So this followed me home.
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Tomme boy
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I had a Mark 1 I found in the trunk of a car that was going to the scrapyard at the service station I worked at when I was 19yo. Had the cops run the serial# and it came back clean. Sold it off a few years later to buy a set of accessory hole fuely heads. Torched a motor when the electric fuel pump went out on the 350hp shot of nitrous. Mechanical could not keep up. The hypereutectic piston don't hold up too well to a lean condition.
I have a MKI version of that in my safe. One of my daughters wanted it and I said "OK, it's yours," but there it sits, years later.
I came really close to sending it in to have the muzzle threaded last year, but things went sideways on that plan. If I ever get a 22 LR handgun again, a Ruger Auto would top my list. I've never handled the MKIV, so have no idea on a basis of comparison, but this MKI will spoil you. The Micro sights are very nice and the trigger was tuned by the old toll & die maker I bought it from many years ago. Bolt doesn't stay open after the last round and it has nine-round mags, but the way it shoots, I'd not trade it for another and take a chance. They did make a few nice refinements on them over time, even as great as they started out.
Dangit! I should have gotten that one out today! I had a friend over to shoot with today and anyone who shoots it suddenly wants a Ruger 22 Auto.
I came really close to sending it in to have the muzzle threaded last year, but things went sideways on that plan. If I ever get a 22 LR handgun again, a Ruger Auto would top my list. I've never handled the MKIV, so have no idea on a basis of comparison, but this MKI will spoil you. The Micro sights are very nice and the trigger was tuned by the old toll & die maker I bought it from many years ago. Bolt doesn't stay open after the last round and it has nine-round mags, but the way it shoots, I'd not trade it for another and take a chance. They did make a few nice refinements on them over time, even as great as they started out.
Dangit! I should have gotten that one out today! I had a friend over to shoot with today and anyone who shoots it suddenly wants a Ruger 22 Auto.
CWLONGSHOT
Well-Known Member
It wont be your last...
Becoming a Classic Ill always have some iteration of this pistol in my safe.
CW
Becoming a Classic Ill always have some iteration of this pistol in my safe.
CW
Winelover
North Central Arkansas
Own a Mark II target and a Mark IV Lite. The Lite comes standard with a threaded barrel. Being a southpaw the ambi safety on the Mark IV line is duly appreciated.
The last ruger 22 pistol that followed me home was the LCP II................fun little toy. Cindy carries it when waking Bella.
The last ruger 22 pistol that followed me home was the LCP II................fun little toy. Cindy carries it when waking Bella.
JonB
Halcyon member
I have a couple MK II pistols. I haven't owned a III or a IV.
I've owned many I's and II's over the years. I used a II a League...most everyone else was shooting a Browning (Our LGS was a Browning dealer). I never had issues with the Ruger in League, but I sure did see a lot of Jams on those Brownings I was shooting against. One browning shooter, who never(or very rarely) had a jam, says you just need to keep them clean.
When the II gets dirty, the trigger gets crunchy. I solved that issue when I put a trigger shield on it. Did Ruger fix that issue on the III or IV ?
I've owned many I's and II's over the years. I used a II a League...most everyone else was shooting a Browning (Our LGS was a Browning dealer). I never had issues with the Ruger in League, but I sure did see a lot of Jams on those Brownings I was shooting against. One browning shooter, who never(or very rarely) had a jam, says you just need to keep them clean.
When the II gets dirty, the trigger gets crunchy. I solved that issue when I put a trigger shield on it. Did Ruger fix that issue on the III or IV ?
CZ93X62
Official forum enigma
22 LR pistols are just plain fun.
Our Ruger example is a MK III 22/45 variant. It eats literally ANY ammo you feed it, as do the several 10/22 rifles that make their way through our gun safe to the homes of kids and grandkids. The pistol is reliable, reasonably accurate, and light in heft. GREAT PISTOL, and no longer legal to sell in CA by dealers to retail customers.
We also have a SIG Mosquito pistol. which is also a fun toy. It took about 1500 rounds of CCI Mini Mags to break it in (or something), but it now runs well on any CCI ammo--Blazer, M/M, SGB. The pistol was meant to become a trainer/companion piece to Marie's P-228, but when it was balky as a new firearm it put Marie off completely. I "inherited" it in that fashion, and spent a year or so changing its religion.
Our Ruger example is a MK III 22/45 variant. It eats literally ANY ammo you feed it, as do the several 10/22 rifles that make their way through our gun safe to the homes of kids and grandkids. The pistol is reliable, reasonably accurate, and light in heft. GREAT PISTOL, and no longer legal to sell in CA by dealers to retail customers.
We also have a SIG Mosquito pistol. which is also a fun toy. It took about 1500 rounds of CCI Mini Mags to break it in (or something), but it now runs well on any CCI ammo--Blazer, M/M, SGB. The pistol was meant to become a trainer/companion piece to Marie's P-228, but when it was balky as a new firearm it put Marie off completely. I "inherited" it in that fashion, and spent a year or so changing its religion.
Missionary
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These Rugers are fine 22's. We have a couple also.... One is a 1st Model with the 4" tapered barrel and the other is a Bull Barrel with Target sights..
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