Ruger mark iii very dissapointed

[HOWARD J]

I have an old mark1 --just above 37.50
I don't see much difference in disassembly between mine & mark 3.
Mine breaks down in less than a minute--I still need plastic hammer to knock off barrel.

 

[berettaprofessor]

I love my Ruger, but I'll never take it apart again. Someday my grandson or great grandson will be on this Forum talking about how it hasn't been detail cleaned in 150 years and 100000 shots.

Thank god for Bore snakes and lube.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

Oh please---I can have your MkI-II-III apart and back together in 2 minutes---3 on a bad day.

LEARN YOUR GUN

 

[Lakeshore]

New Mk. III series owners routinely experience difficulty with disassembly/reassembly the first few times. Most of the guys who say they didn't are lying. If you miss one small step it derails the whole process, as the OP noted. Been there, done that. My secret weapons, discovered through trial and error, are a plastic drift to tap the bolt stop pin in and out and a 16 oz. rubber mallet to tap the barrel-receiver assembly on and off. Great little guns that have stood the test of time - since 1949.

 

[notbubba]

It's the many, many, many thread like that keep me from buying or recomending the Ruger .22

 

[Magnumite]

The Ruger Mk series 22 pistols are machines, and as such, have an assembly or disassembly sequence to them. Not recommending them because of that is basically saying, "They shoot great, they'll last forever, don't buy it, though, because of the how difficult it is to tear down and reassemble it". As you disassemble something, you have to study the step you made both before and after you performed that step to make sure you understand it.
I have two of them. I don't have any particular problems with them. If one is not mechanically astute, then they should leave such matter to a local gunsmith who is. Ruger even states it may be maintained completely assembled, only needing to lock the bolt open to perform barrel maintenance. How many of you disassemble your double action revolvers to maintain them?

 

[huduguru]

Get a Buckmark....

 

[MCgunner]

http://www.alpharubicon.com/leo/markiipike.htm

 

[Pilot]

I am not the most mechanically inclined individual. I am not handy around the house, don't particularly like home improvement projects or buying tools at Home Depot, nor am I an engineer.

However, dissasembling and reassembling a Ruger MK II, of which I have four, is one of the easier tasks I know. Maybe the MK III is a bit harder with the mag disconnect but that only forces you to reinsert the mag once, I believe. Follow the instructions, watch a video, whatever. It is EASY, and if its easy for me, then it can't be that difficult for others.

 

[Taurus 617 CCW]

When I got my Ruger Mark III last month it took me about twenty minutes to get it apart. The first Ruger Mark III I worked on for a customer took me an hour and a half. There is definitely a learning curve. FWIW the most recent time I took it apart, it only took me a few minutes.

 

[Patrick R]

I've owned a MK 2 Government model for 18 years.

After a few field strip/reassembles no problem anymore.

It's one of my best shootings guns I own & I shoot it every week.

This is a gun I would never sell.

I would recommed a Ruger MK 1,2 or 3 .22 to anyone wanting a nice .22 target pistol.

 

[MythBuster]

"It's the many, many, many thread like that keep me from buying or recomending the Ruger .22"

It is the many, many, many thread like this that proves so many gun owners don't have a clue about how guns function and have no desire to learn.

First off it is not rocket science. The Manual that comes with each new gun clearly explains how to take it apart and put it back togather.

If one can't read there are plenty of videos on line to show you how to do it. Once you understand how it is done you can take it apart in one minute and put it back togather in three.

Also all one has to do to completely clean the pistol without taking it apart is remove the grips and wash the gunk out with carb cleaner which is $3 to $5 a can at any auto parts store or Wal-Mart .

If you can use a screw driver to remove the grip screws you can clean your pistol.

One should not take them apart so often anyway. All that is good for is to loosen up the fit between the frame and barrel and that is not good.

 

[JDGray]

"It's the many, many, many thread like that keep me from buying or recomending the Ruger .22"

It is the many, many, many thread like this that proves so many gun owners don't have a clue about how guns function and have no desire to learn.

First off it is not rocket science. The Manual that comes with each new gun clearly explains how to take it apart and put it back togather.

If one can't read there are plenty of videos on line to show you how to do it. Once you understand how it is done you can take it apart in one minute and put it back togather in three.

Also all one has to do to completely clean the pistol without taking it apart is remove the grips and wash the gunk out with carb cleaner which is $3 to $5 a can at any auto parts store or Wal-Mart .

If you can use a screw driver to remove the grip screws you can clean your pistol.

One should not take them apart so often anyway. All that is good for is to loosen up the fit between the frame and barrel and that is not good.

Uhhhh..... 22/45s don't have removable grips. If your gonna be a smarta$$, at least get your facts straight first Your post is very helpfull.

 

[GunsAreGood]

I am the Original Poster of this thread and I was looking for some advice not people bashing each other. I am not trying to start anything myself I am just saying. If some of you only read the first post I posted and did not scroll down to see what happened here is my result I had the next day. I am copy pasting from my post so excuse me if some of the comments sound off.


I am not bashing Rugers or complaining about the disassembly of the gun I was just frustrated that I could not get the gun back together. With that said here is what happened.

Once I calmed down a bit last night I decided to take another crack at getting it reassembled. I broke out the manual and went very slow step by step making sure to follow every direction to the T. I did have to use a hammer and punch to get the pin up into the bolt but it went. I was missing a crucial step of inserting the mag before I swung the lever back down then removing it before closing the latch. I can still not get the barrel off but I do not have a rubber mallet. I am sure once I acquire one it should not be a problem. I ended up taking the gun to the range today to see how she ran and I was very impressed. I had one FTF but I believe it was because I was shooting hollow points. The gun was VERY accurate as you all already know. I was shooting 50 rounds in the black with no problems. I also like the fact that I shot for 3 hours and still had about half of my 525 bulk pack of 22's. When I got home I was a little apprehensive about breaking it down to clean because of all the problems I had the night before, but I said the hell with it I am not going to never break the gun down because of one bad experience and decided to do it. I popped the latch and swung out the lever and the pin damn near came out by itself. Like I said before I could not get the barrel off but when I get a rubber mallet I will address that issue. The reassembly was easy as pie. Bottom line is it is a great shooter sturdy as a tank and at first aggravating as hell but everything is all worked out and loosened up and I could not be happier with the gun. Thank you all that gave me positive input.


With all that I will say once again I am very happy with my purchase and everything loosened up after a round at the range. thank you all for the responses.

 

[PigButtons]

Glad to hear all is well. Like you I really enjoy being able to shoot for a couple of hours and have it cost $20 plus or minus. By the way if you don't already have one you need, NEED, N!E!E!D!, "The Ultimate Cliploader". The best invention since forever. You can load the 10 round mags in about 3 seconds and no sore finger tips.

 

[GunsAreGood]

PigButtons I know the magazine loader is a great idea. It will load a mag in a fraction of a second. I did notice that my fingertips got sore after a couple of mags.

 

[Just One Shot]

Don't give up, the first time is always the hardest. The MK III is a great shooter and a very good gun. Go back and reread the manual and follow the steps accordingly.

My barrel still requires a rubber / nylon mallet to disassemble. That doesn't mean the gun is bad, it's just that it's built to some very tight tolerances and that's better than the alternative.

Once you get the hang of it you can impress your friends when you step in to help someone else that's new to the MK III pistol.

 

[Magnumite]

While not the mag loader you are referring to, I also learned quickly there was an easier way to load those mags...especially in cold weather

 

[Average Joe]

I take mine apart, and put it back together in minutes.... I just took the time, and learned how it worked.

 

[mason86]

I plan of putting 5000 rounds through mine before I take the MKIII apart for the first time. My dealer told me that it would take that many rounds to loosen up!! I believed him and have put 1000 rounds through no problem. Very accurate and all I've done is run a patch or two down the barrel and wipe the receiver. Gerat pistol. Second one I've owned and would recommend all Ruger products!!

 

[glockman19]

I have never field stripped my MKIII Hunter. I use a bore snake to clean the barrel and hopps #9 for the action and other accessable parts. I have thousnds of rounds through it and it functions flawlessly.

Unless broken I see no reason to field strip my Ruger MKIII.

 

[chuck520]

I've had a Mark 2 for almost thirty years and I love it but it is a pain in the neck to clean.
When I clean it, I don't tear it down. I clean the barrel and spray the chamber down with solvent. I scrub it with q tips and lube it.

 

[Ben86]

I plan to by my first 22/45 soon so I am going to go ahead and subscribe to this thread in anticipation of my future frustration. From what I usually hear from people is that they are great guns, but have a disassembly procedure that defies logic. I think it will be worth putting up with.

 

[Just One Shot]

I plan of putting 5000 rounds through mine before I take the MKIII apart for the first time. My dealer told me that it would take that many rounds to loosen up!! I believed him and have put 1000 rounds through no problem. Very accurate and all I've done is run a patch or two down the barrel and wipe the receiver. Gerat pistol. Second one I've owned and would recommend all Ruger products!!

I've found that using a teflon based lube helps prevent FTF & FTE when these guns are brand new. My MK III has worked flawlessly after just 100 rds. down the tube.

 

[GunsAreGood]

Ben86

I am the OP of this thread and in my first post I know I was very disappointed with the gun. After all the hustle and bustle of getting it back together and taking it to the range once the gun loosened up substantially and I could not be more happy with it. I would definitely recommend purchasing one. It might be the only gun I would say not to take apart before your first time out with it. That doesn't mean do not clean it but I would shoot it a bit to loosen things up before attempting a disassembly. For everyone else I did acquire a rubber mallet and still could not get the barrel to come off the frame. I guess I will just shoot it some more and try again.