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That's the thing.
It apparently doesn't happen to everybody. My Mk II would routinely have this stovepipe problem, as did a friend of mine using an identical "slabsides" target model. Depending on the magazine, it would happen once every 30 shots or so. Maybe more often than that even.
As I was using the gun for bullseye competition, those jams were costing me scores and causing delays in the matches because I would have to refire.
So I went ahead and modified all six or so of the magazines I'd accumulated just to be on the safe side.
The website where I learned of this problem also suggested the plastic magazine base could be worn or ground down so the magazine "sat lower" in the pistol against the heel magazine release. This was an alternative to grinding down the left mag lip slightly. My way worked just fine for me.
If you aren't experiencing the Ruger Stovepipe, then it isn't a concern.
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Once you've got your sights adjusted to the ammunition you have, step away from the bench. In competition or the field...there are no benches.
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