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Today was perhaps the best day yet this year to go shooting. Nice and warm, about 75 when we got to the range at 10 O'clock. Absolutely no wind and a perfect blue sky. I think I'm finally finished with my Mark IV 22/45 Lite. It has a Volquartsen Trigger kit, a Tandemkross (TK) Victory...

I've been shooting my 22/45 Mark III without a compensator for years. Groups were great at 25 yards. Recently I put a Volquartsen compensator on it and the recoil felt better ( I know, not much recoil in a .22) but my groups opened up a bit. On my new Mark IV 22/45 lite, the groups opened...

For the last few months I've been working on my group shooting, trying to verify it's me and not my gun when I'm missing large targets like in the Steel Challenge Matches. Today I took my Mark IV 22/45 to the range with 300 rounds of CCI Standard Velocity ammo. I decided to pick up my...

Today I received my Tandemkross Victory trigger for my Ruger Mark IV 22/45. I had put a Volquartsen Trigger Kit in the gun and was able to reduce it's horrendous 5 pound 14 oz trigger pull to a nice 2 1/2 pounds. The Tandemkross trigger is a flat faced trigger and should help noticing if...

I just started shooting Steel Challenge matches with my Ruger Mark IV 22/45. I've tried a number of brands of ammo but what do you people find to be the most reliable and accurate in your guns?

Today was our monthly Steel Challenge Match in Phoenix. The weather was perfect, starting at 70 degrees at 9 a.m and finishing up at 90 by noon. I've been shooting Revolver Open for about 30 years in the match but today I decided to shoot my Ruger Mark III 22/45 in the Open Rimfire division...

I ordered a Volquartsen Trigger Kit three weeks ago. It hasn't come in yet so I called to check on the order. The secretary assured me it would go out that day. That's pretty good. The next day I get an E-Mail that it's been backordered 3-4 weeks. I checked my account and it still...

My newest grips from Stoner. Excellent and fast service.

While waiting for a lane to open at our local range I was sitting in the lounge. Three older gentlemen came in and were signing up to shoot. One takes his gun out of his holster to show his friend and ends up pointing it directly at me. I yelled for him to put it away. His answer was "...

Today I went to the range to compare my Ruger 22/45 Mark III Target to my new Mark IV 22/45 Lite. The Mark III has a Volquartsen Kit in it already and I’m very happy with the trigger at 2 lbs. The Mark IV is stock and has a horrible trigger set at 5 lbs 14 oz. I have ordered a VQ Kit for it...

I've been trying to shoot from my wheelchair the same way I shot when standing. The problem is my arms are as weak as my legs and I just can't hold the gun out fully extended I've been playing with dry fire trying to find a consistent form that I can maintain for the day. I think I came up...

I just bought a new Pac Lite barrel for my Ruger Mark III. It's a 4.5 inch with the threaded cap so I can add a compensator later. My standard heavy barrel needs to be removed with the help of a rubber mallet. It's TIGHT. The Pac Lite barrel is so loose it almost falls off when installing...

I tried to replace the Loaded Chamber Indicator (LCI) today. That was fun. I watched the video from TandemKross and it looked easy so I ordered the replacement from them. As per the video I bought a strong magnet to get out the retaining pin. Magnet is rated at 95 lbs. Try as I may that...

After a nice long range session with my 22/45 today I decided to clean the gun and the magazines. One magazine kept jamming on me so I took it apart to tune it. Unfortunately after putting it back together I let the plunger button go and it launch to parts unknown. I called Ruger to see if...

Today I had the opportunity to try my 22/45 at it's first match. I think the gun must have been nervous because I had jams on two of my 8 mags. Double feeds, that didn't happen during my earlier practice session. Federal AutoMatch were working 100 % in practice. No so today. I had to take 4 30...

What mods have you done to your Ruger Mark III or other to help get 100 % reliability. I know ammo selection is very important. Did you replace the extractor and if you did, with what? Is tuning the magazines important? Do you clean between stages at a match?

Last year I bought a Smith & Wesson 929. It's a great gun and I've had lots of fun shooting it and enhancing it. But I've spent the year shooting Steel Challenge Matches with it and just can't seem to get into it. Since I'm in a wheelchair I had to give up the "Run & Gun" matches like ICORE...

Model 617 with C-More sight, Apex Hammer for 6 lb DA pull, Hogue grips, Allchin mount. I use North Mountain holders for my DS-10 speedloaders.

While loading up some practice ammo I had a small jam on my press. I thought I took the bad bullet off the press but then I got a little distracted and finished reloading it and the other bullets on the shell plate. Ooops. Got scared that one bullet may have been a double charge. I'm sure I...

This weekend I plan on working on my S&W 617 and set it up for Steel Challenge matches. I intend to do the trigger and to ream out the cylinders. Right now some ammo is so dirty that it's almost impossible to extract the empties after shooting. I bought an APEX hammer because I can get a...