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by gecko0
Thu Nov 17, 2011 7:26 am
Forum: Rimfire Handguns
Topic: Ruger 22/45 Mark III...reassembly
Replies: 9
Views: 9731

I have only done a field strip on it so far. Thank you for the welcome!
by gecko0
Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:38 pm
Forum: Rimfire Handguns
Topic: Ruger 22/45 Mark III...reassembly
Replies: 9
Views: 9731

Wow. Ok...I think I got it now. Eleventy billion times later and it might just be good to go. :shock: I don't know if it's anything I did differently, or if I am just pushing on the magazine slightly more (much more force than I expected would be needed), but it seats properly now. Geez. My other fi...
by gecko0
Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:21 pm
Forum: Rimfire Handguns
Topic: Ruger 22/45 Mark III...reassembly
Replies: 9
Views: 9731

When you decock the hammer just before inserting the mainspring, you had to insert the mag to pull the trigger. Did it go in then? The mag won't seat/lock into place at any point, except if I hold the trigger down, then it won't move when I pull on it. I just went through the step-by-step a few mor...
by gecko0
Wed Nov 16, 2011 3:07 pm
Forum: Rimfire Handguns
Topic: Ruger 22/45 Mark III...reassembly
Replies: 9
Views: 9731

Thanks...I'll be trying this again tonight. That guide is the one I used originally, I'm just wondering where I went wrong to narrow it down. Hopefully tonight goes better! :)
by gecko0
Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:24 am
Forum: Rimfire Handguns
Topic: Ruger 22/45 Mark III...reassembly
Replies: 9
Views: 9731

Ruger 22/45 Mark III...reassembly

Hi Everyone...I'm a new 22/45 owner and new to the forums...glad to be here! So I became a victim of the field stripping of my 22/45 and was hoping to get input on where I went wrong. I have tried following the instructions on the maintenance page here, along with watching several youtube vids and t...