Ruger Standard / Mark I 22 Pistol Problem

[sierrashooter]

I have the Ruger Standard 22. I purchased it a few years ago and have really enjoyed shooting it with my daughters. I have discovered an issue or at least I think it is an issue.

If you pull the trigger after the last round has been ejected, it is sometimes very difficult to pull the bolt back. It also becomes impossible to put the safety on. You can push the safety up but it hangs halfway between fire and safe. You can usually pull the bolt back aprox 1/2 inch before it gets really tight.

Is this caused by the bolt having to pull the hammer back. Is this normal? Any suggestions?

thanks

 

[JD2]

It's normal. When you pull the trigger on an empty chamber, you drop the hammer, and then pulling back on the bolt you have to overcome the recoil spring AND re-cock the hammer so it feels much heavier..

Also, the safety can't be applied unless the hammer is in the cocked position, so once you drop the hammer on an empty chamber, you can't apply the safety....

 

[Highstandardguy]

Welcome to the forum sierrashooter. You'll find a lot of good Ruger info here.

 

[Bullseye57]

Not being able to set the thumb safety on a early Standard model or a Mark I with the hammer down, is a safety feature of that model. Later models allow the safety to be engaged with the hammer in either position.

R,
Bullseye

 

[sierrashooter]

Thanks for the help. It is great to know what I am experiencing is normal.

We have enjoyed shooting this gun. It has been a great introduction to the world of pistols for my daughters. Putting it back together correctly after the first cleaning was a bit of a frustration but I think we have that master now also.

 

[RedlegM109A1]

Thanks for the help. It is great to know what I am experiencing is normal.

We have enjoyed shooting this gun. It has been a great introduction to the world of pistols for my daughters. Putting it back together correctly after the first cleaning was a bit of a frustration but I think we have that master now also.

Putting one of these superb pistols back together the first time or two is always a bit of a challenge. Once you get the hang of it you will discover that these pistols are actually a breeze to clean and reassemble. But the first few times are not.

 

[m657]

"Putting one of these superb pistols back together the first time or two is always a bit of a challenge. Once you get the hang of it you will discover that these pistols are actually a breeze to clean and reassemble. But the first few times are not."

I've tried & failed despite having one for many years. Maybe this summer I'll make another effort to learn the tricks.

 

[sierrashooter]

I've tried & failed despite having one for many years. Maybe this summer I'll make another effort to learn the tricks.

I knew this gun was a bit tricky to put back together. Before I took it apart, I watched a few videos and read a few articles on take down and reassembly. It looked pretty straight forward so I went for it. Well, it was a frustrating evening. I was probably okay, but I couldn't understand why I couldn't get the safety engaged or why the bolt was so difficult to pull back. Now I know.

I did find a useful and humorous post that really helped. It has good pictures with explanations. It is titled "Reassembling the Ruger Standard. Or "Help! I Field-Stripped My Ruger .22 Pistol, and Now My Wife is Pointing At Me and Laughing!"

http://stfuretard.blogspot.com/2009/06/reassembling-ruger-standard.html

 

[Bullseye57]

On my web help pages, http://www.guntalk-online.com/service.html , I mainly addressed just the Mark III models for assembly/disassembly. Now I'm considering adding help pages for Mark II's and Mark I's as I am seeing many folks having difficulty with maintenance on these models too. YouTube has some good videos but sometimes having detailed still photos one can access and examine while they have their fingers in the guts of these pistols can be extremely helpful.

R,
Bullseye