ruger22/45
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blacksmithsc
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1. Cause you don't have three hands.
2. Cause it's hard to stand on your head.
3. Cause Ruger design engineers are masochists.
I have one myself, I think I've owned it for 10 years. The first two times I put it back together I had to call Ruger and get them to walk me through the process. I still have trouble with it. I put it together wrong just the last time I did it.
2. Cause it's hard to stand on your head.
3. Cause Ruger design engineers are masochists.
I have one myself, I think I've owned it for 10 years. The first two times I put it back together I had to call Ruger and get them to walk me through the process. I still have trouble with it. I put it together wrong just the last time I did it.
KentuckySteve
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I just bought the Ruger Mark III a month ago. The above video is not the same as my gun. You have to do exactly as the instructions say. With my gun, you have to make sure you put the magazine in and take it out EXACTLY with the instructions.
I missed one time doing the magazine routine, and it took me 1/2 hour to figure out what was wrong.
Also, the first 2 times I attempted this puzzle, I had to really smack the barrel to get it apart. It has gotten easier the more I do it. But I still have the instructions right in front of me every time.
Good Luck, it gets easier!
I missed one time doing the magazine routine, and it took me 1/2 hour to figure out what was wrong.
Also, the first 2 times I attempted this puzzle, I had to really smack the barrel to get it apart. It has gotten easier the more I do it. But I still have the instructions right in front of me every time.
Good Luck, it gets easier!
exflatlander
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I have owned(rented?) several Ruger .22s in the past.
You shoot them until they are too dirty to function and then trade them in.
I took one apart once.
Once.
You shoot them until they are too dirty to function and then trade them in.
I took one apart once.
Once.
It's not THAT bad. I took one apart at a friends house, detail stripped it to adjust the overtravel stop on the trigger, and reassembled it. All using tools I had in my pockets and I finished in about 15 minutes. I did have to borrow an allen wrench from him to adjust the overtravel stop.
Average Joe
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Ruger only wants qualified people owning their guns.
Jolly Rogers
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MK III Rugers have the mag interlock (safety) that makes it imperative to remove and/or reinstall the mag to allow certain operations. Go to : http://www.guntalk-online.com/
and you can learn to become a Ruger detail strip expert. Or you can learn to remove the mag safety and have the field strip exercise futility removed permanently (and reversibly).
Joe
and you can learn to become a Ruger detail strip expert. Or you can learn to remove the mag safety and have the field strip exercise futility removed permanently (and reversibly).
Joe
MP3Mogul
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They are tack drivers, but a pain the arse to take apart and clean.
agree
I have about 4000 rounds out of my MK111 and have never taken it down. I just buu a can of 3M high pressure brake cleaner and spray the engire damn can through the gun. It cleanes it up perfectly for me. I just reoil abnd shoot it like I stole it.
It has never malfunctioned once on me.
I have about 4000 rounds out of my MK111 and have never taken it down. I just buu a can of 3M high pressure brake cleaner and spray the engire damn can through the gun. It cleanes it up perfectly for me. I just reoil abnd shoot it like I stole it.
It has never malfunctioned once on me.
wanderinwalker
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It's not. Just follow the book to the letter. You have to remember to insert the magazine, pull the trigger, tip the hammer and spur into the fired position (I have to push mine with a cleaning rod because gravity is insufficient), slide the mainspring and pin into place, remove the magazine and snap the mainspring fully closed. I find if I remove the magazine before getting the other bits lined up, I often let the hammer strut fall into the wrong place.
Really, the only time a MK II/III has given me trouble was the first time I detailed my 22/45 Mk III. It took me half an hour to get the little magazine disconnector piece back into place.
punkndisorderly
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The Rugers get a bad rap for being hard to put back together. I think they are just slightly "tricky". They are kind of like those little metal brainteaser puzzles I had as a kid. If you don't know the trick to it, it seems impossible and frustrating. Once you learn the tricks, they are really very easy.
If you can, take it back to the shop you purchased it from or to a buddy who owns one. Once they show you how to do it and you do it yourself a couple of times the light will go on and you'll be golden.
If that's not an option, there are a few good vid's on youtube.
This one does a good job of showing you the "tricks" :
This one is good, too
And this one shows how easy it is after doing it several times:
One more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipt_PbppKo0&feature=PlayList&p=B54D9F98618B1C1B&index=0&playnext=1
If you can, take it back to the shop you purchased it from or to a buddy who owns one. Once they show you how to do it and you do it yourself a couple of times the light will go on and you'll be golden.
If that's not an option, there are a few good vid's on youtube.
This one does a good job of showing you the "tricks" :
This one is good, too
And this one shows how easy it is after doing it several times:
One more: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ipt_PbppKo0&feature=PlayList&p=B54D9F98618B1C1B&index=0&playnext=1
matai
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I sold mine, just didn't like the hassle of taking it apart and putting it back together, couldn't do it without a mallet. I like to field strip without tools and often. Also, I thought it was fugly and didn't fit my hand.
Jim PHL
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It's not as easy as some guns to field strip but I'll agree with others who've said if you follow the directions exactly as written it's really not that hard. Definitely more complicated than some guns. S+W autos, Glocks, Berrettas, etc., once you do them once they are easy and you never forget how. When I first got my 22/45 I did it a few times to get familiar and got good at it. When I hadn't shot it in a couple months, I had to go back to the book because I had forgotten!
KentuckySteve
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Everyone is right on the mark.
How often do you clean it? I've heard they are good to go for at least 2000 rounds. It seemd like when I break it down after 500 rounds or so, it's not even dirty.
Thanks to all for your help!
How often do you clean it? I've heard they are good to go for at least 2000 rounds. It seemd like when I break it down after 500 rounds or so, it's not even dirty.
Thanks to all for your help!
I clean both my Mark II and Mark III after every time I shoot them. Don't own one but I've seen take-down videos of 1911s and my Rugers don't look more complicated.
Key is the position of the hammer and the hammer spur. Once you understand how they interact with the mainspring you are gold.
Key is the position of the hammer and the hammer spur. Once you understand how they interact with the mainspring you are gold.
exflatlander
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I can take down a 1911, clean it and reassemble it while sitting on the floor of a dark closet blindfolded faster then the the take-down, swearing, cleaning, swearing, sweating, swearing, and re-assembly of a Ruger .22 in a well lit room.
chris in va
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It's not that bad, I had two. Just get that hammer strut doodad in the slot, good to go.
Yes they are a little difficult to strip and assemble. Good thing mine went almost 3500 rounds before it needed it and has gone another 2500 rounds just fine. A little cleaner followed by some oil should keep her running for a good long time before she needs a full out cleaning. Same for my 10/22. Just keeps running and running. That's what's great about the .22lr. As long as you stick to the same ammo the barrel never really needs to be cleaned. Shove a patch down every so often and you're good.
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