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Thread ID: 17257 | Posts: 16 | Started: 2005-03-11
2005-03-11 23:25 | User Profile
Are Ruger .22LR Semi-Automatic Pistols any Good?
Ruger .22LR Semi-Automatic Pistol
[url]http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=170&return=Y[/url]
2005-03-11 23:45 | User Profile
They are a beach to clean, I hear.
2005-03-12 02:17 | User Profile
I used to own one and I foolishly sold it. Yes, that are a bitch to field-strip. However, they are extremely durable, built like little rifles reallly.
2005-03-12 03:25 | User Profile
I love mine. It is my favorite gun to shoot. Most accurate handgun I've ever shot. I go "golfing" with it. Put golf balls on the ground and shoot them. They are great for introducing someone to handguns. My girlfriend loves to shoot it. The 5.5" bull barrel has no recoil.
No, they are not difficult to field strip, any idiot can do it. Putting it back together is another story though. I field stripped mine once. Never again.
I have put thousands of rounds through mine, which I bought used. Very reliable.
I have heard from several sources that the Browning Buckmark has a better trigger, but is just as difficult to re-assemble. Also it's a few ounces lighter.
2005-03-12 08:40 | User Profile
[QUOTE=CornCod]I used to own one and I foolishly sold it. Yes, that are a bitch to field-strip. However, they are extremely durable, built like little rifles reallly.[/QUOTE] It's the most accurate handgun I've ever shot. I have a rather unsteady hand and terrible depth perception, so if I can shoot a good group with any pistol, I know it's a great gun.
As for the field stripping part, it is a pain, but no worse than most semi-automatics.
2005-03-13 05:39 | User Profile
Thanks everyone,
So which model of it do you all like? What Barrel Length and type?
2005-03-13 12:35 | User Profile
Faust,
I owned a Mark II with the standard length barrel and found it to be a very accurate weapon. It isn't the easiest weapon to put back together. There is a little trick you have to employ to reset the what I call the back plate, having forgotten the proper name of the part. This is remedied by a lot of practice.
2005-03-16 06:25 | User Profile
arguably the best 22lr handgun made. i like the mark II "target model" with a 6 7/8in tapered barrel. The "government model", also with 6 7/8in barrel is nice too.
also, get yourself a good holster [url]http://www.pilkguns.com/tenp/RMK2.jpg[/url]
i love mine
2005-03-27 04:39 | User Profile
See the April 2005 American Rifleman for a test of the new .22cal. MkIII Ruger pistol.
Plusses: Enlarged ejection port, loaded chamber indicator, moved mag release to behind trigger guard (Think Colt 1911 design).
Minuses: Magazine disconnect safety - take the mag out & the dang thing won't fire. How are you supposed to "cover" a herd of attacking vermin while you are switching magazines?
2005-03-27 19:08 | User Profile
Blond Knight,
I suspect one could remove a Magazine disconnect safety if it bothers you that much with a bit of gunsmithing. I am not sure it would cause that much of a problem, but I do not think it does anything useful ether.
2005-03-27 22:15 | User Profile
[QUOTE=Faust]Are Ruger .22LR Semi-Automatic Pistols any Good?
Ruger .22LR Semi-Automatic Pistol
[url]http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=170&return=Y[/url][/QUOTE]
It is a fast shooting pistol. Easy to empty the mag in a few seconds or less. Ergonomically nice feel to it. Easy to point and shoot. No problems with mine after a couple of years of shooting.
2005-03-30 02:33 | User Profile
[img]http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/images/Products/256L.gif[/img] Ruger 22/45 pistols have offered shooters the familiar feel of a 1911 pistol with the performance and value of a Ruger rimfire pistol. Sturm, Ruger is proud to introduce a thoroughly modern family of autoloading pistols, which combines the best of both - the New Ruger 22/45 Mark III pistols. [url="http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=10109&return=Y"]http://www.ruger.com/Firearms/FAProdView?model=10109&return=Y[/url]
2005-03-30 03:57 | User Profile
After reading the PDF of the instructions for Ruger .22 Mark III pistols on their website, I will I do not like what they have done. They do not make a non-California model so all of them have that crazy built in gun lock. Most all of the other gun makers do make CA and non-CA models. If I am wrong about this do tell me.
The distributer still has a few Mark II pistols left so get a new one while can. I do not think the loaded chamber indicator will cause trouble but I am not altogether happy with the Magazine disconnect safety and plain hate the built in gun lock. Well time to hunt down used Mark II.
2005-04-09 01:55 | User Profile
Faust, just go to the next sizeable gunshow nearest you and pick up the model i have, the one with the 6 7/8in tapered target barrel. I will set you back (at most) $220. Either that or grab one from gunbroker or gunsamerica. Dont mess around with these new "PC" models. Ive yet to see them and dont care to either.
2005-06-19 02:22 | User Profile
This evening i took mine apart. disassembly was a minor pain, but re-assembly was a major headache. This was my first time tearing it down. i had to break out the manual and follow the instructions (several times) to get it right.
That said, i am becoming more and more fond of this pistol. This past weekend, i hit a large pond snake in the head from about 30yds away. i thought it was a turtle head at first, but after i smacked it with a 40gr piece of lead, it started flopping in the water and i saw that it was a snake of at least 3ft in length. That thing was fat too, as if it had been gorging on fish.
2005-06-25 22:35 | User Profile
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