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I was at MFS today and was looking at the handguns.
The Ruger Mark III looks like a good target/plinker gun.
Any experiences or comments?
TIA
Very accurate, not that fun to clean.....
To Laura's point. If you remove the loaded chamber indicator (or at least the thin spring loaded flange that sticks into the chamber) you can shoot it for quite a while without field stripping it. Just run patches with CLP through the bore and chamber and clean out the chamber/trigger/hammer area with a cue tip. It will stay pretty clean. Unfortunately the loaded chamber indicator creates a couple of thin crevices that accumulate residue in the chamber area.Do you really need to take it apart to clean? Why not just run a snake through it? They last forever. I'd go for a 5" standard model myself.
They are nice shooting guns but let's not get carried away, have you ever heard of a S&W Model 41 or a Pardini?Best 22 semi hands down.
Just be careful with S&W - their 41 is a superb .22 target pistol, whereas the S&S 422 and 622 are more "plinking grade" guns below the Ruger Mk II/III on the food chain of coolness.They are nice shooting guns but let's not get carried away, have you ever heard of a S&W Model 41 or a Pardini?
They are nice shooting guns but let's not get carried away, have you ever heard of a S&W Model 41 or a Pardini?
I agree with the OP. Best .22 hands down. I would have phrased it a little differently, though: best ALL AROUND .22. 41's and Pardinis are nice, but their niche is in target shooting. The MKII and MKIII target pistols can approach their accuracy (not equal it) in the hands of a skilled shooter, go to the range and punch paper or ring steel targets, be used for teaching new shooters the ropes, go in a holster for a walk in the woods and used to bring home supper. They're just more versatile. The Ruger .22 pistols are far from being one trick ponys.They are nice shooting guns but let's not get carried away, have you ever heard of a S&W Model 41 or a Pardini?