Ruger MKIII Disassembly

[Quickdraw22]

Well, I have been meaning to pull apart my new pistol that santa got me, but it is a complete pain in the ass.

I take it by the gun shop where I bought it, and the guy says this -

"It's a Ruger! The .22 is a low pressure round and does not create alot of residue. Shoot about 20,000 (!!) rounds through it, and then maybe clean it if it starts jamming up really badly"

Now personally, I clean my 10/22 every 500 rounds, and every time I clean it, I get a bucket load of crap out of the receiver. I absolutely refuse to shoot my gun 20,000 damn rounds without cleaning it.

In 2 months, I've put around 1,000 rounds through it, and I'm dying to clean it up. Does anyone have some tips on how to disassemble this bad boy? The manual is WAY too vague for me.

DAVE

 

[Manimal]

What that guy meant to say is this. "I don't have a clue, I heard it was a pain in the butt and I really don't feel like dealing with you...good luck, come back when you need to buy a new one."

Here's a video for ya...

 

[Craig]

I bought a Ruger MkII about 17-18 years ago. It was used and I got a good deal at a pawn shop. I haven't taken it apart yet. I don't have the book and wouldn't know how anyway. It's still shooting!!

It's my beater gun. A little worn and ugly so I don't mind letting it go until it craps out. Then maybe I'll try to take it down. BTW, this is the ONLY gun I abuse.

I'm not suggesting in any way that you do this to your new gun. I'm just saying maybe the gun shop guy knows about the abuse these guns can take.

Or maybe he really didn't have a clue....

 

[JadeRaven]

Yeah you pull the thinger out of the back, slam down the back end of the upper down onto the table and it pops off. Or that's what I learned in a marksmanship class.

That video looks good.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

I've had a couple MkII's for years (And thousands and thousands of rounds)

All I've ever done was lock them open, spray them out, work the action a couple times, and shoot them some more.

And both were used when I bought them.

 

[nastynewt]

disassemble is easy reassemble is tricky

 

[Quickdraw22]

Awesome, now I just need to save up for a decent trigger job for it, and I'm off to the races.

Thanks guys!

 

[mrwiggins]

it's a bitch!

i plan to clean mine after every 1 or 2000 rounds now. it's harder than my 1911 to strip and clean

 

[Quickdraw22]

Well, I ended up stripping the MKIII, the Colt 1911, and cleaned up a big frame revolver all in the same night.

It was a little tricky, but i do not see why anyone would not be able to do this.

DAVE