New Ruger Mark III 22/45 FTF / FTE

[Anonymous]

Just bought my 1st Mark III (had Ruger revolver 30+ years), and it has FTF2 & FTE issues. FTF2 = fail to feed AND fail to fire! :shock: 6 or 7 rounds out of 200, i retrieved two & took to the pro shop. The gunsmith said the firing pin strikes were ideal for rimfire; try different ammo. I took Winchesters next time, and one (out of 200) fail to fire again! Also have feed/extract problems, though no more than my 10/22 Ruger rifle. In 30 years, my revolver never failed once. Is this just a semi-auto thing?? I bought Federal for next time out.

 

[jaguar88xj6]

Not unususual to get a few dud rounds now and then. I don't quite understand your problem. If it doesn't fire it is not going to eject. If it doesn't eject it is not going to feed another round. Is it jaming up after firing and not feeding? Please explain some more.

 

[cfrock]

Well I just shot my 22/45 for the first time yesterday, putting 150 rds through it. I'm fairly irritated with mine as well but for different reasons.

I did have a few FTF and FTE probably 8-10. I'm ok with that though as its brand new. What bothers me severely is the particular build on my example. I watched a couple of teardown vids on you tube before trying and was confident what needed to be done. I was able to open and remove the bolt pin and bolt no problem, even reassemble those parts and get it working again. After getting it all put back together, I decided to break it down again a bit further to loosen it up and remove the barrel this time. Thats my issue, I can not get the barrel fitted properly to the frame. I can get it started on the front tab but need about 2mm more to get the holes for the bolt pin to line up. No amount of pounding and pressing will help! I tried yesterday for about 1.5 hrs and managed to mar the finish and very slightly dent the 2 metal tabs that extend above and below the bolt. I'm not an engineer or mechanic but am fairly handy and it appears the milled hollow that the plastic frame tab slides into needs to be milled a bit more to thin and allow the tab to enter and seat correctly. I set the gun down after last nights frustrations and have not tried again this morning (spending time watching kids today).

Its ironic that I'm complaining about a tight fitting gun , I know! However it really should not be that tight an assembly that can not be put back together. I'm thinking perhaps I should have bought a BuckMark instead.

 

[Hazama Yakiba]

Use Aquila SUPERMAXIMUM HyperVelocity ammo (after cleaning your new gun of factory gunk).

Them thar Mexi-Kah-Knees down South-of-the-Border at Aquila, know how to make them bullets go bang everytime.

Besides, Aquilas's 30gr bullets traveling at nearly 1,800fps ain't shabby !

Only downside is that the smokey discharge smells like Burro Farts (or so I've been told cause I never stand behind no Donkey with stomach gas) !!!

Haz ps. seems to me you've never watched a few YouTube Videos for disassembly-reassembly of the more-than-fabulous MarkIII, since no excessive force is neccessary to get that pin you mentioned, to seat properly.

 

[cfrock]

Use Aquila SUPERMAXIMUM HyperVelocity ammo (after cleaning your new gun of factory gunk).

Them thar Mexi-Kah-Knees down South-of-the-Border at Aquila, know how to make them bullets go bang everytime.

Besides, Aquilas's 30gr bullets traveling at nearly 1,800fps ain't shabby !

Only downside is that the smokey discharge smells like Burro Farts (or so I've been told cause I never stand behind no Donkey with stomach gas) !!!

Haz ps. seems to me you've never watched a few YouTube Videos for disassembly-reassembly of the more-than-fabulous MarkIII, since no excessive force is neccessary to get that pin you mentioned, to seat properly.

I'm in South FL too.
Its not the pin I have the issue with.. its the square tab in front of the trigger guard that keeps the barrel & frame together.

 

[Anonymous]

Thx to all for replies.

Jaguar: The fail to fire is separate from feed/extract. The firing pins strikes (very well when examined by gunsmith), but no "bang." I've shot literally thousands of .22 rnds, but never had a true dud until now. The fail to feed/extract is either: A). fails to pick up a round from the magazine or B) a stovepipe-type spent shell in the action. Both magazines have to be forced into the frame to seat, even with action open.

Cfrock: I had the same experience 1st time refitting the barrel to stock. It appeared more horizontal movement was needed, but mine went back together by starting the bolt pin, followed by tapping it in with a rubber mallet. It aligned itself with a few taps.

 

[jaguar88xj6]

I would start by braking it all down and checking for binding parts. Next I would call Ruger. Their service dept. is great. Sorry, there is no way to tell without looking at it.

 

[Tfuno]

I had same prob. I removed the LCI and no failures of any kind. Easy to remove the LCI. Just remove the barrel and use a magnet to pull the pin. The LCI sits against the loaded round and causes major extraction problems. Since it can not extract properly it prohibits the feed of the fresh round.

I hope this helps.