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Nearly everyone has owned or at least shot one of these Ruger MK-II .22 LR Pistols. This one belonged to my Father and was a Fathers day present to him back in the late 1980's from me and my Mother.
How many rounds do you think it has had shot through it to the nearest Thousand?
After I have 10 guesses I will anounce who was closest...And yes we did keep track.
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Robb Jensen
06-28-09, 12:13
10K rounds?
I have 26K rounds through my Ruger 22/45 (MkII).
10K rounds?
I have 26K rounds through my Ruger 22/45 (MkII).
Thats Guess #1But I am afraid your a little off....With your guess that is!
When I gave the Pistol to Dad I also gave him 10,000 rounds of Winchester Super-X Solids. We went through his Birthday Ammo in a little over 3-months.
Next Guess?
Heavy Metal
06-28-09, 12:41
250,000
250,000
No...you win the Dog Food, Not the Buick...!
69,354.5
Guess #3 is the closest yet...but like horse shoes and had grenades you get No Cigar!
I have an old Mk 1 that was made in the 60s. At one point, we were putting a full 550 round value pack through it every trip to the range.
Go knows how many 10s of thousands of rounds that thing saw.
I have an old Mk 1 that was made in the 60s. At one point, we were putting a full 550 round value pack through it every trip to the range.
Go knows how many 10s of thousands of rounds that thing saw.
Thats exactly how it was with this pistol...Dad lived in the Boonies but everytime I would visit I would take a couple bricks along just to shoot.
No matter what else we happened to be shooting or testing the Ruger still got warmed up from extensive shooting.
We kept track of the round count by saving the empty .22 ammo boxes.
I am guessing around 85000 rounds?
:confused:
Whatever the amount of rounds through that gun it still looks good.
I am guessing around 85000 rounds?
:confused:
Whatever the amount of rounds through that gun it still looks good.
Guess #4 you guys are in the ball park.
The wear to the finish is all honest to goodness holster wear from being carried into the woods on many an occasion.
It still shoots very well and has a real affinity for Super-X Hollow Points.
Brasilnuts
06-28-09, 19:06
75,000
Heavy Metal
06-28-09, 19:39
Markm is not allowed to pick 87,000 rounds.
75,000
That's what I was going to say.
If this was the Price is Right, I'd go with...75,001.
:p
-Vic
MadcapMagician
06-28-09, 19:59
77000
75,000
Nope...but again in the ball park
That's what I was going to say.
If this was the Price is Right, I'd go with...75,001.
:p
-Vic
Would have gotten you to contestants row but not up on stage...
77000
Ohhh, sorry but no.
69,354.5 by Ttwack...
This Ruger MK-II with 6 7/8” Government Profile Barrel was given to my father back in the late 1980’s as a Fathers Day present from my Mother and I.
I also gave him 10,000 rounds of Winchester Super-X solids which we went through within 3-months.
We kept track of the round count in this pistol by simply saving the empty 50 rnd ammo boxes.
Well Dad passed away back in November 2008 and I have been involved in moving Mom from the boondocks of Arkansas into the town of Springfield Mo. While going through Dads firearm accessories I found a cardboard box that contained 1,442 empty broken down .22 L.R. boxes. I know because I counted them all. If you do the math by multiplying 1,442(boxes) X 50 (rounds per box) you end up with a figure of 72,100 rnds.
I can verify that at least 50,000 rounds of this figure is 100% accurate because that was our goal in saving these boxes. After that I quit keeping count and thought Dad had as well…according to Mom though he continued to save the boxes up until he became to ill to shoot much anymore.
If nothing else this is sure a testament to the durability of these little Pistols as we never had any breakages and very few malfunctions that weren’t either related to cheap ammo or from the gun being just plain dirty.
I credit this Pistol for helping me, Dad and many other family members with learning to shoot a handgun…I personally have many stories associated with this Pistol like the time I killed a Crow with it on Thanksgiving Day at 175 yards as every member of my family witnessed.
Anyone else have stories about a firearm like this which I consider as a Priceless Family Heirloom? I for one would love to hear them.
Thats exactly how it was with this pistol...Dad lived in the Boonies but everytime I would visit I would take a couple bricks along just to shoot.
No matter what else we happened to be shooting or testing the Ruger still got warmed up from extensive shooting.
We kept track of the round count by saving the empty .22 ammo boxes.
Between our 10/22s and the Mk1, the ground looked like brass carpeting by the time we left.
Between our 10/22s and the Mk1, the ground looked like brass carpeting by the time we left.
We had a nice little range set up at Dads house and it was the same for us. It almost looked like the ground had been intentionally graveled with brass casings from a 22.
.22lr casings made pretty decent gravel in my experience.
Dan Goodwin
06-30-09, 07:29
I purchased a Ruger Mark I Bull Barrel 5.5-in. through the Rod and Gun Club at Beale AFB in the spring of 1979. I wish I'd kept track but best estimate is close to 50,000+ or - trouble free rounds.
It's the pistol I use to teach beginners pistol marksmanship.
As I stated earlier my Father passed away back in Nov 2008 and since then this pistol has fallen back to me. I plan on keeping up with Dads tradition by maintaining a round count on this Pistol and warming the Barrel on it every chance I get.
Thanks for sharing that story with us.
I just picked up a new 22/45 about 2wks ago. I hope my boys and I have half that much fun with mine.
Thanks for sharing that story with us.
You are most Welcome...Thanks for your Service to our country.
I just picked up a new 22/45 about 2wks ago. I hope my boys and I have half that much fun with mine.
I am sure that you and the boys will for a very long time to come.
A Ruger Mk II with 5.5 bull barrel was my first nice pistol. My dad would pick me up after school and have it and abrick or two of thunderbolts in his truck and we would drive to the end of our road and shoot for hours. Beer cans, clay pigeons, empty shotgun shells nothing was safe. Both our thumbs would be sore at the end of the day from loading the magazines. I learned at a very young age that factory mags were usually the way to go and Ramline is junk.
I still have that gun, blueing is worn and the rifling in the barrel is very faint, but it still shoots great.
arizonaranchman
07-23-10, 17:58
Excellent story/post. These little Ruger autos are the ultimate survivalist's sidearm. If I had to choose one rifle and one sidearm it would be my BCM middy and my Ruger MkI .22 auto pistol.
My 4" Ruger MkI was made in 1954 and looks just like your Dad's - half silver with alot of the blueing worn away. It still shoots like a dream. I have no idea how many rounds it's had through it however.
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