New Ruger Mk IV .22

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Re: New Ruger Mk IV .22

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SoupOrMan wrote:But will it fire Remington ammo without a hitch?
Well, an easy test for that is see if it will turn water into Hoppe's. If it can perform one miracle, it may be able to perform another. :mrgreen:
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Re: New Ruger Mk IV .22

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Gunnuts wrote:
SoupOrMan wrote:My dad had a 100-pack of Remington from the 1980s that ran great, but I used it up. The replacement Golden Bullets... not so golden.
Just look at it as a few free failure drills included free in every box....no expensive dummy rounds required. ;)
Except the Remington duds are even better training aids. They keep you on your toes, because you *know* a dummy round can't hangfire. You have no such assurance with Remington .22's
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Re: New Ruger Mk IV .22

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Well, I'll be a monkey's uncle..... I used to think I was half assed mechanically inclined until I got a Mk III. Time will tell if I need to get one.
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Greg wrote:You have no such assurance with Remington .22's
At least the buckets work.
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Holy Smokes - $700 give or take on gunbroker.com. Yikes!
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McClarkus wrote:Holy Smokes - $700 give or take on gunbroker.com. Yikes!
The gun was just released. Give it a while for them to hit the market, prices will go down.
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Re: New Ruger Mk IV .22

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The Ruger MkI, MkII and the MkIII are very easy to field strip and put back together. You just have to know about the hammer strut and the sear spring retaining pin. Oh! there is the mag safety on the MkIII too. It's kind of like using a doorknob for the first time. Once you know how it works, it's easy.
My 12yo son can do it. Ruger has not made a better design, just made it easier for those not willing to learn and spend money on something new.
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Re: New Ruger Mk IV .22

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Field Strip? I've had my Mark II for a decade or longer, and I've never tried to field strip it.

'course, I don't run Remington ammo through it.
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I don't use my Mark II very much, so it goes a long time between cleanings. Thus my reassembly difficulties. Seems like something has to be held in a certain direction to get something else to fall in place correctly. Maybe I need to print the directions on the heel of the boot as it were.
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Drift pins are tapered for a reason, is all I can say.
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