Mark iii 22/45

[watson]

I ran across what I think Is a good deal on this little .22, but don't really know if its actually something I need. Anybody have one and are you glad you do, or is it money better spent somewhere else?

 

[huffranger]

One of my fav pistolas.... after i got it back from Madmacs with all the upgrades....

 

[guywhofishes]

Hated mine in the 90s. Jammed all the time. For what that's worth.

 

[Finaddict]

Bought one for my son. The nicest thing about this pistol is that it feels and handles like a .45. Can shoot it and practice the function of a 1911 without the cost of shooting .45 ammo. Guy,did you try a variety of .22 ammo? I had problems with Remington golden hollow points functioning in a small .22 auto and switched to CCI and it worked flawlessly.

 

[Jigaman]

Buy it. Great gun. Also, do yourself a favor and buy the "McFadden Ultimate Clip loader". I can load mags as fast as I can empty them. This also works on the Browning Buckmark mags as well. I have both guns and love them both.

http://www.mcfaden.com/McFadden-Machine-Ultimate-cliploader-s/1827.htm

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I have shot all kinds of ammo from CCI to the cheap shit and it runs great. The ruger is a pain in the ass to take down and clean though.

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[jokostel]

I've had several. Gotten rid of all of them.
I bought a Browning Buckmark and haven't looked back.
The Mark IVs are interesting, from a cleaning aspect... that's about all they have going for them.

 

[SDMF]

It's really too bad that S&W quit the 422/622/2206.

I've always shied away from the Ruger Mk I, II, III because they're such a pain to strip/clean.

 

[guywhofishes]

It's really too bad that S&W quit the 422/622/2206.

I've always shied away from the Ruger Mk I, II, III because they're such a pain to strip/clean.

ha ha ha - that may have contributed to my problem?

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Bought one for my son. The nicest thing about this pistol is that it feels and handles like a .45. Can shoot it and practice the function of a 1911 without the cost of shooting .45 ammo. Guy,did you try a variety of .22 ammo? I had problems with Remington golden hollow points functioning in a small .22 auto and switched to CCI and it worked flawlessly.

I don't recall - but I tend to ditch or ignore any weapon that is "fussy" with regard to function. Especially 22s or shotguns where all manner of rounds are squirreled away and end up being available to shoot on any given occasion. I just want the silly thing to go pew pew pew. Even if it's crap I found in the glove compartment of my 40 yr old truck.

 

[Kickemup]

I have one fun little gun to shoot I have had it jam a few times but only does so with one of the mags works great with the other one. I like to carry it when mowing the lawn. It's fun shooting gophers they are clueless when u have the mower going.

 

[huffranger]

I was intimidated about the stripping cleaning, but now that I've done it a couple times its easy.

Vids on youtube make the process easy.

Guywhospistolwontshoot Check out Rimfire central for tuning tricks, you can't expect mass production to produce 100% reliable running pistols for the price they retail for.

This guy made my light ROCK.....

http://www.maddmacsprecisiontactical.com/ruger-2245-lite-services.html

 

[Sum1]

Everything that was wrong with the Mark I II and IIIs they solved with the IV. Had a Mark III sold it as soon as I heard about the IV and picked one up. The Ruger Mark pistols are built like tanks, accurate as all hell and should last many generation if taken care of. The mark iii that I had was a Jam-o-matic. Some do require a breaking in process and some don't. Not sure why that is. When I first got my mark iii I couldn't make it through a mag without it jamming. When I sold it a year later it ran like a top. The more I shot it the better it ran. The ole man bought a 22/45 and it ran flawlessly from the get go. I don't even think he has cleaned it yet. The reassembly of the Mark pistols can be a pain until you get the hang of it. When I got to that point I felt like a real gun guru.

The Mark IV has also shot like a dream from the start.

Id recommend a Mark series or the 22/45 to anyone that doesn mind a little firearm maintenance once in a while. They are awsome guns. If your someone that doesn't like cleaning your firearms all that often id stay away from them.

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For the record Im not a big fan of Rugers but thier .22s kick ass.

 

[Jigaman]

FWIW, I find I need to clean my browning buckmark twice as much as Mark III