My dad just told me why he'll never get a Ruger MarkII. He said that a buddy of his, way back in the day, had one and put the dafty on. Then he pulled the trigger, and like it's supposed to, it didn't fire, but right when he switched the safty off it fired. Does the gun really do that, or was it just a fluke?
Does this happen? Ruger Mark II
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"Does this happen?" No. That is a statistically zero type of "no". Of course it will happen on some gun at some time, but it is extremely rare. It's certainly not known to happen on Rugers (of any type) with any regularity.
The best statement to remember about safeties is - "A safety is a mechanical device that can fail." That is, you can usually trust them, but not to the extent of trusting it with your or anyone's life. The only true safety is between the shooters ears, and that one isn't anywhere near as good as it should be at times.
The best statement to remember about safeties is - "A safety is a mechanical device that can fail." That is, you can usually trust them, but not to the extent of trusting it with your or anyone's life. The only true safety is between the shooters ears, and that one isn't anywhere near as good as it should be at times.
I'd take that with a grain of salt. I am pretty familiar with the workings of these guns (took my first one apart around 1959) and at last count we have five in the family. No extra holes in anything from them so far.
My thought would be if the gun fired someone had his finger on the trigger at the time. My further thought would be if it did happen it would have been very embarassing and blaming it on the gun would be a way of saving face among the uninitiated. ("It just went off!")
My thought would be if the gun fired someone had his finger on the trigger at the time. My further thought would be if it did happen it would have been very embarassing and blaming it on the gun would be a way of saving face among the uninitiated. ("It just went off!")
RON in PA
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I have a vague recollection that there was a recall years ago on some Mark IIs within a certain serial number range for safety problems.
It isn't just something that can happen to the Ruger MKll.
All semi automatic pistols that feature a safety that interrupts, or blocks, the sear and/or hammer interface can accidently fire the weapon upon disengagement if the safety becomes excessively worn, or broken, or has been altered in some way.
This flaw doesn't mean all the guns of the model in question feature this fault or are faulty one and all.
Bad things can happen to good guns.
All semi automatic pistols that feature a safety that interrupts, or blocks, the sear and/or hammer interface can accidently fire the weapon upon disengagement if the safety becomes excessively worn, or broken, or has been altered in some way.
This flaw doesn't mean all the guns of the model in question feature this fault or are faulty one and all.
Bad things can happen to good guns.
cslinger
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Hence that pesky keep them pointed in a safe direction thing.
It is definitely NOT a feature but hey machines break or do strange things sometimes.
It is definitely NOT a feature but hey machines break or do strange things sometimes.
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