CCW said:
Am I missing something because I don't understand the benefit of installing a hammer bushing on a Ruger Mark III. They say that this will allow you to fire the pistol without the magazine but that would only be one round, what's the advantage?
I ordered a " stainless filler" for the loaded chamber indicator on my Mark lll and thought about installing the hammer bushing at the same time but when I did a little research I'm not sure if it's worth the effort.
There are several reasons why replacing the magazine disconnect parts with a "GOOD" replacement hammer busing is beneficial. First, and foremost, the magazine disconnect parts don't allow your magazines to click into place positively, and they sure don't help the magazines to vacate the grip frame when you hit the magazine release. Now, there are several copies of the "originally perfected" hammer bushing as produced by Sam Lam that will cure this problem. There was an originally produced picture of an attempt to make a replacement hammer bushing, and all that crappy thing did, was replace the original hammer bushing, spring and disconnector plate on the right side of the hammer. NOT good enough.
I've been a student of the late
Jim Clark Sr. for over 40 years. The man knew these Ruger Mark pistols inside and out. His findings involved a Ruger Mark pistol hammer bushing should be a "press-fit" entity so that the bushing doesn't rotate and becomes a working part that follows how the hammer rotates. Makes perfect sense, if you are a competitive shooter, or one who likes to shoot tiny groups. If you don't care about that, stop reading here, and be happy with what you have.
Here, at
S.G.W. LLC we have come up with our hammer bushing for the Ruger Mark III and 22/45 pistols that will offer a slight "press fit" into your hammer. Despite what some of those other "dudes" claim, one size hammer bushing does NOT fit all of the Ruger or Volquartsen hammers. All manufacturing has tolerances involved, or they'd be so expensive, we couldn't afford any of 'em. But, some just don't understand that, because they only resell what they buy and don't get into the actual manufacturing of the parts, you and other good shooters, pay GOOD $$$$ for.
You are ALWAYS welcome to discuss how much better your Ruger Mark Pistols will be able to perform if you take the time to contact S.G.W. LLC at
[email protected] We 're not in the business of selling fertilizer, we make Ruger Mark pistols better.