SGW Gunsmith
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I agree, no sense in learning how to properly disassemble and then reassemble a Ruger Mark II or III pistol, unless you actually own one.
Ha! The MKIV is the ultimate evolution of the design. Standard Auto, MKI and MKII, great if you like the grip angle and a heel mag release. Great if you don't want an optic, unless you get the GC model. Had both, don't miss them.The Mk IV is a joke compared to your classic Mk II.
The new guns aren’t made nearly as well. Keep your beautiful Mk II and forget the Mk IVs.
You aren’t missing anything.
Compatibility with optics is kinda important to some folks. As is the 1911 grip angle with replaceable panels. As is a threaded muzzle. And a side mag release. Some even want an underbarrel rail. Which is why I have two MKIII's and no MKI's or MKII's. I'll take MKIII's or MKIV's over anything previous any day of the week. To me, this is more like Disturbed covering The Sound of Silence, 1000x better than the original.Unless you need an optic or feel the itch to detail-clean your gun, there is nothing the Mk IV will do that the Mk II won't. I have thousands and thousands of rounds through an old Mk II and have never taken it apart for cleaning. It still runs like a Swiss watch.
A friend had a Mk IV 22/45 with a pistol scope. The scope was fun, but the polymer frame and the steeper grip angle? I just couldn't warm up to them after shooting the Mk II for so long. It's like listening to a new band cover your favorite song.
To me, this is more like Disturbed covering The Sound of Silence, 1000x better than the original.
The Sound of Silence, 1000x better than the original.
Give me something off Indestructible any day.
With **NEW** Ruger Mark pistols, most often it will take from a couple of hundred to several hundred CCI Mini-Mags to exercise the springs until they reach their working "set" or length. After that, these pistols will accept and cycle all Standard and High Velocity .22 rimfire rounds.
The only exceptions I've found, are the CCI Quiet rounds at 710 FPS. Not one of my Ruger Mark pistols have been able to easily function with these rounds. Once I went to a bolt less than half the weight of the factory steel bolt, my Ruger Mark III 22/45 cycles the Quiet rounds perfectly.
I've recently wondered what would be involved with a "new and improved" Ruger Mark V, if that were to ever happen. A better trigger itself and then trigger pull weight can fairly easily be accomplished on the Mark IV, but what additional improvements could be involved?
With **NEW** Ruger Mark pistols, most often it will take from a couple of hundred to several hundred CCI Mini-Mags to exercise the springs until they reach their working "set" or length. After that, these pistols will accept and cycle all Standard and High Velocity .22 rimfire rounds.
The only exceptions I've found, are the CCI Quiet rounds at 710 FPS. Not one of my Ruger Mark pistols have been able to easily function with these rounds. Once I went to a bolt less than half the weight of the factory steel bolt, my Ruger Mark III 22/45 cycles the Quiet rounds perfectly.
I've recently wondered what would be involved with a "new and improved" Ruger Mark V, if that were to ever happen. A better trigger itself and then trigger pull weight can fairly easily be accomplished on the Mark IV, but what additional improvements could be involved?
I bought 4 boxes of the CCI Quites when they came on the market. I found them so inaccurate in my rifles that I set them on a shelf and there they remain to this day. I thought they would be good for my two oldest great grand daughters to shoot but I'm not going to give them somethng to shoot where scoring a hit is an accident.