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Originally Posted By BillythePoet: It's still amazing that the actual firearm component of Ruger MK pistols is practically disposable, but the grips are hens teeth, lol. Magpul could make a mint with polymer lowers. View Quote The MK4 takedown is patented. Something like the Tandemkross Kraken is the closest aftermarket option. |
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Originally Posted By Outrider: The MK4 takedown is patented. Something like the Tandemkross Kraken is the closest aftermarket option. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Outrider: Originally Posted By BillythePoet: It's still amazing that the actual firearm component of Ruger MK pistols is practically disposable, but the grips are hens teeth, lol. Magpul could make a mint with polymer lowers. The MK4 takedown is patented. Something like the Tandemkross Kraken is the closest aftermarket option. I need a Mk III frame so I can dual-wield my TACSOL and eventually chopped factory upper |
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3-D print a lower? I have a Mk 2 that needs a pistol grip, I should investigate.
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By Outrider: The MK4 takedown is patented. Something like the Tandemkross Kraken is the closest aftermarket option. View Quote I didn't know this existed. Originally Posted By BullpupFan: To be fair, the "lower" is also where all the expensive parts are, so it's not shocking they're $$$ but year, seem a bit much!!!! View Quote Yeah, but if you're already installing grips and VQ trigger, why not buy a stripped lower? |
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"Everything popular is wrong."
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Originally Posted By Rockyriver: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ac216/Rockyriver1234/IMG_6852.JPG" target="_blank">https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ac216/Rockyriver1234/IMG_6852.JPG View Quote That doesn't look like a rimfire pistol. |
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Death to quislings.
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Originally Posted By Rockyriver: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ac216/Rockyriver1234/IMG_6852.JPG" target="_blank">https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ac216/Rockyriver1234/IMG_6852.JPG View Quote Glock model .5 |
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“Tomorrow is promised to no man”
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Originally Posted By backbencher: That doesn't look like a View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By Rockyriver: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ac216/Rockyriver1234/IMG_6852.JPG" target="_blank">https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ac216/Rockyriver1234/IMG_6852.JPG That doesn't look like a FIFY Finest Photochop around |
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Originally Posted By aksahsalahs: MKIV Snubby I'm messing around with. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/101965/snubby_jpg-2808077.JPG View Quote I have got to know what those grips are, they look amazing. |
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Originally Posted By StraightMiataMan: I have got to know what those grips are, they look amazing. View Quote It’s the Enhanced Systems sidewinder grip module. It can accept the FAB Cobra stock for Glock pistols, making it an SBR. It’s actually pretty comfortable from a grip stand point, now to decide if I actually want to SBR a MKIV upper 😂 |
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Originally Posted By aksahsalahs: It’s the Enhanced Systems sidewinder grip module. It can accept the FAB Cobra stock for Glock pistols, making it an SBR. It’s actually pretty comfortable from a grip stand point, now to decide if I actually want to SBR a MKIV upper 😂 View Quote I'm not interested in SBR'ing mine, they just look really comfortable. Thanks! |
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Where is everyone getting their barrels shortened for the Ruger pistols?
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Originally Posted By FMRMARINE41: Where is everyone getting their barrels shortened for the Ruger pistols? View Quote I emailed Morgan at https://class3machining.com/ in early March and he replied with: Can cut, crown and thread it for 90 if just upper is sent. Then just include a prepaid return label, most of my customers use pirateship.com 5-7 business day turnaround I think I need to get my butt in gear and mail him my OEM upper for a chop. |
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Originally Posted By FMRMARINE41: Where is everyone getting their barrels shortened for the Ruger pistols? View Quote He's not doing them right now but I had mine done by D.Wilson. No experience with them, but MK3 Firearms work looks good. |
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Is there a reason why D. Wison and a lot of others stopped doing it?
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Pretty sure D.Wilson stopped due to the time involved in machine setup and work.
The barrel to receiver tolerances are pretty loosey-goosey which makes it more difficult to thread the barrel when it’s not square/true to the receiver. He posted a video on the run out once, it was pretty wild. Edit: video is back on page 6. |
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Originally Posted By FMRMARINE41: Is there a reason why D. Wison and a lot of others stopped doing it? View Quote Money. Same reason Morgan from class three stopped doing anything other than threading. Anyone who is good has more work than they know what to do with so they focus on higher profit stuff usually. I think it was D Wilson who did the one I want by machining the barrel stub so the can directly threaded onto it(might have been someone else). Really clean setup and gave you the max barrel length without adding OAL. |
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BikerNut:
Normal people like motorcycles. Real people like motorcycles. People who don't like motorcycles are just... weird. |
Does anyone know how often Volquartsen releases their 3.5” MkIV uppers? I missed the one that popped up in the EE
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Here's a video showing how sloppy these things are (for some reason I can't imbed a youtube short)
https://youtube.com/shorts/ovkxwRvcnv4?feature=share |
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Originally Posted By unclemoak: Here's a video showing how sloppy these things are (for some reason I can't imbed a youtube short) https://youtube.com/shorts/ovkxwRvcnv4?feature=share View Quote @unclemoak Video is set to private when I click the link. Sent you a PM |
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Originally Posted By unclemoak: Two reasons really. The first is because they are somewhat challenging and time consuming to do correctly. When you cut them really short like 2.1" or so, you have to hold the receiver in the chuck. Since the barrels never seem to be threaded into the receiver straight, you have to be able to correct for axial and radial runout when you indicate them in. I have a pretty specialized ($4-5K) lathe chuck to be able to do them. The second and bigger reason is the customers. You would not believe the petty crap that people whine about with these Ruger's. It's literally the biggest PSO pot metal mass produced .22 LR pistol. It's a piece of shit, but people think they are buying a damn Holland and Holland with their grandma's last dollar. It's a short .22 that you can expect soda can accuracy at 10 yards. https://i.imgur.com/3TDmfof.jpg View Quote |
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"...I think I speak for all of us when I say that Obama and everyone who voted for him can fornicate themselves with an iron stick. "
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Originally Posted By unclemoak: Video set to public now. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By unclemoak: Originally Posted By towerofpower94: @unclemoak Video is set to private when I click the link. Sent you a PM Video set to public now. Wow...I'm not a machinist, but those little needles bouncing all over leads me to believe these things are pretty far from "straight and true" from the factory |
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Originally Posted By unclemoak: Two reasons really. The first is because they are somewhat challenging and time consuming to do correctly. When you cut them really short like 2.1" or so, you have to hold the receiver in the chuck. Since the barrels never seem to be threaded into the receiver straight, you have to be able to correct for axial and radial runout when you indicate them in. I have a pretty specialized ($4-5K) lathe chuck to be able to do them. The second and bigger reason is the customers. You would not believe the petty crap that people whine about with these Ruger's. It's literally the biggest PSO pot metal mass produced .22 LR pistol. It's a piece of shit, but people think they are buying a damn Holland and Holland with their grandma's last dollar. It's a short .22 that you can expect soda can accuracy at 10 yards. https://i.imgur.com/3TDmfof.jpg View Quote @unclemoak How do I get one of those POS uppers?! |
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Originally Posted By unclemoak: Here's a video showing how sloppy these things are (for some reason I can't imbed a youtube short) https://youtube.com/shorts/ovkxwRvcnv4?feature=share View Quote Axial and radial runout on a Ruger MKIV |
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Death to quislings.
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I keep putting this project on the back burner. Time to find someone who will cut and thread one short for me.
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"Whisky for the gentlemen that like it. And for the gentlemen that don't like it - Whisky!" -Alec Guinness as MAJ (acting Colonel) Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. "Tunes of Glory"
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Originally Posted By Bklyn_Irish: I keep putting this project on the back burner. Time to find someone who will cut and thread one short for me. View Quote D.Wilson is up an running them again. |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Plumber576: Originally Posted By Bklyn_Irish: I keep putting this project on the back burner. Time to find someone who will cut and thread one short for me. D.Wilson is up an running them again. Outstanding! |
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"Whisky for the gentlemen that like it. And for the gentlemen that don't like it - Whisky!" -Alec Guinness as MAJ (acting Colonel) Jock Sinclair, D.S.O., M.M. "Tunes of Glory"
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Originally Posted By Bklyn_Irish: Originally Posted By Plumber576: Originally Posted By Bklyn_Irish: I keep putting this project on the back burner. Time to find someone who will cut and thread one short for me. D.Wilson is up an running them again. Outstanding! Might be time for me to send my factory MK III upper in. ETA: order placed. Now to box up the OEM upper and get it to Mr. Wilson. Figure my TAC SOL threaded upper will hit the EE once I have the little guy in hand. |
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View Quote This is great news. Man is a wizard with these. |
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"...I think I speak for all of us when I say that Obama and everyone who voted for him can fornicate themselves with an iron stick. "
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Dang it, mine is tapered I gotta find another upper.
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I'm no holster sniffer but if someone burned down the town garage and threw canned corn at the snow plow guys I'd drop off a case of beer at the DPW. ~Aimless
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Originally Posted By Norinco982lover: Dang it, mine is tapered I gotta find another upper. View Quote MKIV? https://volquartsen.com/inventory_configurations/4954?clearance=1 |
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Originally Posted By Outrider: MKIV? https://volquartsen.com/inventory_configurations/4954?clearance=1 View Quote I have a mk2 and a mk3 unfortunately |
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I'm no holster sniffer but if someone burned down the town garage and threw canned corn at the snow plow guys I'd drop off a case of beer at the DPW. ~Aimless
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On going to war over religion: "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." - Richard Jeni
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Originally Posted By ScottS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEPSae6nr_8 AAC Element II. Fed Bulk Pak 36gr Don't tell my wife. She's in the family room, and what she doesn't know/can't hear, can't hurt me. View Quote I love my Element II. It spends most of its time on a Subcal smg kit. |
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Originally Posted By unclemoak: It greatly depends on what ammo is used. https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/unclemoak/Photo%20Mar%2011%2012%2016%2001%20PM.jpg Standard bulk pack yields about https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/unclemoak/Photo%20Mar%2011%2012%2003%2001%20PM.jpg Aguila Super Colibri's yields about https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/unclemoak/Photo%20Mar%2011%2012%2015%2053%20PM.jpg As for moving the front sight, the standard front sight can be cut down in height, shortened front to back, and moved back to the scope mount hole on the receiver. https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/unclemoak/Photo%20Mar%2011%2010%2051%2059%20AM.jpg This one still needs a little trimming to the front to be flush with the front of the receiver. https://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e398/unclemoak/Photo%20Mar%2011%2010%2051%2056%20AM.jpg View Quote I could only wish I had the scope mount holes that come with the newer guns. This was a bolt on solution using the dovetail groove, with a Riton RDS: I traded a Taurus for it and had Gem-Tech thread it a long time ago. |
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I dropped $40 otd on a 5.5 from wirthwein and a friend cut,thread and crowned at 3inch. love it.
so quiet |
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"Everything popular is wrong."
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"...I think I speak for all of us when I say that Obama and everyone who voted for him can fornicate themselves with an iron stick. "
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Well, I sent my OEM Mk III upper to D Wilson to have cut down, but USPS somehow did this, so I’m not sure what my next steps will be.
Attached File Currently have a claim in for $350 replacement cost. |
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