Ruger Mark II reassemble

[rseymorejr]

Cursing at uncooperative objects always helps

It usually makes me feel better

 

[Bountied]

FINALLY FINALLY

that little dangly thing off the hammer, what a bitch

Now working. Will return to neighbor and will never touch one

Thanks for all ur patience & words of encouragement

Make sure to tell him how easy it was so you look like a pro!

 

[platoonDaddy]

Make sure to tell him how easy it was so you look like a pro!

Walked it over to their house, smiled and said it was dissembled thoroughly cleaned, reassembled & all function test aokay. Don’t call me, I will call u.

 

[Doctor_M]

I remember one youtube video that was helpful where the narrator used highly technical terms like "the dongle" and "the cheese"... despite this, it was a useful video.

 

[wilcam47]

Late to the show but...

 

[platoonDaddy]

Late to the show but...

I won’t call the video BS. BUT based on the issues on disassemble/reassembly, I don’t believe it.

Thank you for posting.

 

[Threeband]

The first time I took mine apart, I swore that if I ever got it back together, I would never do that again.... I just spray the crap out of it with gun scrubber and get at all the parts I can with cotton swabs. This has worked for a dozen years.

I disassembled mine once, in 1986.

Never again.

 

[wilcam47]

I won’t call the video BS. BUT based on the issues on disassemble/reassembly, I don’t believe it.

Thank you for posting.

Ok

 

[rambling_one]

You and everyone else. Lol. There is a retro kit I believe that takes the struggle out of it. I haven't bought it yet. I have it bookmarked in my computer at home though.

I bought the kit. It works.

 

[Mdeng]

I clean my MKII and MKIII regularly. Every now and then they will fight me on reassembly. I just have to remember to hold my tongue right.

I was once the range master for a gun club. I will never forget a member coming to the indoor range seemingly distraught. "Bob, what's wrong? I took my Ruger apart and must have broken it because it won't go back together." He held out a bag of parts, the barreled receiver and grip frame. I laid everything out on the bench and put it together on the first try. This poor guy looked at me like I had 3 heads. He had been fighting it all night and most of the next day. He didn't want to miss the league match that night. From then on he cleaned it after the match and had me put it together before leaving.

I miss that old man, he passed away a year or so later. I still have that gun. I purchased it and a few others from his estate.

 

[gwchem]

The hardest part is making sure that little dongle is in the right place.

It helps if you hold the gun pointed up while you insert the guts.

 

[gorgeman]

yes you tube it bourban helps lol

 

[etc1006]

MkII was my dads first handgun in the late 80's/early 90's after my folks split up. I inherited it when he passed. I remember him cussing a few times over the years doing this. IIRC he also did Dawson Precision fiber optic sights on it too. He loved that bugger for cheap plinking fun. We used to goto Best & Co in Pasadena and buy bricks of ammo for it for $20.... Lord only knows how many rounds he put through it. He actually had it sent back to Ruger a couple months before he suddenly passed because the barrel wouldn't tighten up totally. I've taken it a few times on my trips to the range.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

Late to the show but...

The biggest thing is the stupid dongle thing and the position of the trigger. Once you get that down its smooth sailing.

 

[wilcam47]

The biggest thing is the stupid dongle thing and the position of the trigger. Once you get that down its smooth sailing.

Yup, pretty easy after that. That video is pretty good in my opinion

 

[smokey]

The hardest part is making sure that little dongle is in the right place.

It helps if you hold the gun pointed up while you insert the guts.

dingdingding