Ruger 22/45 MkIII

[F250HD]

Just bought a new 22/45 mkIII . Just wondering on any tips or hints i should look out for on the gun. or what to look out for (aside from pain to break down). My dad actually got it for me, so he can play around with it when he comes to the range with me, he wanted something easier on the hands than my 9 or .357. But im gonna be the one cleaning and maintaiining it, so any advise would be great

 

[contender]

Welcome to the world of fun known as the Ruger MK series.
Some folks just love to tinker with their guns, but that gun should be fine right out of the box.
As for disassembly/reassembly, just read the manuel a few times before you take it apart, and as you do disassemble it, pay attention to each part & how it goes. Then just follow the manuel, and it'll go back together just fine.

 

[bwraven]

The only issue I had with my new MKIII 22/45 was during reassembly. The mainspring would not go back in.

On Step 4 in the manual, this was happening to me:

Gravity should cause the hammer to return to the
cocked position if it became dislodged in step
3 (see Figure 9). If not, reach into the rear of
the receiver and push the hammer back down
flat (into the horizontal position).

Once I pushed the hammer back down flat, the mainspring went right in.

 

[F250HD]

ok cool thanks, i'll look out for that. and i read the manual last night, and the disassemble part a couple times, and watched some utube videos. I'm gonna attempt it tonight after i get home from work, so i can give it a nice cleaning so it will be ready for the weekend

 

[jaguar88xj6]

I bought one about a month ago. 5.5" bull barral,target. Took it out of the box, mounted a cheap TruGlo red dot and took it to the range. Worked perfect. Weaver mount screws loosened up though. Put some blue loctite on the screws. Next time out. no problem. Took about 10 rds to zero the red dot. Put a whole brick(525)rds through it. Very accurate at 30 yds. No problems at all. Only have cleaned the bore after shooting. Will take it down after another brick. Used to firing high power rifles and my S&W 9mm. This thing is a blast. Very happy with it.

 

[e3mrk]

The only problem I found is that the rear sight blade breaks very easy.

 

[captainjack]

I picked up a Talo exclusive slab side 41/2 bbl from Davidsons on September 1.
The finish was flawless. I was really pleased until I took it out to shoot it and experienced some very hard trigger pulls. Sometimes it would not fire at all no matter how hard the trigger was pulled. A good cleaning did nothing to eliminate this.

I called Ruger and they wanted the gun returned. They sent me a UPS shipper which made the return very easy. Ruger has the gun now and hopefully will return it soon.

As far as take down for cleaning, I found it pretty easy. Like so many things in life, you do need to follow the instructions.

I'm anxious to get it back. I think it will be a real kick to shoot it.

 

[Charon]

I just bought a MKIII 22/45 with a 4 3/4" tapered barrel and fixed sights (rear sight drift adjustable) from the Offutt AFB Exchange last month. I'd never seen that configuration before. Function was just fine. Accuracy (at least for me) seems as good as my MK II bull-barrel, but it shot about three inches low at 25 yards. A few passes with a flat file on the front sight corrected that. Perhaps because it is new, disassembly seemed more difficult, particularly getting the receiver off the grip. So far, I am pleased with it.

 

[louiethelump]

In reality, it only needs to be taken down about once a year, and you can fire thousands of rounds through it without taking it apart at all. Lock the bolt back, clean the face of the bolt, clean the face of the barrel extension, run a bore snake through the bore if you want to, put a drop of oil on the recoil spring and extractor, and you are done. This describes what is needed after about 1000 rounds...... or if you start to get slow bolt or malfunctions. About once a year you MAY need to field strip it and flush out the innards. Many go years and years and NEVER pull it apart. All I hear about is how hard it is to do something you don't really need to do that often. So many people literally "clean their 22s to death". Just shoot it. When it starts to jam from being dirty, clean it as above.

Just my two cents...........

 

[Charon]

Actually, when I brought it home I loaded a few rounds into it and function-fired it right out of the box. I then took it apart, partly because of the horror stories on this Forum about dirt/grease/metal shavings in new guns and partly just to look at it. I found nothing amiss, save that the oil in it was perhaps a little heavier than the RemOil I usually use. Other than wiping it down after I use it, it will likely see very little maintenance until (or unless) I start having problems.

 

[louiethelump]

There you go! Remoil is perfect!

Another one that works well for cleaning and lubing is Eezox.

I have owned most of the 22 auto pistols out there at some time in my life, other than the junkers, and the Rugers are more reliable than any! That includes High Standard target guns, that are superb, but have to be kept cleaner than the Rugers.

 

[Anonymous]

Just do the breakdown/ reassembly a few times, and you will get the hang of it, I can do it on any of my hunters in less than 30 seconds , simple.
Eric

 

[F250HD]

Yeah i actually did take it down, and it wasnt as bad as i thought, only thing was online videos showed 1 good whack with a mallet to get the barrel off, well, mine needed like 3 or 4 really good smacks before it came loose, but once breaking it down i did notice that the design of it really does limit whats going to get down inside the gun, so i can clearly see why a simple cleaning with just the bolt being back would do the trick.

 

[F250HD]

Now as for the weekend of shooting. wow this thing is fun, my dad had a few feed problems, but i think i got it down to the simple fact that he wasnt clicking the magazine all the way in. it may be because its new (maybe someone can agree/disagree) but in pushing in the mag it kind of half clicks into position, which will allow like 1 or 2 rounds to feed and then misfeed. but what i was doing and didnt get any misfeeds and then told him to do is to give it alittle bit more of a push once it half clicks in, hoping with use it will loosen up and click in right away instead of half clicking in. and another thing with the magazines is we kind of have to pull down on the mag while pressing the mag release to get it started to fall out, on other pistols i"ve used the mag drops freely once the button is pushed. are these things common with new ruger mkIII's? now with mag issues aside, what a great shooting gun, accurate, little recoil, and was able to shoot a couple hours without feeling guilty about how much money i was using in ammo. Very happy with the new addition to my range bag!

 

[guitarpicva]

... and another thing with the magazines is we kind of have to pull down on the mag while pressing the mag release to get it started to fall out, on other pistols i"ve used the mag drops freely once the button is pushed. are these things common with new ruger mkIII's? ...

I also noticed this with my 22/45. Sort of annoying. I find that my palm actually holds the magazine from coming down. For some reason they thought it was a good idea to marry the back of the grip to the line of the magazine. I suppose if you're 10 yrs. old your hand doesn't go that far down the frame.

I may shave mine down a bit. It's just the little plastic plate on the bottom.

 

[Rumrunner]

The magazine disconnect safety is why the mags dont fall free on the MK III's. You can replace it with a MK II bushing and they will shoot out like others do.