Fun pistol, and the resemblance is..well..

Zorba · 10-09-2016, 03:14 AM

Practice and patience will teach you the "right way" - but you'll also come up with your own little tricks. I can now re-assemble mine without having to refer to the Internet - but it wasn't always that simple!

If the Mk IV had been available at the time I bought my III, I would have bought the IV and not looked back - but now that I know how to deal with the III, there's no particular reason I'd want a IV over it.

Old Bill got the Nambu styling pretty well!

Eugen · 10-09-2016, 10:12 AM

Those Luger looking Ruger Marks look great, and Rich yours is one of the best looking models. Congrats! With practice the reassembly process will get easier. I have a Mark III stainless competition target. I had to deburr and polish the frame and parts. Doing that and with about 1k rounds, it cycled and shot and reassembled much, much better. They are great 22s.

The Mark IV seems to be a wonderful improvement over the earlier MKs, since they made cleaning so much more convenient.

Olle · 10-09-2016, 10:38 AM

That Mk IV looks intriguing. I have a Mk II and I absolutely love it, but the take down/reassembly method definitely leaves room for improvement. They are extremely good pistols though, very accurate, reliable and easy to shoot.

rhuff · 10-09-2016, 02:28 PM

I have held off buying one of the Mark lll guns because of the breakdown/assembly process. A good shooting buddy has one, and it really rings his tail when he has to clean it.....so he doesn't shoot it much anymore.

I have been reading about the Mark lV, and it looks real promising. I hear nothing but good things about the early Mark model .22cal pistols......except for disassembly/reassembly. Ruger may well have a real winner here.

10-09-2016, 10:12 AM	#2
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 797 Thanks: 403 Thanked 640 Times in 339 Posts	Those Luger looking Ruger Marks look great, and Rich yours is one of the best looking models. Congrats! With practice the reassembly process will get easier. I have a Mark III stainless competition target. I had to deburr and polish the frame and parts. Doing that and with about 1k rounds, it cycled and shot and reassembled much, much better. They are great 22s. The Mark IV seems to be a wonderful improvement over the earlier MKs, since they made cleaning so much more convenient. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

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Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	That Mk IV looks intriguing. I have a Mk II and I absolutely love it, but the take down/reassembly method definitely leaves room for improvement. They are extremely good pistols though, very accurate, reliable and easy to shoot. __________________ Deer Hollow Enterprises, LLC Gun repair and restoration

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10-09-2016, 03:14 AM	#1
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Practice and patience will teach you the "right way" - but you'll also come up with your own little tricks. I can now re-assemble mine without having to refer to the Internet - but it wasn't always that simple! If the Mk IV had been available at the time I bought my III, I would have bought the IV and not looked back - but now that I know how to deal with the III, there's no particular reason I'd want a IV over it. Old Bill got the Nambu styling pretty well!

10-09-2016, 02:28 PM	#4
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,315 Thanks: 2,748 Thanked 998 Times in 733 Posts	I have held off buying one of the Mark lll guns because of the breakdown/assembly process. A good shooting buddy has one, and it really rings his tail when he has to clean it.....so he doesn't shoot it much anymore. I have been reading about the Mark lV, and it looks real promising. I hear nothing but good things about the early Mark model .22cal pistols......except for disassembly/reassembly. Ruger may well have a real winner here.