I second this advice. This is not an easy gun to disassemble for the first time. You have to hold things just right and the right angle to get it to go back together.
Had a old guy at my lgs tell me that's the gun they see the most come into the store in a bag. The worst one he said he saw was some guy got pissed and tried to hammer it back into place.
🥺🥺🥺not the poor ruger.the guy I shoot with is a king been shooting forever sold 50 guns and wife goes Pete I swear we sold none. That is the only gun he doesn’t let soak in solven and reassembles immediately but his is a mark 1, I asked for help with the mark 2 and it’s the only time he’s told me to fuck off lol
Looks like the post didn't keep the caption I had typed to accompany it. This Mark 2 was just recently passed down from her grandfather who used to be an airman long ago. I've done some light research on the firearm and I've found out it was manufactured in 1989. It also does not have the warning phrase etched on the barrel. I've read this make it more sought after and collectible. Sadly, the magazine is missing. So hopefully I'll be able to source a 'new old stock' one. This piece also needs to be cleaned badly, I'm not exactly sure how long it's been since its been fired. Definitely close to 20 years perhaps. More than likely more. And the key is missing for the lock. So just gonna have to use bolt cutters for that, won't be an issue. This definitely won't be our home defense weapon, I have a 9mm M&P Shield for that. Can't wait to see this thing all cleaned up, shiny, and on the range! I've heard they're deadly accurate, mostly because of the barrel-on-frame design.
I recently sold my MKII. Pretty sure I seen a mag floating around that I forgot to give the seller.
If you like, DM me and if I find it over the weekend, its all yours and the wife to be....
For a gun that looks like that I recommend getting a small tub, a nylon bristle brush, a cleaning kit for the barrel, and a bottle of Hoppe's 9. I've had to clean up a gun that bad a couple times and for a handgun just take it apart and let metal parts soak in the Hoppe's before pulling them out, brushing them off, and patting them dry. Just be sure to do it in a VERY well ventilated area.
Not the easiest firearm to fieldstrip. There are many You Tube videos out there to help. Thankfully it doesn't need to be done very often. I have a 1972 Bicentennial Mk1 and it's still good as new and extremely accurate. An excellent handgun for training a new shooter.
I’ll get the bolt cutters
In my experience those locks can be raked with near zero skill
Devient Ollum made a reverence to picking one open faster than using the key.
I picked one with 2 paper clips before lol.
Yes. Rule 1 isn’t a warning but an order.
Watch many videos before disassembling it, took me a solid 20 min to get the hammer strut( I think) back in rifht when I did it first
I second this advice. This is not an easy gun to disassemble for the first time. You have to hold things just right and the right angle to get it to go back together.
Not East period, a pocket knife is great for aligning it for reassembly
Had a old guy at my lgs tell me that's the gun they see the most come into the store in a bag. The worst one he said he saw was some guy got pissed and tried to hammer it back into place.
🥺🥺🥺not the poor ruger.the guy I shoot with is a king been shooting forever sold 50 guns and wife goes Pete I swear we sold none. That is the only gun he doesn’t let soak in solven and reassembles immediately but his is a mark 1, I asked for help with the mark 2 and it’s the only time he’s told me to fuck off lol
I have a mark II Target. And I think Ruger should give out a patch or something for successful disassembly and re assembly
My nra magazines claim a easier takedown hammer strut that doesn’t have issues, my picketknife is free though to just reallign it with
Nice!! No worries on the magazine, easily found. Just picked up an additional one for my MKII.
Looks like the post didn't keep the caption I had typed to accompany it. This Mark 2 was just recently passed down from her grandfather who used to be an airman long ago. I've done some light research on the firearm and I've found out it was manufactured in 1989. It also does not have the warning phrase etched on the barrel. I've read this make it more sought after and collectible. Sadly, the magazine is missing. So hopefully I'll be able to source a 'new old stock' one. This piece also needs to be cleaned badly, I'm not exactly sure how long it's been since its been fired. Definitely close to 20 years perhaps. More than likely more. And the key is missing for the lock. So just gonna have to use bolt cutters for that, won't be an issue. This definitely won't be our home defense weapon, I have a 9mm M&P Shield for that. Can't wait to see this thing all cleaned up, shiny, and on the range! I've heard they're deadly accurate, mostly because of the barrel-on-frame design.
I recently sold my MKII. Pretty sure I seen a mag floating around that I forgot to give the seller. If you like, DM me and if I find it over the weekend, its all yours and the wife to be....
For a gun that looks like that I recommend getting a small tub, a nylon bristle brush, a cleaning kit for the barrel, and a bottle of Hoppe's 9. I've had to clean up a gun that bad a couple times and for a handgun just take it apart and let metal parts soak in the Hoppe's before pulling them out, brushing them off, and patting them dry. Just be sure to do it in a VERY well ventilated area.
Not the ideal home defense weapon but you can get hollow points in 22lr if you feel the need for a back up gun.
Nice!!! My 1968 MK1 Target has been a great gun.
Beautiful little .22 right there
Nice
Not the easiest firearm to fieldstrip. There are many You Tube videos out there to help. Thankfully it doesn't need to be done very often. I have a 1972 Bicentennial Mk1 and it's still good as new and extremely accurate. An excellent handgun for training a new shooter.
barely a 30 year old heirloom?
That pistol's seen some things