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I found a pristine Ruger Mk 2 Target model that had been posted on the clubs bulletin board. The seller was still present soI introduced myself to him and his buddy. He told maybe i5bhad about 300 rinds through the 6 mags in total, hadn’t been used in the better part of a decade or more! When I asked the guy why he was selling it, his buddy giggled & said “$75 to reassemble his gun after messing it up 3X that’s why!”…what did I get myself into…
Last edited by GNXII; 05-14-22 at 16:39.
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Follow the instructions in the manual to the letter, its really not hard. Now a MKIII with a mag inserted backwards? Good luck...Originally Posted by GNXII
Andy
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That is a reason I got mine...
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Jesus that’s bad! How did that get solved…
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MKIII reassembly is the bear!!!
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If you ever get a trigger kit with a reduced mainspring, just ignore it.
Makes for a mushy trigger and a total PITA to put back together(and again when you put the original back in).
Similar in concept to a 1911 mainspring assembly, but instead of the cap with the divot and guiding tail that provides some control, the Ruger is a ball bearing sitting on top of the spring.
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No personal experience, I just know it ties up the pistol until you get the mag back out. I think you can take a grip panel off and free the mag without a lot of drama.
Its funny to me that Ruger actually increased the difficulty of field stripping and assembling the pistol by adding the MKIII mag safety.
Andy
Last edited by AndyLate; 05-14-22 at 23:38.
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There was a step that sometimes needed to be done that(as far as I know) never made it into the Mk III manual. I found numerous discussion board threads where someone hit that issue and asked for online help and dozens would respond with how to proceed based on their talking to Ruger customer service.
Not a fan of magazine disconnects in the first place, put sticking one in a pistol that requires dry firing to disassemble has to be one of the most ignorant things I have ever came across.
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The magazine disconnect was the first thing I removed on my old Mark III and the first thing I am removing on my new Mark IV 22/45.
I ordered the “Blast Pack” from Tandemkross that includes a part to remove the magazine disconnect.
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I learned yesterday that the MKIIIs also have an internal safety lock.
The MKII was an actual upgrade with a last round bolt hold open and allowing the bolt to be retracted with the safety applied.
The MKIII allows easier mag changes and has some neat models, but the nanny additions make it a poor choice in my opinion.
I would rather have a MKII 22-45 if I was worried about tactical mag changes on a plinker.
The MKIV at least simplifies take down.
Andy
P.S. It seems I don't care for the MKIII...
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