How often do you takedown your ruger .22?

[greener]

I field strip mine for cleaning on about a 2-3 shooting interval with a minimum of once per month. I'm not particularly good at keeping rounds fired counts.

When I get a new pistol, I field strip it and clean it. When I did this with my first MKIII the language was so bad the dog left the area. Once back together, it came apart and back together a couple more times until I figured it out. Bullseye's site and the ibad69 site are good to see how field stripping and reassembly works.

I don't think Rugers are any more difficult to field strip and reassemble than a 1911 and I never hear any complaints about those. I keep looking for someone who has a MKII/III and is so disgusted with the "difficulty" that he is willing to part with the pistol at a good (to me) price. Haven't found him yet.

 

[csprick]

I've had a Mark II for years. Don't fire it all that often, so I have to get out the instructions every time I want to field strip it. However, it's not a big deal to do, once I refresh my memory.

Go for it, it's a great gun. Just wish mine had the bull barrel. I contacted Ruger but there's no way to convert mine.

 

[boredelmo]

the rugers at our school shooting range go weeks, maybe months without cleaning just fine. If one of them starts to fail (after many thousands of rounds) they spray some breakfree and its good to go for a few more.

 

[mballai]

I don't bother doing a takedown. When I got my first Mark II years ago I was told to just squirt in some Gun Scrubber and lubricate it after the gunk was out. I don't do any Gun Scrubber on mine, but if it fouled up enough it might be an option perhaps once a year. Most of the time just clean the bore, use cotton swabs with solvent to clean the chamber area, and then lubricate. And even these basics aren't necessary every time. Maybe once every 500 rounds.

 

[dmazur]

I clean my Mark II after each range session (barrel only) and strip it at around 500 round intervals.

I find that if I "tip the muzzle skyward", the hammer strut falls where it should and then it assembles correctly.

IMO, the fact that the pistol can be reassembled incorrectly (and very easily) and then not function is a design flaw. Probably a minor one.

I keep a plastic hammer handy to tap on the muzzle, too.

 

[WarMachine]

I still just cannot understand how some of you are having so hard a time disassembling/reassembling these pistols.

When done properly, it shouldn't take any longer than a 1911.

To answer the OP's question, I take mine down after each range session. Probably not completely necessary, but there's no immediate negatives to doing so.

 

[MP5]

I have the Mk II version of the gun in question and love it. Basic takedown and reassembly only takes seconds and is very easy once learned the first time. Just read the manual. I clean mine after every trip to the range since I always put about a hundred rounds through it--enough to dirty it up. I've never detail-stripped it, so no comment there.

 

[ddj8052]

I have a 22/45 Mk III Hunter that I shoot in rimfire competitions and I take it apart all the time. I seriously do not understand why people have so much problems taking these guns apart. It is actually quite simple and only takes about 2 min to take down and maybe twice that to reassemble. The only parts that need to be watched is the position of the hammer and the position of the hammer strut. Like a previous poster stated, knowing how the gun works is the key. This should be the case for every gun you own anyways.

 

[wnycollector]

LOL it seems the posters to this thread are pretty much split on the takedown of a ruger rimfire I think I'm still gonna pick one up this fall (if I dont find a good deal on a browning!) and probably fall into the "if it aint broke" camp. I have been spoiled...my only 2 autoloaders are sigs and maks...probably the 2 easiest autos to clean.

 

[Shear_stress]

How often do I takedown my Ruger .22? All the time. Well, in geologic time. I think once every thirty years ought to keep you covered, provided you aren't into installing aftermarket goodies.

 

[ravencon]

When I owned one I stripped it when it started to become unreliable. It wasn't a self-defense gun so that was good enough for me. And I certainly didn't have to do it very often.

If you are concerned about disassembly/reassembly you can invest in the AGI video. It really helps to see how its done, especially if you don't do it often.

I do prefer maintenance friendly guns. My current choices in semi-auto .22LR is a Sig Hammerli Trailside and a vintage S&W Model 41.

 

[gogetumnow]

I think I'm still gonna pick one up this fall (if I dont find a good deal on a browning!) and probably fall into the "if it aint broke" camp.

Uh boy... if you think a Ruger 22 is hard to take apart, wait until you get ahold of a browning 22.

Seriously I don't think the Ruger's are that bad to take down. Use the pictoral websites posted here, and force yourself to do it two or three times when you get the gun. Indeed, they really are not any harder to field strip than a 1911.