bull eye shooting which ruger

[lonewolf5347]

I been shooting a few Rugers Mark series I like the 22/45 how do the marks II or III compared to accuracy from 15 yards out to 25 yards ?

 

[contender]

It all depends on what fits YOUR hands the best. Of course, once you find a gun that is accurate with certain ammo, you stick with that ammo & gun combination.
The Mark series and the 22/45 have the same uppers. It's the lowers that are different.

 

[Bullseye57]

I know of several people who have used Ruger Marks in competitive leagues and they shot Expert and Master scores with them. The biggest thing is getting the trigger tuned for a good, consistent break around two and one half pounds for bullseye (Conventional Pistol) shooting.

R,
Bullseye

 

[WIL TERRY]

I STARTED Bullseye shooting in 1962 with a RUGER STANDARD 6" and it shot as well as any of it's successors including a MKI 6 7/8", A MKII 6 7/8", A MKII 5 1/4", AND a couple of others. ONE that bested it is a MKII 4 3/4" 50th ANNIVERSARY pistol that shoots like a dream all the way to 100 yards. A couple of years ago I bought [ $175.00 ] a RUGER MKII STANDARD 6" and of it's first 50 rounds at 50 yards fourty nine were in the middle without touching the sights. NONE of my High Standard nor S&W M41 pistols would outshoot any of the Rugers I just mentioned and they are all long gone down the road.
And so it goes...

 

[lonewolf5347]

what is a fair price on a used 22/45 with wood grips ?
I have a guy that shoots in my IDPA matches that has a 22/45 front red fiber optic sight in excellent condition.I did shoot it a few months back for me the only draw back I did find it has a long trigger pull but breaks like glass ,I thought a trigger upgrade will resolve the problem

 

[Bullseye57]

If the pistol has a good break then installing a VQ target trigger alone may solve your extended travel issues as this trigger has both pre and over travel adjustment screws.

R,
Bullseye

 

[blume357]

these days you are probably looking at around $300 for a used one..... then again, I'd be suspisious of any one selling a used gun that they claim works as well like you want.... why would they be getting rid of it? Might be best to just go for new and break it in and tune it up yourself.

 

[contender]

A guy interested in IDPA may want to sell a lowly 22 to fund a different IDPA gun.
Now, a 22/45 with wood grips will be a MKIII unless somebody did a custom job on the gripframe.

 

[Bullseye57]

these days you are probably looking at around $300 for a used one..... then again, I'd be suspisious of any one selling a used gun that they claim works as well like you want.... why would they be getting rid of it? Might be best to just go for new and break it in and tune it up yourself.

That depends, I've seen plenty of folks who've just grown frustrated with the unforgiving tear-down/reassembly process of the Ruger and just want to be rid of it for something simpler. If the price is right get it.

That being said, these are not expensive pistols and going with a new one and customizing the trigger yourself is also a good option.

R,
Bullseye

 

[SteelShooter]

Clark Custom guns in Louisiana does a nice job on these at several levels.

 

[lonewolf5347]

the long trigger pull is the reason he want to part with it

 

[OVERLOADDED]

Easy fix that long trigger pull. Rimfirecentral has a lot of good folks that know how to correct the trigger pull.
Even using a short piece from the neck of a .223 case mounted on the bushing will help take out some of the excess length of pull. Ask a question, on Rimfirecentral and it will be answered by several knowledgeable shooters. Overloadded

 

[Fox Mike]

The Army National Guard pistol team I captained used one MK I Target (my personal pistol) and the rest were MK II Government Targets. We managed to take first (2x) and second (2x) during the five years I shot with them. They are as accurate as the guy/gal holding them.