Good day with the 22/45
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Yep fun little guns. I have two of them.
I've mentioned it before about the number of rounds I shot through the first.
I ran over 100,000 rounds through it the year I bought it.
Probably 90% or more were Remington Thunderbolts.
I don't recall having any problems with them - other than they shot real filthy.
I've mentioned it before about the number of rounds I shot through the first.
I ran over 100,000 rounds through it the year I bought it.
Probably 90% or more were Remington Thunderbolts.
I don't recall having any problems with them - other than they shot real filthy.
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I have shot thousands and thousands of all brands of 22LRs through 3 Ruger MK pistols - on everyone my sights shot loose and since I’ve blue loctited the sight screws front and back. A Mark whatever version would be the first 22LR I would recommend to anyone.
I really like your groups. You are doing well. Even off hand.
One of my favorites, The Mark IV 22/45 Lite with a C-More sight on it. It's a tack driver. I use it for Steel Challenge shooting so I don't do much paper punching with it but when I do I'm very impressed.
I gave my Mark III 22/45 to my son. He's enjoying it now and wants to come out to our next Steel Challenge match once the range is open again.
I had a fiber optic front sight for a while, but it kept coming loose, even with loctite, so I returned it to stock. Oddly, the stock front sight has never come loose, before or now. The rear sight has never given me problems.
I had made several modifications to the pistol including an aftermarket hammer bushing, loaded chamber indicator delete, and the front sight, but after too many issues with reliability, I have returned it to stock. The only acception is the red dot on top.
If I want to hit my target at any distance with a pistol, the Ruger 22/45 is the one to get it done.
I had made several modifications to the pistol including an aftermarket hammer bushing, loaded chamber indicator delete, and the front sight, but after too many issues with reliability, I have returned it to stock. The only acception is the red dot on top.
If I want to hit my target at any distance with a pistol, the Ruger 22/45 is the one to get it done.
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Spats McGee
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Is there a bad day with a 22/45?
A very early model if not one of the first run MK-II 22-45's, completely stock. It has a glass smooth action from tens of thousands of rd's through it. All I ever had to do was replace the firing pin at about two month old mark(It broke in half & Ruger mailed a new one right out). With my old stash of Win PowerPoint ammo it is still the most accurate 22LR handgun I own. Once they added a loaded chamber indicator I knew I was keeping this one.
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Kreyzhorse
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Just took my friend's new 2245 out this weekend. Damn impressive, accurate guns. If I were to replace my Buckmark, the Ruger would be hard to pass up.
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The 22/45 lite with a Voquartzen trigger and spring kit set is pretty nice. I built one brand new for my daughter in-law as a house gun when my son was being deployed month after month, until he retired. Very good gun for a lady in a house, if needed in a pinch.
They sure are fun little pistols. I bought a MkII 22/45 about 21 years ago. A guy I know was hurting for cash and had to sell it. I gave him $150 for the pistol and five magazines. 21 years, and probably 21K rounds later, and it's still working great. I did give it a "tune up" a couple years ago, all new springs, extractor and guide rod. Not bad for the money.
The one thing I don't like about my Mark III 22/45 is the grips on it, I ordered some hogue replacements, but just realized mine is the non-changable grip version.
Does anyone know if it's possible top purchase just a new lower with the changable grips? The lower is not serialized so I don't see why it would be any issue.
Does anyone know if it's possible top purchase just a new lower with the changable grips? The lower is not serialized so I don't see why it would be any issue.