timnc said:
Weird day at the range. During recoil the "ears" part of the bolt on my MKII simply dropped off. Looks like it might have been welded to begin with;but, I can't really tell.
Is it possible to somehow reattach this piece myself keeping in mind that I have NO metalworking skills or tools( i.e. is there some type of metal super glue that would work)?
It's been written by several Ruger Mark II pistol owners around here, one in particular, who writes that he owns many, many Ruger Mark II pistols and he's NEVER seen, or heard of this happening. Maybe he'll read your post:
Just about ready to part company with the bolt body:
Here's what the two piece bolts look like:
You can send your separated bolt back to Ruger, ask them for an RMA number, spend some money to try and have the bolt ears welded back on, and hope the bolt body doesn't warp, that's all your choice.
Ruger no longer has any Mark II bolts in stock for replacement, or so I was told by them. They also told me that they no longer have an Ruger Mark III bolts, with the smaller bolt ears, in stock as those were used to replace Mark II bolts. What they may do most likely, is send you a Ruger Mark IV bolt, which is similar to the Mark III bolts, but don't have the LCI cut along the left front side of that type of bolt. These bolts have the smaller ears also.
It's most likely silly of me to mention this here again, but there is a preventative fix to avoid bolt head separation, and it's been very successfully done 50+ times, but some owners feel comfortable thinking it only happens to other Ruger Mark II pistols, not theirs. Others here seem to conveniently 'forget' that head separation can, and does, happen on Ruger Mark II bolts, or, their choice is to ignore the issue until it hits home.
I've taken care of MY Ruger Mark II bolts and have three non-two piece Mark II bolts in stock. Priceless.