MRK I

[Bob Kerstetter]

I have a MRK I 6 1/2 " Target Pistol that I received from my wife back in 1976. Use to shoot it a few times a year until the middle 80's

Sometime during this period, the rear sight broke. The adjusting screw stripped, and the blade fell off and was lost.

Aug of this year, I cleaned up the MRK I and took it to the range and could do just ok in hitting the target. Took the gun to a gunsmith and he ordered a new rear sight. After months, 3 weeks ago, I called Ruger and got the part myself (32 dollars). Did a few searchers on the Web and found some pictures on how to replace.

Replaced last week and went to an indoor range last Friday. What a JOY to shoot. Had a lot of fun.

Question I have is why do grown men have such fun firing a pistol and a paper target?

All I know, is I can hardly wait until I can go to a range again.

Bob

 

[rugerguy]

Bob, sounds like thats the way its "supposed" to be, in fact we can and do shoot most ALL calibers over the years, and still find the .22 to be the MOST fun, and enjoyable, as well as 'affordable' these days...( buy ammo for a 50 Barrett some time,or a 460 or 500 S&W.....yikes, scary............ :shock:

Glad you got the sight issue alll fixed up and good to go........now 'enjoy'

 

[contender]

Welcome to the Forum.
Yep,, it's a known fact that more 22 LR ammo is fired than any other caliber every year. Why? Fun,, low recoil, inexpensive, and you can shoot a lot w/o wearing yourself out. Yes,, grown men do enjoy it a lot. I'll gladly admit to it!

 

[polseszczyk]

I'll gladly admit to it also!

Samuel

 

[Baldy]

Don't know about you but for a old man like me it took me back to my youth a little. I had never shot a pistol through a scope and in just 6 months I have two mounted on my MK's. I am having a ball shooting targets and steel.

The .22's are a lot of fun and enjoyment for this old man. I started with .22's and I may end with .22's. :lol:

 

[polseszczyk]

Baldy, me too! :mrgreen:

 

[utahusker]

Baldy summed it up perfectly!

 

[Peter M. Eick]

A 22 like the Mk1 lets you focus on the critical things that get missed with other centerfires. Simple things like follow through, calling your shots, watching the sights rise during recoil. Those little things are what help make great shooters.

I know I was out with my mk1 yesterday and put 300 rnds down it. I normally take one 22 along on every trip to let me work on the basics.

 

[No CCW in Illinois]

I bring my 22 every time I go the the range. I shoot the big guns for 50 - 100 shots, then switch to the 22. With the 22 I can concentrate of basic technique, sight alignment, trigger squeeze. I shoot more 22 amo than all my other calibers combined.

 

[Tommy Kelly]

I have said this forever. A man should buy the best 22 he can afford and shoot it often. Most people want to put big money in a deer rifle that is used on average 20 days a year. They don't mind paying $700.00 plus for a rifle and $600.00 to $2000.00 for a good scope for deer hunting those 20 days. But when they go to buy a 22 rifle they will get a $100.00 gun and a $30.00 scope. The 22 is useable everyday year round and ammo is only a couple of dollars a box so a day of shooting doesn't break the bank or call for hours sitting at a reloading bench. I have a anschutz match rifle a cz 452 with a leupold scope a 10-22 with a nice scope and a marlin bolt action with a nice scope for rifles a couple of single sixes and a mk III for my handguns. The 22's are probably shot 50 to one compared to bigger guns. I can think of no better way to spend a day than sitting and shooting a good 22 at random targets. A chinaberry tree on a ditch bank is a fun day with a bunch of ammo