Magnumite
Ultimate Member
When I was recently (Fall 2020) looking for a 22/45 Mk IV, I never saw a Lite model for under $500...they seemed to hover around the $525 mark.
A buddy just picket one up at $40 over MSRP. Lucky.
X-Ring supply has it but you have to transfer it to MD FFL.
https://shop.x-ringsupply.com/product.ruger-mrk-iv-lite-22lr-44-gld-10rd
The Mark IV is indeed a gem, but the price would have Bill Ruger twirling in his grave. Ruger always wanted to give consumers good prices. Now the company chases prices just as aggressively as S&W. $550 for a blued .22LR pistol is highway robbery! It's almost as expensive as its stainless .357 revolvers.Who owns/shoots one and what do you think of it? I am thinking of getting one. If I can find one. Also, what did you pay for it. Ruger website says they retail for $559. Wonder if I could find one for under $500.
Shooting legend Jeff Cooper said most people ruin their .22lr autos by over-cleaning them. The burned powder in a rimfire protects the bore and internal parts, he wrote. He recommended using a toothbrush to get rid of the grit that might gum up the works of the gun, but he cautioned against over-cleaning and said a thorough cleaning should be done only once or twice a year. Still, I don't know many who take that advice. It's like flossing. Some people can't go to sleep unless their guns are clean.
I was at the range today with my Mark IV 22/45 lite. It jammed 5 times with CCI Velocitor HP 22 LR. Very disappointing. It didn't happen with Herter's brand 22lr.
One jammed round was bent right in the middle. 4 other rounds have frayed copper at the tip (deformed tip); too unsafe to be fired again.
This is the first time I heard something like this? You mean 22lr guns are like the wok where you need "seasoning"?