22/45 take down

breakingcontact · November 24, 2012, 11:30 AM

Is the 22/45 significantly easier to take down for cleaning than the Mark III?

Contrast Man · November 24, 2012, 11:48 AM

I believe they're pretty much the same when it comes down to the takedown procedure, but don't let that scare you off from the gun completely. It's actually a rather simple process if you follow the instructions and after a few times you'll be able to take it down with little thought at all.

k511 · November 24, 2012, 01:02 PM

i have both and one is not easier than the other....they are tricky the first time around to disassemble, but if you read the instructions like others have said, they become a piece of cake to dis/ reassemble..youtube was also helpful to myself for the first takedown...

chris in va · November 24, 2012, 01:03 PM

I really didn't have much issue with either 22/45 I had a few years ago. Once you get the procedure right it takes a few seconds.

MarkCO · November 24, 2012, 01:06 PM

Removal of the mag safety with a bushing does help, and it is cheap resulting in a slightly improved trigger pull as well.

alex0535 · November 24, 2012, 02:55 PM

Here is a really helpful video on basic takedown and reassembly of a 22/45.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4DoS8Uzc04

If you have a brand new one, the parts might fit together a little bit more snuggly, and you might need a rubber mallet to get the barrel off and on. Other than that, its a straightforward process once you know what your doing. Plenty of other youtube videos on this as well.

tahunua001 · November 25, 2012, 02:28 PM

they are pretty similar in takedown methods...trust me....still a pain in the rear...but it's ok you only need to take them apart every 10,000 rounds or so

L_Killkenny · November 26, 2012, 10:29 AM

From all I've heard/read the take down of the standard MKIII and the MKIII 22/45 are pretty much the same. I've never owned a standard MK but have owned MKII and MKIII 22/45's. Piece of cake with either. I'll stand by my past statements that "if you can't figure out how to get a Ruger MK apart and back together easily than you probably have no business around guns".

g.willikers · November 26, 2012, 10:48 AM

Yeah, it's hard to figure out how these got such a bad rep.
There's plenty of guns out there that are much more trouble to take apart and reassemble.

Paul105 · November 27, 2012, 05:38 PM

http://www.guntalk-online.com/2245detailstripping.htm

Fishbed77 · November 27, 2012, 06:33 PM

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Is the 22/45 significantly easier to take down for cleaning than the Mark III?

Neither are hard if you keep the instruction manual handy the first few times you do it.

I find field stripping my Mark III to be a breeze.

scsov509 · November 27, 2012, 08:54 PM

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Removal of the mag safety with a bushing does help, and it is cheap resulting in a slightly improved trigger pull as well.

+1, I always thought there was a little irony in the fact that a "safety" feature resulted in the requirement that you re-insert the magazine and pull the trigger in order to disassemble. Seems to me that it's a whole lot safer when the magazine is nowhere near the gun during disassembly.

kcub · December 1, 2012, 07:54 AM

I have a mark II I have never taken apart that I bought back in the 90's. I just spray it with G96 inside and out with the slide locked back and it has stayed 100% reliable with CCI minimags which it has always preferred.

November 24, 2012, 11:30 AM	#1
breakingcontact Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2012 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 657	22/45 take down Is the 22/45 significantly easier to take down for cleaning than the Mark III?

November 24, 2012, 01:06 PM	#5
MarkCO Senior Member Join Date: October 22, 1998 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 161	Removal of the mag safety with a bushing does help, and it is cheap resulting in a slightly improved trigger pull as well. __________________ Good Shooting, MarkCO www.CarbonArms.us

November 25, 2012, 02:28 PM	#7
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,631	they are pretty similar in takedown methods...trust me....still a pain in the rear...but it's ok you only need to take them apart every 10,000 rounds or so __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

November 26, 2012, 10:48 AM	#9
g.willikers Senior Member Join Date: September 28, 2008 Posts: 2,544	Yeah, it's hard to figure out how these got such a bad rep. There's plenty of guns out there that are much more trouble to take apart and reassemble. __________________ Lock the doors, they're coming in the windows.

November 27, 2012, 05:38 PM	#10
Paul105 Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2007 Posts: 198	Here's a good resource http://www.guntalk-online.com/2245detailstripping.htm

November 24, 2012, 11:48 AM	#2
Contrast Man Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2011 Location: Illinois Posts: 141	I believe they're pretty much the same when it comes down to the takedown procedure, but don't let that scare you off from the gun completely. It's actually a rather simple process if you follow the instructions and after a few times you'll be able to take it down with little thought at all.

November 24, 2012, 01:02 PM	#3
k511 Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 344	i have both and one is not easier than the other....they are tricky the first time around to disassemble, but if you read the instructions like others have said, they become a piece of cake to dis/ reassemble..youtube was also helpful to myself for the first takedown...

November 24, 2012, 01:03 PM	#4
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 11,718	I really didn't have much issue with either 22/45 I had a few years ago. Once you get the procedure right it takes a few seconds.

November 24, 2012, 02:55 PM	#6
alex0535 Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 2012 Location: Georgia Posts: 617	Here is a really helpful video on basic takedown and reassembly of a 22/45. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4DoS8Uzc04 If you have a brand new one, the parts might fit together a little bit more snuggly, and you might need a rubber mallet to get the barrel off and on. Other than that, its a straightforward process once you know what your doing. Plenty of other youtube videos on this as well.

November 26, 2012, 10:29 AM	#8
L_Killkenny Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2007 Location: Iowa Posts: 2,556	From all I've heard/read the take down of the standard MKIII and the MKIII 22/45 are pretty much the same. I've never owned a standard MK but have owned MKII and MKIII 22/45's. Piece of cake with either. I'll stand by my past statements that "if you can't figure out how to get a Ruger MK apart and back together easily than you probably have no business around guns".

December 1, 2012, 07:54 AM	#13
kcub Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2010 Posts: 888	I have a mark II I have never taken apart that I bought back in the 90's. I just spray it with G96 inside and out with the slide locked back and it has stayed 100% reliable with CCI minimags which it has always preferred.