Thank-you Gun Talk and Bullseye!!!

[aomiii]

I've been wanting a MK III Hunter for a while but like a lot of people I shyed away from them based on lots of comments about how hard they are to disassemble. I also really wanted one based on how much people like them and how well they shoot. Thanks to a referral on another board regarding Bullseye I came here and studied his very well done documentations. Needless to say I picked up my new"Hunter" 2 days ago from my FFL after the Cal. 10 day wait(Ugh). I spent the first evening removing just the bolt and mainspring housing and then replacing them. After about the sixth time I got it. Then no big deal. Last night I spent removing the bolt, mainspring housing and the receiver. The receiver was on pretty tight and after about 4 pops with a leather hammer it came off. I then realized that the receiver is not on some slide mechanism but was on short fittings. I know with use, they will smooth out. It took about 8 trys with putting the receiver on correctly and lining up the bolt stop holes then it was a no brainer. I bought 200 rounds of CCI Mini Mags and hope to shoot it some time over the 4th at my local range and will be happy to give a range report. Tonight I will do the proper cleaning oiling and new gun preparations to get it ready to shoot. I must say the complication of the Ruger .22s is no where near the rumors. I welcome any of the Members cleaning and oiling tips.Thanks again Gun Talk and Bullseye.

[Bullseye]

Congratulations on receiving your new pistol! Waiting for the Cali 10 day hold period to pass can lead to a whole bunch of anticipation, almost like Christmas morning. One of the reasons you're not struggling with that new pistol is your doing the all proper research before experiencing a difficulty and then getting all frustrated about it. I agree, there's not much to these pistols when you invest a little time in learning how to take them apart and put them back together again.

Have a safe and enjoyable 4th!

R,
Bullseye

[toyfj40]

cleaning and oiling tips.

I suspect a 'watch maker' could give US some tips on cleaning
and oiling such a device... then again a watch has to work EVERY SECOND,
and a pistol only has to work for a couple milli-seconds at a time

I carry a small squirt-bottle of Hoppe's "Gun Oil" and "Powder Solvent"
with some toothpicks and Qtips... with a few (paper) ShopTowels for
my main cleaning tools... when the grip-mechanism is getting dirty
with powder-residue... an application of powder solvent and step outside
and blow it out with an AirCompressor and it will be clean-as-a whistle.. !!
Be sure to re-Oil afterwards to replace the lube that is blown-out and
to fight the moisture that is contained in the compressed air...
I do not use a 'cleaning rod'... just the Qtip in a couple inches of the
muzzle and from the chamber... and run a couple drops of gunoil down
the bore when I put it up...

Good luck, have a safe 4th and let us know how those MiniMags shoot.
oh yeah... welcome to GunTalk...