A vanity about the Ruger Mark III

self | 03/26/2009 | Saminfl

[saminfl]

I recently bought a Mark III. I am having the darnedest time disammbling and reassemnbling it. I have thye manual and have tried to follow it.

When I got it disassembled and ready to assemble, everytime I got the bolt stop back in and tried to close the mainspring housing, the bolt stop would back out. I tried to disassemble it and see what was wrong and now I can't remove the bolt. It pulls out just about a 1/2 inch. Can anyone help?

[JoeProBono]

[Michigan Bowhunter]

Try tapping the boltstop with a small mallet.

[OKSooner]

I had the same experience with my Mark II.

I did it the easy way and took it to the gunsmith. I found out that I wasn't the only one having that problem. :)

[Squantos]

Tis a bear to do .....I have a few Mk I’s and use a dunk cleaner these days ........ I hate to take it apart .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvxf1H6YYII

[whatexit]

That’s why we have Smith & Wesson 617’s ;)

Do a search on youtube, there’s a good vid on the Mk III. Nice piece, though notorious for reassembly headaches.

[Westbrook]

Wow!

Nice piece.

But I don’t know much about luger type pistols.

I have Walther PPK/S and a S&W 4509 for semi auto pistols.

[Michigan Bowhunter]

and make sure you have the barrel pointed up when you close the mainspring....there is a tang that needs to align.,....then insert your mag and you should be cool.

[JoeProBono]

Had a Walther PPK/S...couldn’t hit a barn door with it ;-}

[Squantos]

Better video .....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVvIMAk64LM

[CIApilot]

Have you looked at this speed strip kit:

http://www.majesticarms.com/id10.html

[omega4179]

The videos show the trick, I think my method was to reassemble upside down.

[Westbrook]

> Had a Walther PPK/S...couldn’t hit a barn door with it ;-}

LOL!

Yeah, it’s strictly a close quarters weapon. The .380 (9 mm short) round doesn’t pack much of a punch either. But you can get six in the mag, and one in the chamber. If you make enough holes, blood pressure should drop quickly enough for the enemy to lose consciousness.

[Secret Agent Man]

So, were your eyes closed? Or because the safety was on? Are you blaming the gun or the operator? :)

[Secret Agent Man]

If they aren’t hopped up on speed type drugs. Small bullets don’t take down druggies and they can still kill you, they just die after they kill you. The larger guns can take down the hyped up druggies before they can kill you. At least that is what law enforcement agencies have found out.

[Liberty Valance]

OK, I want one. I've had two Mark I's ... a standard and a bull barrel and I miss'em. ;o)

[Squantos]

Depending on my day I pack either this little plinker or an issue Glock 31 in 357SIG.......:o)

[JoeProBono]

Needed something more substantial. Sold the Walther and bought a :

[c-b 1]

It sounds like the hammer may be in the wrong position, remove the bolt stop, and seperate the receiver from the lower, then start over again, making sure everything is in the proper position as you assemble, be sure the firing pin retainer pin is in place, then follow the instructions carefully when turning the gun upside down. They are tricky but with a little practice it gets a little easier.

[ATLDiver]

Assembling and disassembling the MKIII is what caused me to choose a Buckmark Hunter over the Ruger.

The video posted above looks like the ‘trick’ that I was told about before I bought my Buckmark. Either pistol is a tack-driver and feed any type of .22lr.