On 3/10/16 11:19 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 07:49:51 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 3/9/16 3:07 PM, John H. wrote:


I have a Mark III Hunter with the fluted barrel. When I bought it the
top of the barrel was already drilled, tapped and fitted with filler
screws. All I had to do was back out the fillers and install a small
piece of Weaver rail. I assume that was done at the factory and not
the previous owner.

Just looked at the Ruger site. From the Hunter description:

"Accurate sighting system features fixed or adjustable sights and drilled and tapped
receiver for Weaver®-style scope base adapters for easy mounting of optics (adapters
included, not on fixed sight models)."

http://www.ruger.com/products/markIIIHunter/models.html

Good to know. Thanks.

Now, is the fancy grip worth $70? It is nice looking.
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The Mark III with the 6.88" barrel is overkill for informal shooting. I
know, because I had one, but sold it to buy a model with a shorter
barrel, this one, actually:

http://www.ruger.com/products/markII...ets/10101.html

The longer barrel does improve sight radius slightly, but it adds
unnecessary weight and size, and if you are going to mount a red dot on
it, is just a waste. The fancy grips add nothing to shootability.

The Mark III I now have was sent off to Volquartsen for the full
treatment, including barrel threading, so it can accommodate my
silencer. It's a great shooter.

A lot of people don't have your aversion to weight in a firearm. If
you are into rapid fire events, that weight will help you with faster
follow up shots.


How much weight is enough in a mostly steel, fairly long-barrel pistol
in .22LR really isn't an issue in a "casual" target, plinking, or
hunting firearm, and neither is accurate "rapid fire" with these steel
Rugers, since muzzle flip isn't an issue.

I have no idea what the practical reasons are for Ruger to offer 6.88"
barrels on its Mark III's. I've never seen any valid evidence these
longer barrel Rugers shoot better or faster than the Rugers with the
5.88" barrels, assuming all the pistols involved are the "steelies." I
don't know how the polymer Rugers in that caliber shoot.