New Mark IV Stainless

[RickBK]

Picked up my Mark IV Stainless model from the local FFL gun shop. Purchased it from Buds Guns on Monday and it arrived this afternoon.
Fit and Finish is excellent, nice plastic case , and manual ect. Pulled a couple of patches thru it with my patch worm, just a little fouling could be from function test
or lube. Measured trigger pull with my Lyman digital trigger scale, average 5.03 pounds after 5 pulls. Used snap caps of course ! Plan on using it for NRA Bullseye competition at local club. Nothing serious, just for fun, competing against myself. I know the trigger pull is a quite high for precision pistol shooting, but I will not even consider any kind of upgrades until I put a least 3-4 hundred rounds thru it and of course see if I will enjoy Bullseye Competition. Will be at the range tomorrow testing it out. I'll post on how I make out.

Rick

 

[arcticruger]

Congrats on the Mark IV! Which model did you get?

And welcome to the board!

 

[RickBK]

Congrats on the Mark IV! Which model did you get?

And welcome to the board! View attachment 20753

I got the all Stainless Mark IV Target 5.5 Bull Barrel & Frame Model 40103

 

[arcticruger]

I got the all Stainless Mark IV Target 5.5 Bull Barrel & Frame Model 40103

Nice!! Good little shooter. I have one of those as well.

 

[RickBK]

Nice!! Good little shooter. I have one of those as well.

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Really Nice !!!! Have you upgraded the trigger ????

 

[arcticruger]

Really Nice !!!! Have you upgraded the trigger ????

I have not. The only thing I've done is add the Holo sight.

 

[RickBK]

I have not. The only thing I've done is add the Holo sight.

Getting a Red Dot would be what I do next. I used to shoot Double Action Revolvers in IDPA I could live with the trigger pull on the Mark IV for now.

 

[Captain America]

I agree completely with doing nothing until you put rounds through it…congrats on the new gun!

 

[RickBK]

I agree completely with doing nothing until you put rounds through it…congrats on the new gun!

Thanks !!!! Had all intentions of shooting it today but Mother Nature rained on my parade !
Tomorrow !!!!!

 

[Johnnu2]

I installed a Volquartsen trigger kit in my MkIV 22/45 Lite..... Only way to describe it: Like I died and went to Heaven (and shoot all day).

Every guy who has tried my gun at the range has immediately bought the Volquartsen kit.

Trigger and Action Parts for Ruger MKII, MKIII and 22/45 | Volquartsen Firearms

volquartsen.com

J.

 

[contender]

Welcome to the Forum,, AND congrats on getting a great gun.

I too agree that you need to shoot it a bunch before "tinkering" on anything.

 

[Mobuck]

The last new 22/45 I bought had a gnarly trigger pull and some accuracy issues. After considerable frustration, the accuracy improved but the trigger did not. A VQ kit changed that and it's a 'bragging' shooter now. Doesn't hurt anything to try it for a while with the OEM parts, though.