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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:21:19 AM EDT
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I've got a slab-side Mark II. I can take it apart and put it together, but getting the bolt to engage, well, that's where the fun comes in.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:25:04 AM EDT
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I do it by placing the lower in a box, and wearing a sheet over my head. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might as well leave some room on your "hate” list for EugeneStoner when you go it install a front pivot pin on an AR lower and shoot thedetent into low earth orbit. They make a simple little tool for that and if you aren't using the tool then you are doing it wrong. when i built ARs I did the lower in a box too. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:26:28 AM EDT
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Edited...VA-gunnut
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:28:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Might as well leave some room on your "hate” list for EugeneStoner when you go it install a front pivot pin on an AR lower and shoot thedetent into low earth orbit. work inside a clear trash bag. It'll catch it when you fuck up. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:32:12 AM EDT
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"Took about an hour to get it back together. I followed the instructions to the letter."
One of these statements is not true. Yes, Rugers are hard to put back together...but not if you follow and understand the directions. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:34:46 AM EDT
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I took apart and reassembled my new Ruger Mark III. Took about an hour to get it back together. I followed the instructions to the letter. The problem is the barrel assembly hole would not line up with the frame hole, no matter how hard I banged the upper into place. The disassembly pin required a hammer and brass punch to remove and install. Then the fooking spring collar would not center over the pin, so I needed four hands to handle that problem. Then after getting it all together, I found the gun would not cycle because the friggin hammer strut swung on top of the mainspring housing during all the hammering to get the pin back in. So I had to disassemble and do it again. It is now back together and working, but holy fooking shit! I agree send that POS to me. I'm the President of the I hate Bill Ruger and all Mark Series pistols should be thrown in the garbage can Club. Just wait till you get drunk and decide to do a trigger polish job on your 22/45. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:35:05 AM EDT
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all hate for Bill Ruger should be the 10 rd magazine myth/bullshite..
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:40:16 AM EDT
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OP=Fail=Douche Harsh!! |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:42:19 AM EDT
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I'd say Bill Ruger had nothing to do with that design...his designers did. Yes they suck get over it! BZZZZZT. Wrong. Bill Ruger actually personally designed the Mark I version. Prior to starting his own company with Alex Sturm, he was a designer for Springfield Armory (the goverment facility) and then Auto-Ordnance. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:48:39 AM EDT
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Unless you are having problems there is no reason to take an MK series down. I have had a MKI since the mid 70's and took it down exactly one time in the mid 90's, and this was to just freshen up the springs (didn't really need them, but I did it anyway). Other than that all I do is lock the bolt back, spray it out, drag a bore snake through it, wipe it down...done.
I think the biggest flaw in the design is just having that little lever exposed on the grip inviting people to open it up. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:53:00 AM EDT
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Now get the bushing to eliminate the mag disconnect and install it. i must have taken my MKIII apart and reassembled it for 2 straight hours. You need to get 3 fingers inside the gun to keep parts from falling out. I can't imagine putting them together all day. It HAS to be women doing it.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:56:18 AM EDT
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This is why they made spray brake cleaner so you don't have to take the Ruger Mark III apart.  They also make a wonderful invention that takes all the pain out of it. Just remove one bolt and the whole bolt assembly comes out for cleaning. It also improves the trigger and removes the magazine safety block. A win for all areas as far as I am concerned. ETA: Majestic Arms |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 9:58:42 AM EDT
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I'm sorry, but if you cant put a Ruger Mk I II or III back together maybe you should just get a bat.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:01:56 AM EDT
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Might as well leave some room on your "hate” list for EugeneStoner when you go it install a front pivot pin on an AR lower and shoot thedetent into low earth orbit. Strangely enough, I have never has this happen to me. I line up the pivot pin with the flat facing down, the round part pushing the detent into the hole. Once you get the pin started, simply rotate. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:05:08 AM EDT
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I do it by placing the lower in a box, and wearing a sheet over my head. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Might as well leave some room on your "hate” list for EugeneStoner when you go it install a front pivot pin on an AR lower and shoot thedetent into low earth orbit. They make a simple little tool for that and if you aren't using the tool then you are doing it wrong. I thought I was the only one who did that???
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:07:30 AM EDT
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I took apart and reassembled my new Ruger Mark III. Took about an hour to get it back together. I followed the instructions to the letter. The problem is the barrel assembly hole would not line up with the frame hole, no matter how hard I banged the upper into place. The disassembly pin required a hammer and brass punch to remove and install. Then the fooking spring collar would not center over the pin, so I needed four hands to handle that problem. Then after getting it all together, I found the gun would not cycle because the friggin hammer strut swung on top of the mainspring housing during all the hammering to get the pin back in. So I had to disassemble and do it again. It is now back together and working, but holy fooking shit! You'll get better in time. I can do it with a blindfold on now. 
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:13:01 AM EDT
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I will admit it, I don't shoot my MKII much as I just prefer my other 22s because they are so much easier to clean... Ruger single six, Walther P22, Advantage Arms 22 kits all get 100x more use them my MK II. I should practice disassembling and reassembling and actually use the Ruger MK II as it is a great gun...
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:19:59 AM EDT
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It is a right of passage for a gun owner to disassemble and reassemble a Ruger 22 pistol. Until you have mastered this simple act, you cannot truly call yourself a shooter.
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:26:24 AM EDT
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I boiled down my frustration on my MKIII to the act of pulling the trigger on the firearm at least twice during dissassembly and assembly.
Once I got that figured out, I wrote down my own instructions and left it in the gun case. It is the only gun that I had to do a writeup on because I had to reference youtube each time I cleaned it. I still think it is a great gun though. |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:28:40 AM EDT
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That speed strip kit is really nice!
http://www.midwayusa.com/product/243182/majestic-arms-32-speed-strip-kit-ruger-mark-i-ii-iii-22-45 |
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Posted: 7/25/2013 10:34:14 AM EDT
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I have an extra Ruger Mk Ii because of the reassembly "problem". A guy took it apart and when he tried to get it back together he locked it up to where the bolt wouldn't move and the gun was useless. He gave it to a friend of his who later gave it to me. I got it back apart and reassembled it right and it's now a great little pistol.
When you don't do it right, the whole thing locks up and to the uninitiated it's just a doorstop. |
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