. Ammo was more than adequate for the purpose.
I prepped the pistol for firing by tearing it down and cleaning it thoroughly, I lubed the inner works with FP-10, including the firing pin and extractor. For the bolt itself however, I used Slide-Glide #3. When I broke the pistol down for cleaning, the bolt was VERY dark grey and gunky, but it cleaned up nicely. Mental note, use FP-10 to lube the bolt, not Slide Glide. Or perhaps use the lighter weight Slide-Glide #1. Pistol broke down easily with the help of a plastic faced smith hammer and assembled easily until I got to the point of trying to replace the pin. That sucker was pretty stiff, but again, a couple of taps with a plastic hammer and a nylon sight drift punch eased the pin into place nicely.