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Because no degree is necessary. There are much harder guns to re assemble.
Don't let it go
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As Flatgate used to enjoy posting; "RTFM"
From the beginning,, Bill Ruger put the disassembly/reassembly instructions in the manual.
IT'S NOT HARD.
Yet,,I too have had quite a few folks bring me their MK guns to be "put back together."
RTFM!!!!!!
From the beginning,, Bill Ruger put the disassembly/reassembly instructions in the manual.
IT'S NOT HARD.
Yet,,I too have had quite a few folks bring me their MK guns to be "put back together."
RTFM!!!!!!
Putting them together is as easy as understanding gravity and alignment......;)
I have to admit I have met people who couldn't open a door without verbal instructions, each time.
On the other hand YouTube probably has videos and even the least mechanically inclined these days can search the web.
Then again, it's amazing to me they have to put push or pull on doors. There are only two options.
On the other hand YouTube probably has videos and even the least mechanically inclined these days can search the web.
Then again, it's amazing to me they have to put push or pull on doors. There are only two options.
Yeah but the left handed door knobs are pretty confusing.....
Mark II is my favorite configuration of Ruger .22 pistol. Both have Volquartsen triggers. The top is a KMK6 and the bottom is a FrankenRuger. The bottom also has upgraded sights and is probably the best field carry .22 pistol in my opinion. The FrankenRuger is a home built KMK4B but not from Lipsey's.
Not if you're left handed.
Yeah I need to practice my weak hand door knobmanship.
Richbaker
Blackhawk
*Ilhan Omar, the Somali....
Late to the party, but keep both, of course.
It may not take a degree? But you can give folks with experience on all other manner of firearms, all the videos, instruction manuals, etc. and it still takes on average five tries before they luck into reassembling a MKII correctly. Operator Friendly it is not. Still, that's about the only disappointment I've seen with MKII'S. If it wasn't for the Kimber 1911 22LR and Dan Wesson 22 LR that I own, I'd have to say they are about the best shooting 22's that average folks can purchase. JMHO YMMV.
When I got my first MKll, a slab side Competition, I must have disassembled/reassembled it 15x in a row.
The little tab has to be over the bar. Don't close the mainspring housing until you can feel that little tab caught in the right place in mainspring housing. Then locking it will close the last 3/8" or so.
It's that tiny little wiggle you have to give with the gun pointed upwards so that tab to catches into the mainspring housing that gives so many fits.
Yet, I still fail to get it the first try every time LOL
The little tab has to be over the bar. Don't close the mainspring housing until you can feel that little tab caught in the right place in mainspring housing. Then locking it will close the last 3/8" or so.
It's that tiny little wiggle you have to give with the gun pointed upwards so that tab to catches into the mainspring housing that gives so many fits.
Yet, I still fail to get it the first try every time LOL
Neon Vernon
Single-Sixer
I would hate to see a video of the faces I make while reassembling a MkII.
dadstillsurfs
Single-Sixer
My Father-in-law's reply to "who's your favorite?" Of his four kids....
"I don't like any of you"
sound about right?
deac45
Blackhawk
I here by make a motion to nominate Big John for Enabler of the Year. Can I get a second?
BINGO...like I said gravity and alignment....when I showed my Son how to do it I told him to "pretend you are fly fishing" LOL...
More you do it the easier it gets and the looser it gets...MK11s are tight the first few dozen times it seems
ammo dave
Single-Sixer
I have a MkIII that I’m happy with. I did disable the magazine safety and get a pro trigger job but other than that, it’s stock. What’s the advantage of a MkII over a III?
I heard on the news yesterday that AOC was the dem front runner for presidential nominee in the 2028 Election. Not sure what to say about that.The World War Eleven comment was actually Ilhan Omar but I can understand getting her and AOC mixed up since they're each dumber than the other one.
I have an MK III, I broke it down twice and fought my way back to it functioning.... as I recall if they, Ruger, had or would just explain that the internal hammer has to fall exactly right before putting the final parts on... and you might need a slim piece of metal to slide it into position it all would be good. My solution is to just keep spraying it will CLP until it stops working.... 5,000 or so rounds since I last took it apart and she's still running fine.
Neon Vernon
Single-Sixer
My own MkII has probably only been apart 4-5 times in the last 35 years. I bore snake it and lube after each outing.
I disassembled and cleaned my sister's a couple years ago (likely it's first time ever), it was so grungy the bolt stop quit working. It's her barnyard gun, so there is that.
I disassembled and cleaned my sister's a couple years ago (likely it's first time ever), it was so grungy the bolt stop quit working. It's her barnyard gun, so there is that.
I clean mine after shooting, but usually only take it apart when it starts to jam up more than it should.
I do understand the OP's original post, and kudo's to him for helping out a friend. You should definitely do the swap. That's great to want to do something nice.
The only time I break down my Mark II's all the way is when I install a Volquartsen sear.
Routine cleaning means pull the grips off, shoot non-chlorinated brakleen in all the crevices, work the bolt and safety a few times, nylon brush any remaining gunk, run a brush through the bore, shoot brakleen again, oil it when it dries and put the grips back on. Good for a couple more bricks of clean burning CCISV. Takes 5 minutes.
Routine cleaning means pull the grips off, shoot non-chlorinated brakleen in all the crevices, work the bolt and safety a few times, nylon brush any remaining gunk, run a brush through the bore, shoot brakleen again, oil it when it dries and put the grips back on. Good for a couple more bricks of clean burning CCISV. Takes 5 minutes.
pharmer
Single-Sixer
I have owned 5 MK II's in my lifetime, still have 2. I have owned 2 Single Sixes (one a flatgate) and I have none left. I wouldn't trade a MK II for a SS. Joe
Again, maybe I'm just a mechanical genius or lucky. I had my MK I Target only a few months and the sear spring broke. It dumped the mag. When I got home I disassembled it and found the broken spring. A call to Ruger the next morning resulted in them mailing me a replacement. So I got to see every part of the critter and in putting it back together learned their relationship to one another. So the positioning of the strut was never a mystery to me.
If you seriously have problems putting on back together after a simple field strip, perhaps you should watch the video above a few times and then disassemble and reassemble the pistol.
If you seriously have problems putting on back together after a simple field strip, perhaps you should watch the video above a few times and then disassemble and reassemble the pistol.
I just finished resurrecting a MKI Standard (before /after photos later). Among other 'problems' the bolt wouldn't cycle properly. I had that pistol apart and back together more times than I know before I had it functioning properly. It had a burr on the bolt. Lots of fine filing and stoning till I got it right. I can strip and reassemble one in the dark.
Kudos to OP for helping a friend.
I have two identical 5.5" bull barrel target mk 11s. Carried and shot them a lot long ago. Now both have Volquartsen parts and a little device to make them easier to reassemble installed. One has a hallosun (sp?) Green dot. Other has a leupold 2.5x8 scope. Haven't shot them much since.
Long ago, before youtube, i remember a gun shop owner telling me that the mk2s were easy to resssemble and to just bring it in sometime and he'd do it free for me. I took one in and ... he eventually asked if I could just leave it with him. Seemed to take forever before he said it was ready. Found out later, he gave up on it and had his gunsmith do it.
I have two identical 5.5" bull barrel target mk 11s. Carried and shot them a lot long ago. Now both have Volquartsen parts and a little device to make them easier to reassemble installed. One has a hallosun (sp?) Green dot. Other has a leupold 2.5x8 scope. Haven't shot them much since.
Long ago, before youtube, i remember a gun shop owner telling me that the mk2s were easy to resssemble and to just bring it in sometime and he'd do it free for me. I took one in and ... he eventually asked if I could just leave it with him. Seemed to take forever before he said it was ready. Found out later, he gave up on it and had his gunsmith do it.
