On 12/23/14 10:23 AM, Tim wrote:
I totally agree with comments on assembly of the Ruger. If you have to force the latch on the back of the handle, it's not right. Stuff can bend. I found that out the hard way. I had to take it to a dealer and have it repaired. That's the only thing i didn't like about it.

Bye my dad bought it new in their 60's for a while $40.00! It was a Ruger "standard" pre- mark series but still the same thing. It's had hundreds of rounds put throught it with no mishaps and is still about as accurate as ever.



The first Mark III I bought, I thought the disassembly/re-assembly
routine was nuts, especially the re-assembly. But then I watched a vid
on YouTube that showed what to do...and suddenly I could do it without a
lot of bother and cursing.

There are two basic styles and a bunch of models within those styles,
one style that sorta resembles an old German Luger and the other that
sorta has the ergonomics of a 1911 .45, or at least the grip. I'm not
really sure if a .22LR pistol "shaped" or operated like a .45 is really
much of a training device for the .45, because the aiming, recoil, and
muzzle flip of the centerfire is totally different. But, as the fellow
once said, opinions vary.