On 3/9/2016 5:45 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/8/16 8:38 PM, John H. wrote:
it appears to be a good zombie gun as well. The Burris Fastfire 3 on
it is sweet!

I keep telling myself I don't need a Ruger Mark III. I think I'm
losing. Seems like
'the Hunter' would be a great zombie gun.
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Once you figure out the counter-intuitive way the Mark III's go back
together after a full strip-down, they're great pistols. Again, though,
with a silencer, the rounds go off quietly but the firearm's
reciprocating noises are substantial.

That's the complaint I usually see when I read about Mark III's.
Casual shooters don't seem to like them because they perceive them as a
bitch to field strip.

I suppose with a lot of practice, that perception vanishes.

What ammo does yours like? I also read a lot about how some Mark
III's don't like cheap plinking ammo... not enough power to consistently
reciprocate.

On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 07:49:32 -0600, "Ryan P."
wrote:

The MP 15/22 can keep some lead in the air, and as we all know, semi is more accurate than full-auto. And is less wasteful of ammo in the post-apocalypse. They ain't making more!


There's always the option of reloading the cartridges yourself. I
can't imagine that's particularly fun with .22lr though...

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Reloading 22LR is impossible as far as I know. The problem is that
the primer is an integral part of the shell case, not removable as it
is with a center fire round.

On Fri, 11 Mar 2016 08:15:27 -0600, "Ryan P."
wrote:

That's the complaint I usually see when I read about Mark III's.
Casual shooters don't seem to like them because they perceive them as a
bitch to field strip.

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Putting them back together is the "interesting" part. There's one
little trick required to get the hammer in the correct position but
once you know how that works, it is fairly easy.

Mar
On Thu, 10 Mar 2016 14:54:52 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:
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I didn't realize that was what we were talking about but it does
explain why you are so bothered by long barrels, ;-)
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But H-BAR's are ok, probably because the usually have a thicker girth...

On 3/11/16 9:15 AM, Ryan P. wrote:
On 3/9/2016 5:45 AM, Keyser Söze wrote:
On 3/8/16 8:38 PM, John H. wrote:
it appears to be a good zombie gun as well. The Burris Fastfire 3 on
it is sweet!

I keep telling myself I don't need a Ruger Mark III. I think I'm
losing. Seems like
'the Hunter' would be a great zombie gun.
--

Once you figure out the counter-intuitive way the Mark III's go back
together after a full strip-down, they're great pistols. Again, though,
with a silencer, the rounds go off quietly but the firearm's
reciprocating noises are substantial.

That's the complaint I usually see when I read about Mark III's.
Casual shooters don't seem to like them because they perceive them as a
bitch to field strip.

I suppose with a lot of practice, that perception vanishes.

What ammo does yours like? I also read a lot about how some Mark
III's don't like cheap plinking ammo... not enough power to consistently
reciprocate.


Pretty much anything I've tried. My "preferred" ammo is CCI Standard,
which is subsonic and cycles nicely and isn't too dirty. Also like CCI
MiniMags and I have a boatload of Gemtech Silencer Subsonic and I've
tried other ammos that work well with silencers, but I really cannot
hear the differences between CCI Standard and the so-called "silencer"
ammos. The CCI Standard I shop for is about 8 cents a round. The
"silencer" ammo is more, and sometimes I find a deal on MiniMags at 9
cents a round, but usually they are five cents more than that.

The CCI ammo branded "Quiet." which is super subsonic, does not cycle in
most semi-auto firearms, but it works well in my CZ 455 bolt action
rifle and is indeed noticeably quieter than the faster "silencer" rounds.

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 10:32:07 PM UTC-5, wrote:
On Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:25:18 -0500, John H.
wrote:

Yup. And if you go with a Burris sight, they have dedicated mounts for the Mark III. They do make some really nice looking Mark III's. I already have a more traditional Mark I that I shot when I was a kid with my father. I wanted the unique features the 22/45 had.

Hush, damnit! I need reasons *not* to buy the damn thing!

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I might be willing to sell mine if you're really interested. There
are red dot sights much less expensive than the Burris and just as
good in my opinion.

http://www.amazon.com/Ohuhu-Green-Reflex-Sight-Reticles/dp/B00YRIHYIW

There are certainly some decent, cheap red dots on the market. I have a Truglow on my MP 15/22, and it does the job. I just felt that the Ruger deserved a good sight, and the Burris was the right size and is 8 moa, which was right for it's use. The Burris also has a killer lifetime warranty. If it quits or you break it, send it to them and they'll fix or replace it, no questions asked and no receipt required. Now *that's* a warranty.