Author Topic: Real Men Disassemble Their Mk I's (Read 774 times)

pjh421 · « **on:** May 06, 2003, 09:13:25 PM »

I learned on a Ruger Mark I, 6 7/8" when I was about 14. One day I thought I would be helpful and disassemble the pistol, clean it and then put it back together for the owner, my uncle.

What a mistake that was! I tried for about an hour by myself to reassemble it and then surrendered. Felt like a real dork. It took him a while but he got it together and it worked. I never did that again.

Are the Mark II's any better? I remember copying "the secret" from some website a few years ago, but after many hard drive crashes, no longer have it. I've seen parts kits that are supposed to ease the reassembly process but don't know whether they work. I'd buy a Ruger if I didn't already have a couple of Buckmarks. Boy are they easy to strip, clean and get back together.

Paul

Sixgun · « **Reply #1 on:** May 07, 2003, 03:42:04 AM »

So are MKIIs. You just have to be a real man!

I may be a little bit more machically inclined than the average shooter but I don't think there is anything that I can do that you can't if you look at it a little while.

I looked at the re-assembly instructions once, when I couldn't get my MKII back together. Since then I just take it apart and when I put it back together I just make sure there is some tension on the lever on the grip when I put it back. If there isn't, I open it up again and look at the little hangy down thing on the hammer and make sure it is in the right place and try again. If there is no tension I put it in the other place and it works. As my dear old dad would say, "Simple as falling off a log!"

Now I have nothing against Brownings, other than the fact that I have never owned one cause I could always get something a little better for the same price or they were just too overpriced or just a poor design. They would usually make a good second choice and that is just what they are in my oponion, espically when it comes to semi-auto rimfire pistols. Now remember that this is only my opinion, which I am entitled too, same as you are entitled to yours. I have never owned one but have shot lots of Buckmarks and liked the MKIIs better. And like you said, real men dis-assemble and re-assemble MKIIs all the time.

Don't get yer back hair up, I was just having some fun at yur expense.

Sixgun

pjh421 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 07, 2003, 02:21:55 PM »

Are you saying I have a hairy back? LOL. Yes, the Rugers are good pistols. I killed a lot of stuff with that Mark I. It had a Bushnell Phantom 2.5x scope on it which fell apart, causing me to have to learn to use iron sights. My uncle killed many a groundhog with it when he carried it on a farm tractor. I just think they are a little too complicated and heavy for the job they were designed to do. It never did feed just right. Could have been a magazine problem, but I was too young to know about those things then. It was eventually traded for a Super Single Six, which was stolen. That was replaced with a pair of Iver Johnsons which were total crap. I'd be willing to tackle the Mark I/II reassembly challenge again.

Paul

daddywpb · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2003, 07:25:26 AM »

I have tinkered with just about all of my guns - it's fun - but I will admit to getting frustrated with re-assembling a MKI. Seems like sometimes, no matter how many times you follow the instructions, it just won't go back togeather. I'm pretty good at those kind of things, but I took the easy way out - took it to a gun show and traded it for a Buckmark. Aaaaaahhh! Much easier!