Recent content by SGW Gunsmith

Another reason, that I haven't seen mentioned as yet, involving the shooting of .22 Short ammunition in Ruger Mark pistols, or any other firearm, that has a .22 Long Rifle chamber, is what can happen with a steady diet of those Short rounds. Consider, the .22 Short cartridge case is shorter, so...

I'm going to assume that the fin being "smashed down" is the fin on the left, upper side of the Mark III magazine? That fin is designed to match-up with the fin on the left side of the Mark III & now the Mark IV, pistol magazines. So, why is that fin there on the left side of the trigger...

No, Dan is right, it won't hurt anything involved with the pistol, but it just might be hard on some of the rounds you're hand feeding. Consider, the feed lips on your magazines are designed and shaped so that they more, or less, guide a round pretty darn straight into the chamber mouth, so just...

^^^^^Spot ON! And besides, MSRP is never the same as the so called "street, or gun shop prices", that is, unless you shop on Rodeo Drive in LA. :shock:

I'll bet you're the SMARTEST grandma in Southern Minnesota! Happy shooting.

After many years of doing exactly what you are doing I've found that a "CLEAN" gun is a happy gun and will respond to that sort of treatment very well the next time it's called upon for use. I won't put any of my Ruger Mark pistols, and I have quite a few, away with the hammer in the cocked...

That's the beauty and ease involved with cleaning the Ruger Mark IV pistols. The owner of this Ruger Mark pistol was, a non-cleaning believer, that is, until the bolt would no longer go fully into battery:

I use a lot of the Volquartsen Custom parts and visit that site quite often. I first discovered their selling of the Ruger Mark IV uppers a couple years ago and bought 2, 5½-inch blued target uppers, no sights for $25.00 each plus $15.00 shipping. What VC is doing is using the Zytel grip frames...

Oh boy! Another Steven Spielberg wanna-be. If anyone thinks that any specific make/brand of .22 rimfire ammunition is too costly............don't buy the dang stuff. Anybody think that the biathlon shooters at the Olympics are shooting CCI Blazers, or Remington Thunderbolts? Heck no, they're...

Yes, no more spent cases are included. Why that was done is because some states required that a new pistol have a spent case sent to the local LEO to keep on file for future reference, which they thought would help identify that particular firearm should they find any at a shooting. Eventually...

Like anything else involving "accuracy", it's gonna depend on what brand/type of .22 rimfire ammunition you plan to pour through the barrel, at least somewhat. Don't expect bulk packaged .22 rimfire ammunition that's been jostled around in it's container in a truck for several hundred miles to...

If anyone is considering shooting Stingers at 1640 FPS, or the new Federal "Punch" Defense .22 rimfire with the 29 grain bullet at 1650 FPS, at least consider a good "bolt buffer" for the bolt to slam up against:

^^^^How's those parts working for you?

Ditch the magazine disconnect and your trouble will be amazingly resolved.

Most of the members here may already know that CCI and Federal are shipping ammunition directly from their web-sites, and with free shipping if the order meets the requirement: I also received and have chronographed, some of the Federal Punch defense .22 rimfire ammunition. This ammunition has...