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finally got my pistol back from ruger with new factory parts. first outing i had a few stove pipes and was disappointed to see that happening again. installed the clark bushing and volq trigger - WOW what a difference. very well worth the time and money on both. ditched the lci fired 100 mini mags a...

By-the-way, the fix was listed here on the forum some time last summer.

http://www.guntalk-online.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18
This thread details the problem and how to fix it

"The LCI can cause stovepipes if it gets gummed up. If kept clean it does not cause any issues. But you must remove it in order to clean it. Just spraying it with solvent cleaners just gum it up, so you need to keep solvents away from it." I can't say with 100% certainty yet, but i know i was just s...

Thanks for another very informative post. before, i was ignorant of the facts. now i'd be a dummy to ignore them The thing i'm still unclear about is how changing that geometry affected the hammer and MSH. when the trigger is pulled, the sear moves away from the hammer, which is pivoting on a pin. I...

"The devil's in the details" As a new M3 22/45 owner, there are a few things I wish I'd known about before I experienced problems. I'm hoping this thread will detail those so that new owners will be aware of these "issues" and deal with them before they hamper the pistol's operation. Stovepipes / FT...

You learned how to detail strip and assemble a Ruger. Most folks quake in terror at the idea of field stripping one. I learned to look closer at the sear picture and get one of my factory sears out for reference. Sorry I didn't do that. I got to learn to look at something else when troubleshooting....

Since you've already sent it in they'll bring it back up to factory specifications with replacement parts. This would have to be one pistol I personally inspected to determine the actual cause of the failure. I poked some around and saw some more detailed info posted in your threads at RFC. You may...

When I look at your photos I see one thing that stands out. Did you polish a significant break-away angle into the sear face? It looks very prominent in the pictures. This may have been enough to change the geometry of the sear/hammer interface and cause binding which in turn causes the hammer fail...

bearandoldman - sounds like you're lucky to have such an experienced staff supporting you. this guy is a 'smith, but not sure how extensive his experience is. he has little with the M3, which wasn't exactly confidence building (when I'm reminding him he needs to put mag in or take it out) "By the wa...

hi greener, thanks for the advice. as tricky as it can be at first, i've done exactly what you' suggest, several times. took the pistol to the dealer, broke it down and put it back together (w/o receiver) a few times. both scratched our head and he had no clue. ended up sending back to ruger. peggy ...

thanks for the input blue i've attached some pics to assist sear spring seems to be fine. all pins are locked on springs. not having an issue with the trigger, it's the hammer getting stuck on the MSH. without the MSH, things work just fine http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g433/DontWannaDoThis/1s...

SHORT STORY OF THIS THREAD: DON'T MESS AROUND WITH A FIREARM UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING. I created an unsafe pistol by removing too much of the sear this is a fairly new M3 22/45 have detailed stripped it a few times (thanks bulleyes for the great doco) and things worked fine decided i would...

"There is an vast of knowledgeable folks that run on this site, that are willing to help others." Sure am happy I found this site on the net. that detailed strip page is a fanastic resource for new mark owners, as is the rest of the sight. Thanks to all who've contributed and continue to share info....