standard velocity in ruger 22/45?

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can someone please explain to me what a pretravel screw does? n in what direction do you turn it for what?
 
The pre-travel screw eliminates most of the take up you have when you start pulling the trigger. You turn them out to eliminate the travel.
 
oooh, that's worth getting a new trigger by itself. i need no pretravel.
if i remove the screw does that mean zero pretravel?

i guess i'm gonna have to try. i know for a fact i shoot better with a 2 lb trigger anyway.
i have no way to measure trigger pull but i bet mine is twice that or more.
 
No....if the screw is turned all the way in, it does nothing....you turn the screw out a little bit at a time until you get the pre travel adjusted out.
 
My 22/45 likes MiniMags the best. In my experiance, the CCI standards are only slightly better than the bulk stuff. And yes, VQ trigger parts are awesome.
 
now that i have the burris ff mounted. i can check different ammos n i will. this gun is for bunnies. so i gotta hit a 4'' target anywhere from 15-35 yards.
colt, i don't get that at all. it seems to me to get zero pretravel the screw should be all the way in or all the way out.
doing the opposite should give max pretravel.
but you say this isn't so.

by the way, i notice when the 22/45 is zeroed at 15 yards, it shoots high at 40.
i take it the bullet keeps rising?
 
I find Ruger .22's universally prefer CCI Mini Mags. This includes both the Mark series and the 10/22. They shoot very well with it, and function more reliably. The reason for the more reliable function, I believe, is the copper plating on it. It adds a hardness so it slides into the chamber more easily and deforms less than lead. Armscor also offers a plated high-velocity .22 round that, according to some sources, is on par with or better than Mini Mags.

So, my advice is to stick with high-velocity. Or at least plated / washed bullets.
 
I use nothing but plated 36 gr bulk, mostly Federal. My 10" Fast Fire sighted MK will shoot 1.5" at 50 yards from a rest. I have shot a few cases through the gun with no complaints.
 
i have both CCI n federal on hand so i'll test both against rws from a rest..
i hope they do as good because both are cheaper.
for some reason, i only see CCI in boxes of 100.
all my trials without the burris are worthless because i'm unable to hold a good group without it.
 
The weak part of the Ruger .22s is the trigger. On mine, If I started pressing the trigger in Arkansas, I'd be in Louisiana before the sear released and treading water in the Gulf of Mexico before I'd taken up all the backlash.

A first-rate trigger job has made all the difference.
 
There are a couple of great forums devoted to rimfire handguns and Ruger in particular. I am not sure if it is against the rules to post them so I will let you Google a bit. YouTube has great videos as to hot to get this done also. Pre-travel adjustment as well as trigger stop screws usually need a bit of fiddling but these other forums have great support for people with questions.
With what you have already done you may only need a new sear and I would add the VQ trigger. Just getting rid of the mag disconnect that you have already done makes the trigger install a easy process.

Some help found here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=842D-R5NbfU&hd=1

good general troubleshooting guide.
http://www.guntalk-online.com/TroubleshootingPage.htm
 
thank you. i'm already a member of those sites.
in the vid, he had problems reinserting the safety.
is it possible to eliminate the safety?
in my entire life i have never used a safety on a semi auto. bullets in the chamber scare me.
all bullets stay in the mag until i'm ready to fire. since i do this 100% of the time i think it's safer than using a safety.
i can chamber a round about as fast as unlocking a safety, so i see no advantage to using one.
 
Ask smarter people on the other forums but I doubt the safety could be eliminated.
If you have the money, look at the Volquartsen full alloy frame which comes complete with everything you would ever need already installed. I have both and the alloy frame is a really well balanced. solid firearm.

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beautiful guns, but out of my price range.
if ruger would just produce a pistol with a better trigger n sear it wouldn't cost that much extra n i'd pay it.
 
The Safety cannot be eliminated, it is needed for assembly and hold the sear in place. Plus its a lot easier to put it together again if you can move the lever as your trying to install certain parts like the hammer pin.
 
if ruger would just produce a pistol with a better trigger n sear it wouldn't cost that much extra n i'd pay it.
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Ruger should wake up and smell the coffee like Savage did. For years people on these forums were asking about which varmint rifle they should get and the answer was always, "Get a Savage and spend the money you save on an aftermarket trigger."

Finally Savage realized if people were willing to pay more for a better trigger, it would make sense to put a good trigger on the rifle to begin with.

Ruger should do the same with the MKIII.

And while they're at it, make the gun easier to strip and clean.
 
i'm just looking for ways to make installing a new sear easier.
i mean, people say field stripping is easy once you eliminate the mag safety, but i did that n it's still hard to put back together.

i'm glad i did it tho. i like the way the mags shoot out.
for what i need, i have no choice i guess. i gotta have a lighter trigger so i gotta do something.
still i can hit what i aim at now. i love my burris.
for me a 22/45 is worthless without a dot.
i mostly shoot evil bunnies from 15 to 35 yards. the pistol has to do that or i gotta go in the house to get the marlin.
good tools are important.
 
If you can take the mag safety out, you can replace the sear. As far as field stripping goes, I can break down and put back my MK pistols in under 2 minutes. It is no big deal once you learn how the hammer strut has to lay....I will admit new gun's receivers are occasionally hard to get off the grip frame. After a few times they come off much easier.
 
As with any .22, you have to try a box of as many brands as you can to find the ammo your pistol both shoots well and cycles the action. The cost of said ammo means nothing.
I personally think Ruger .22's are junk, low end, entry level, pistols. Triggers are crap due to frivolous law suits, sight are poor and they're a nightmare to work on. Had a Mk II briefly, long ago. Dumped it as fast as I could.
1024 x 581 is far too big of a picture.
 
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