OPINIONS WANTED! - Ruger 22/45 or Mark III for Target shooting with an Optic

LGood48 · Dec 15, 2014

Boom Boom said:
You can easily resolve the trigger grittiness yourself by replacing the mag disconnect with a TK hammer bushing and swapping out the factory sear for the Volquartsen target sear. With those two changes, my 22/45s have nicer triggers than my Buckmarks with stock triggers.

dontpanic said:
How much did that cost? What if you can't do it yourself? The cost will at least double.

$9.99 for the hammer bushing and I added the KaneWolf Slingshot mod ($24.99)
Followed the on-line video from TK along with the excellent printed instructions. Total time for both modifications less than 1/2 hour and I'm no gunsmith! Accomplished with nothing more than a small punch (actually used a nail setter) and a micro screwdriver.

Trigger is better, mags drop out and bolt release works like it should have from the beginning!! Easier to disassemble and re-assemble also.

I've got the Mk III 22/45 target model with an inexpensive red dot. Extremely accurate out to 50 yards.

Scarab · Dec 16, 2014

Thank you for the input! Anyone else?

Scarab

superman2001x · Dec 16, 2014

I got one of these earlier this year. Be prepared to put a lot of work into it and assembly and dis-assembly are painful. The 22/45 does jam a lot, so I recommend the changes listed above, plus I'd consider the following: a VQ extractor, LCI replacement (might improve feeding), Magazine Bumpers (magazines don't always seat properly). It'll does get expensive, and time consuming.. but it's a fun challenge.

Boom Boom · Dec 16, 2014

If your Ruger mags are not seating properly, there are probably machining burrs and/or extra metal on the magazine stop inside the frame well.

Scarab · Dec 16, 2014

I think I'm leaning more on the side of the Mark III Hunter now.

Scarab

Boom Boom · Dec 16, 2014

Have you handled Mark III and 22/45 side by side? If not, don't order/buy one until you do. Mark III has Luger-style grip angle. 22/45 has 1911-style grip angle. It's an important difference, depending on which angle you prefer.

Mooseman · Dec 16, 2014

Boom Boom said:
Have you handled Mark III and 22/45 side by side? If not, don't order/buy one until you do. Mark III has Luger-style grip angle. 22/45 has 1911-style grip angle. It's an important difference, depending on which angle you prefer.

Yup, shoot both.

StantonCree · Dec 16, 2014

I have a buckmark that I tossed a Bushnell trophy RD on it. I liked it so much, I bought one for my 22/45. I piggy-backed off a previous thread where a member here was kind enough to post a thread of the mount.

Give me a few days and I'll post a pic of both of them. The trophy RD is very nice through. At 25 Yrds I'm hitting 10/9 rings no problem unless it's shaky hands day.......which is quite often

Scarab · Dec 16, 2014

OK, just not sure who would have them both in stock at the same time so that i can handle both! I do like my 1911 in .45 ACP I have so perhaps the 22/45 is right for me. Need to touch them!

Scarab

redeemed.man · Dec 16, 2014

I have the 22/45 lite. I have only fired it once but it seems like a great gun.

Mooseman · Dec 16, 2014

Scarab said:
OK, just not sure who would have them both in stock at the same time so that i can handle both! I do like my 1911 in .45 ACP I have so perhaps the 22/45 is right for me. Need to touch them!

Scarab

If you get up this way, I have a Ruger Mark I, II, and III that you can shoot. I do not have a 22/45 though.

w2kbr · Dec 16, 2014

Scarab said:
OK, just not sure who would have them both in stock at the same time so that i can handle both! I do like my 1911 in .45 ACP I have so perhaps the 22/45 is right for me. Need to touch them!

Scarab[/QUOTE

I shoot Bullseye, .22 and .45.( and others) That said, if you like the feel of your 1911, the 22/45 should fit very well. Not so with the Mark III, which I also have....they are different. If it were I, and I liked my 1911( which I do), I would go with a 22/45.......

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StantonCree · Dec 17, 2014

RobSky · Dec 18, 2014

mpdc4511 said:

Nice

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I am going to do the same with mine. except I am going to try 25TRS.

Scarab · Dec 18, 2014

OK, I think I'm down to my final choices. Which one? All opinions welcome!

http://www.mdshooters.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=139199&stc=1&d=1418925601

Scarab

Boom Boom · Dec 19, 2014

Of those two, I would get the Buckmark. Both choices are very nice. Both have excellent accuracy. Buckmark just kicks it up a notch. Those particular Buckmark grips are super comfortable and I prefer that grip angle.

Scarab · Dec 19, 2014

I was a little put off that a LOT of Browning firearms are NOT manufactured in America, but the Buck Mark line of pistols an rifles are.

I need to hold them both.

Scarab

Boom Boom · Dec 19, 2014

Scarab said:
I was a little put off that a LOT of Browning firearms are NOT manufactured in America

No worries. John Browning is intimately tied to FN and Winchester dating back to the late 1800s. Browning (the company) has been part of Herstal Group since the 1970s, which encompasses FN, Browning, and Winchester. Many Browning long guns are made by Miroku in Japan. Miroku is one of the finest firearm manufacturers in existence. Miroku also makes Winchester long guns.

Scarab · Dec 19, 2014

Anyone have any experience with the Smith & Wesson Model 22A?

Scarab

OrbitalEllipses · Dec 19, 2014

If you want a Smith 22, get a Model 41.

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