Evolution of a Ruger .22LR pistol

bald1 · April 18, 2009, 07:26 PM

Seeing a few Ruger .22LR pistol threads recently got me reminiscing about mine. It is the longest owned pistol in my battery having been acquired back in 1983. It started life as a stock Mk678 II.

In the 26 years this pistol has provided service, it has undergone quite a few changes in appearance. The stock adjustable rear sights received a King's oversize white outline sight blade and the stock grips replaced with a nice factory checkered walnut set. I experimented for a while with a B-Square monomount holding a Burris 2X LER scope. Eschewing the scope, I then installed a Polychoke vent rib covering the space between front sight blade and rear sights.

Then I got caught up in a NRA indoor bullseye 50' postal league which had me adding a red dot sight and refining the piece with Volquartsen parts. Specifially Volquartsen Volthane grips and a Volquartsen Accurizing Kit (trigger, sear, hammer, springs) were installed. To handle the red dot I installed a Weigand scope mount which in turn necessitated my cutting and removing a rear section of the vent rib. An early model Tasco Pro Point was replaced with the Pro Point Plus PDP5 currently mounted.

And here is what it looks like today:

bald1 · April 20, 2009, 05:04 PM

As there is another thread asking for recommendations on a red dot for their Ruger Mk III, I thought I'd comment further about mine:

It is a model that is around a decade or more old. A 1x power with a huge 47mm diameter for an expanded field of view. The red dot is switch selectable for 4, 8, 12 & 16 MOA and also has brightness (intensity) controlled by an 11-position rheostat. It has held zero without issues and has functioned flawlessly for all the years I've owned it.

Were I in the market today I would undoubtedly look for similar features (e.g. large diameter, selectable dot sizes, and a rheostat) as they have served well in providing all the flexibility and more for my uses.

Stugotz · December 25, 2013, 12:12 AM

FWIW, I have this sight mounted on a S&W Model 41 22 cal. pistol.

April 18, 2009, 07:26 PM	#1
bald1 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Black Hills of S. Dakota Posts: 372	Evolution of a Ruger .22LR pistol Seeing a few Ruger .22LR pistol threads recently got me reminiscing about mine. It is the longest owned pistol in my battery having been acquired back in 1983. It started life as a stock Mk678 II. In the 26 years this pistol has provided service, it has undergone quite a few changes in appearance. The stock adjustable rear sights received a King's oversize white outline sight blade and the stock grips replaced with a nice factory checkered walnut set. I experimented for a while with a B-Square monomount holding a Burris 2X LER scope. Eschewing the scope, I then installed a Polychoke vent rib covering the space between front sight blade and rear sights. Then I got caught up in a NRA indoor bullseye 50' postal league which had me adding a red dot sight and refining the piece with Volquartsen parts. Specifially Volquartsen Volthane grips and a Volquartsen Accurizing Kit (trigger, sear, hammer, springs) were installed. To handle the red dot I installed a Weigand scope mount which in turn necessitated my cutting and removing a rear section of the vent rib. An early model Tasco Pro Point was replaced with the Pro Point Plus PDP5 currently mounted. And here is what it looks like today: Last edited by bald1; April 18, 2009 at 07:50 PM.

April 20, 2009, 05:04 PM	#2
bald1 Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Black Hills of S. Dakota Posts: 372	As there is another thread asking for recommendations on a red dot for their Ruger Mk III, I thought I'd comment further about mine: It is a model that is around a decade or more old. A 1x power with a huge 47mm diameter for an expanded field of view. The red dot is switch selectable for 4, 8, 12 & 16 MOA and also has brightness (intensity) controlled by an 11-position rheostat. It has held zero without issues and has functioned flawlessly for all the years I've owned it. Were I in the market today I would undoubtedly look for similar features (e.g. large diameter, selectable dot sizes, and a rheostat) as they have served well in providing all the flexibility and more for my uses.

December 25, 2013, 12:12 AM	#3
Stugotz Member Join Date: December 24, 2013 Posts: 33	FWIW, I have this sight mounted on a S&W Model 41 22 cal. pistol.