Ruger .22 pistols...

[wilcam47]

For all you Ruger mark I, II, III pistol owners...this looks like something cool for easy breakdown...

http://www.eabco.com/Ruger_Mk_III_Speed_Strip.html

 

[IndispensableDestiny]

Taking my Mark III apart isn't a problem. Putting it back together is where I get hung up and have to reach for the instructions again.

 

[jmiller320]

I took my Mark one apart two times. The first time I needed a rubber mallet to put it back together. 20 years later I thought I would try it again. I almost put it in a box to take to a gun smith before I figured out how to do it.

 

[rouchna]

For all you Ruger mark I, II, III pistol owners...this looks like something cool for easy breakdown...

http://www.eabco.com/Ruger_Mk_III_Speed_Strip.html

This is great. Thanks for the link

 

[DeadIDik]

I think that kit volds the warranty.

 

[aray]

The first time I took my Ruger 22/45 apart it took me an hour to get it back together again. I think I must have gotten lucky because the second time it took two hours! Once I finally figured out the trick for my particular gun, however, I wrote a cheat sheet for myself.

(This rotate the gun up to do this, rotate it down to do that, now rotate it, ... is for the birds. And in my case it wasn't working at all for me even though I was doing it right, because the hammer was too tight and gravity wasn't letting it fall into place on one of the final steps. Now I manually manipulate its position.)

I love my 22/45 but the designers are/were a very odd lot.

 

[jeganrocks]

Anyone actually try this yet? I would be interested in your opinions.

 

[rico903]

These have been around for a long time. You can order direct from Majestic Arms. I know Continental Arms sells them and they will show you how to operate it. Majestic also makes some nice grips for Ruger pistols.

 

[El_flasko]

Anyone actually try this yet? I would be interested in your opinions.

I'm very interested as well!

 

[Mdeng]

I installed one of these kits in a friends MKII. He was tired of bringing the gun to me for reassembly.

The kit works well but can be tricky to install. The instalation is no different than the factory reassembly.

 

[Bwhite]

Wow I didnt know these were such a pain to field strip, I am about to pick one up.

 

[wilcam47]

Wow I didnt know these were such a pain to field strip, I am about to pick one up.

They can be a pain...but they are nice little pistols! This is about the best video for re-assembly

 

[4g64loser]

After my first screwup, I needed a punch and a hammer to fix my mistake. Once I messed it up, though, I made it a point to never do that again. Several years into ownership of two mark IIs and a dozen or so takedowns of each, no problems. They are far and away my favorite 22 pistol of all time. Great suppressor hosts (why I have to clean them so much).

 

[damifinowfish]

You tube make it very simple to put the gun back together.

I have a love hate relationship with my 22/45

Love the gun

Hate the cleaning of it

 

[jimbobborg]

Ha, this was my first "bag o' gun" I ever brought to a smith to put back together. I had them install that kit, but the scope mount covers the top of the pistol, so it's kind of moot. A little action cleaner, a bore snake, and some CLP and grease and she's clean again, so I don't bother.

 

[Mooseman]

That looks great. I am going to have to pick up a few of these kits. Thanks for the heads up.

 

[wilcam47]

That looks great. I am going to have to pick up a few of these kits. Thanks for the heads up.

you do have to know how to take it apart and reassemble it to install it lol

 

[Jackson923]

Interesting kit, dis-assembly is easy, I can never get the dang bolt locking arm set right with the spring to reassemble. Waiting for someone to get one to review it and see if it's worth it. Thanks for posting this.
George

 

[aray]

They can be a pain...but they are nice little pistols! This is about the best video for re-assembly

I agree this is a great video & I saw it before trying to clean mine. The take down part is spot on but in my case it does not work for reassembly. He rotates the gun for a reason but as stated for me gravity would not allow the hammer to rotate into position properly since mine is too tight. Instead I have to rotate twice in opposite directions (like the manual says to do it) plus in addition manually manipulate the hammer into position. It all depends on how tight your gun is.

But still, this is a great video and the easiest to follow on the internet that I've seen, for those who have a gun for which his guidance will work.

 

[mcbruzdzinski]

I installed one of these kits in a friends MKII. He was tired of bringing the gun to me for reassembly.

The kit works well but can be tricky to install. The instalation is no different than the factory reassembly.

I have one on my MARK II. It came in handy at a bullseye clinic when I had to do a quick cleaning of the chamber.

Like mdeng stated, it is a bit tricky to install, but once it is in place, you can do a pretty good job of cleaning without the headsache of getting the mainspring housing back in.

I would still suggest performing a full cleaning (i.e. complete disassembly) at intervals you feel comfortable with. I know many of my students have installed them to make life easier.

I bought mine directly from Majestic a few years ago at an NRA show. I am nort a gunsmith but found it easy to install following the directions.