Hi. Just traded in my Mark II 22/45 for a Mark III Target with fluted stainless barrel. Diassembled, cleaned, reassembled, and fired about 250 rounds. A couple of questions:
1. The initial disassembly was no problem. Now, I can't get the barrel/receiver off. I've whacked it with a rubber mallet (which I never had to do on my old one) and it is in the forward position, but it will not lift off. I don't want to break anything. Advice?
2. I had a problem at the range. When a fresh magazine was slipped in and the slide stop button depressed, the bolt would only move forward a fraction of an inch. I usually had to lock it open, pull the magazine out, and try a few times to get it to go into battery. This only happens with ammunition in a magazine--when the gun is empty and mag removed, it snaps forward easily. My thought is that the magazines are not feeding well. Your thoughts? (BTW, I was using Remington High-Velocity HPs and CCI Mini-Mags.) My old gun would sometimes mess up a little, but only after 500+ rounds of dirty ammon. This piece was malfunctioning clean--and more often.
Thanks for any help!
Konrad
1. The initial disassembly was no problem. Now, I can't get the barrel/receiver off. I've whacked it with a rubber mallet (which I never had to do on my old one) and it is in the forward position, but it will not lift off. I don't want to break anything. Advice?
2. I had a problem at the range. When a fresh magazine was slipped in and the slide stop button depressed, the bolt would only move forward a fraction of an inch. I usually had to lock it open, pull the magazine out, and try a few times to get it to go into battery. This only happens with ammunition in a magazine--when the gun is empty and mag removed, it snaps forward easily. My thought is that the magazines are not feeding well. Your thoughts? (BTW, I was using Remington High-Velocity HPs and CCI Mini-Mags.) My old gun would sometimes mess up a little, but only after 500+ rounds of dirty ammon. This piece was malfunctioning clean--and more often.
Thanks for any help!
Konrad