Tex1001
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I found the same gizmo made by Volquartsen. The tab on this one is easy to shape so it's more unobtrusive but still effective.
Volquartsen Extended Mag Release Ruger Mark II Black
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I found the same gizmo made by Volquartsen. The tab on this one is easy to shape so it's more unobtrusive but still effective.
Volquartsen Extended Mag Release Ruger Mark II Black
Ole Joe Clark
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Bless my heart, I only have one...... :-( 
I do only have one, but I am not down in the dumps about it. I am blessed to have it!!! Traded my MK I and 25 bucks for it.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
I do only have one, but I am not down in the dumps about it. I am blessed to have it!!! Traded my MK I and 25 bucks for it.
Have a blessed day,
Leon
Patrick L
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Oh for sure!! Here is mine, a 5 " bull barrel. Does anyone remember those Clark grips? Before there was a 22/45, you just bought these grips. IMHO they feel BETTER than the 22/45
I only added the optic this year, mostly to prove I don't need one yet. I returned to Bullseye last year after a 20 year hiatus. My scores were obviously pretty poor, but I was convinced it was loss of technique, not declining eyesight. I proved that right, as I shoot pretty much identical scores with both optics and irons. This gun is the reason I never got a Model 41. Although I want a 41, I can't believe it would shoot any better.
The only thing I did other than switch grips was do a sort of trigger job. I put in a Volquartsen sear and spring kit, and a Clark steel trigger. That and a bit of polishing gave me a safe 2 3/4# trigger pull.
The one thing i didn't like was the excessive forward trigger movement after sear reset. So, I drilled and tapped a hole in the trigger guard for an angled set screw, which lets me limit that.
I well remember getting this pistol in December 1990. My then girlfriend, now wife, told me if I got another gun before she got a ring there would be trouble. What else could I do? I needed a .22, so I got engaged!
It has worked out remarkably.
I only added the optic this year, mostly to prove I don't need one yet. I returned to Bullseye last year after a 20 year hiatus. My scores were obviously pretty poor, but I was convinced it was loss of technique, not declining eyesight. I proved that right, as I shoot pretty much identical scores with both optics and irons. This gun is the reason I never got a Model 41. Although I want a 41, I can't believe it would shoot any better.
The only thing I did other than switch grips was do a sort of trigger job. I put in a Volquartsen sear and spring kit, and a Clark steel trigger. That and a bit of polishing gave me a safe 2 3/4# trigger pull.
The one thing i didn't like was the excessive forward trigger movement after sear reset. So, I drilled and tapped a hole in the trigger guard for an angled set screw, which lets me limit that.
I well remember getting this pistol in December 1990. My then girlfriend, now wife, told me if I got another gun before she got a ring there would be trouble. What else could I do? I needed a .22, so I got engaged!
It has worked out remarkably.
Mainsail
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I wanted a 22/45 for a while, but was never thrilled with Ruger's plastic frame or the LCI upper. The aftermarket is ripe though, so I decided to build one out of aftermarket parts instead.
The result is a Volqs lower and a PacLite upper. The only Ruger parts are the bolt and the mainspring assembly.
The Volqs trigger is easily the best I've ever felt- breaks like a glass rod.
The result is a Volqs lower and a PacLite upper. The only Ruger parts are the bolt and the mainspring assembly.
The Volqs trigger is easily the best I've ever felt- breaks like a glass rod.
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I bought a Gov't. model Mark II not long after they came out, more than thirty years ago. It shoots very well, but no better than the Mark I that I bought new in 1976 for less than $75.00, I think.
These guns have been fired a lot and continue to function well and shoot accurately. My far more expensive 1957 S&W Model 41 isn't that much more accurate than the Rugers.
As for takedown on the Rugers, I did this twice, at least twenty-five years ago and learned how poor my mechanical skills were. I got them back together, but don't know how that happened. May try it again in another twenty-five years when they might need to be stripped.
These guns have been fired a lot and continue to function well and shoot accurately. My far more expensive 1957 S&W Model 41 isn't that much more accurate than the Rugers.
As for takedown on the Rugers, I did this twice, at least twenty-five years ago and learned how poor my mechanical skills were. I got them back together, but don't know how that happened. May try it again in another twenty-five years when they might need to be stripped.
My son has the middle one but I still have the other 2. Love 'em. Joe
ezrider9
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Love my Mk II government. Only 22 hand gun I have. As far as take down. Its a nightmare. Everything feels gritty. Just getting the the lever in the grip to come down %$#&). EVEN WHEN ITS CLEAN. Recently tried to take it down again. Everything locked up tighter than a drum. Had to take it to a smith.
Patrick L
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I really don't understand the take-down difficulties. Never had a problem. The only thing you need to watch is hammer orientation.
M E Morrison
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My favorite Ruger 22 is my old Mark I. The Mark II would be a very close second with the Marks III and IV of no interest to me. Were I to buy another Ruger 22 today I would look for a good used I or II and if none around I would go for a Single Six.
My MKII was a horrible pistol when I first bought it. It would jam on the feed ramp, and more often, it would trap the empty brass before it could clear the action. But I'd had Ruger's before, so I knew it was repairable. It made 3 trips back to Ruger, and the 3rd trip I requested a new gun, which I got.
I took it, and my then fiance, along with a brick of 22's out to the farm and told her we were going to shoot the entire box, and if it jammed, I was getting rid of it. By the time we finished that brick of ammo, she had started calling it "my gun". (not sure how that happened) But it never missed a lick.
My eyes got to where I couldn't see the sights so good and I added a cheapo red dot, which helps a lot. I'll never let it go, and my now wife won't either. She still calls it "my gun".
I took it, and my then fiance, along with a brick of 22's out to the farm and told her we were going to shoot the entire box, and if it jammed, I was getting rid of it. By the time we finished that brick of ammo, she had started calling it "my gun". (not sure how that happened) But it never missed a lick.
My eyes got to where I couldn't see the sights so good and I added a cheapo red dot, which helps a lot. I'll never let it go, and my now wife won't either. She still calls it "my gun".
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OIF2
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Here's a nice one. MK II with a Clark steel trigger, 2.2 lb trigger pull, front and rear strap stippling, Kensight rear sight, taller front sight and Herrett's stocks. I'll be using it for INT standard pistol.
Bob
Bob
OLDSTER
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Recently purchased this "new old stock" MKII Government Target Model. I also really like my Standard 
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Nice competition grips? Where did they come from?
I've had this about 30 years, trading my original Single-Six to a friend for it. Many, many boxes of 22's through it, plinking cans, golf balls, mud clods. After getting my eyes fixed, had a local 'smith add this rail and I added the red dot. Many more boxes through it since, still plinking away.
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