jake677

bought 22/45 7 months ago and after shooting for the first time took it apart for cleaning. it was a disaster but finally got it back together. decided to not remove the barrell on future cleanings. after 1000 or so rds took it apart again and it was much, much easier. barrell came off and on with a slight tap and everything else was a piece of cake. confident now to do a compete breakdown on future cleanings. new owners, be patient, it gets better.

stargeezer

My hardest issue was getting it through my head that the hammer had to be in the fired position to get the bolt pin out. For some reason I kept thinking it needed to be in the cocked poisition. Then there was that little blued part that sticks down from the hammer.

But its all good now.

firemanjones

My problem was getting the hammer forward when reassembling the bolt into the barrel. Now it is second hand. I take it apart, clean it and reassemble it without thinking. I even decided not to waste my money on the speed strip kit.

James6591

Yep, once you've disassembled/reassambled a few times, it's a piece of cake.
The kit is just money spent on a non existant problem.

KJS

That would be one of the problems someone new to them could easily have.

Ruger's manual I think does a poor job explaining this. The manual has you put in a magazine & pull the trigger to release the hammer. You're supposed to have the gun pointed straight down when you do this & the force of gravity (they think) will surely move that hammer.

In my experience relying on gravity produces extreme frustration. I stick a thin dowl rod in and simply push the hammer fully forward. Unlike gravity, this never fails to move it.

firemanjones

That's exactly what I ended up doing.

greener

It's simple to field strip and reassembly a Ruger and the instructions are perfectly clear, once you know how...not the first time. The first time I field stripped a MKIII I had visions of a box of parts looking for a gunsmith. I did it 4 more times. Then I found this site:
2245 Maintenance Page

The hammer on MKIII's is bound by the mag disconnect and it takes a bit of a push to move it forward. Congrats on sticking with it.

9mm

Congrats on passing the Mark III 22/45 test. Now you have a great gun but can also do a take down and reassembly without a problem. Great job on you part. Enjoy the future. It will only become better and more expensive with the mods you place on the gun. Enjoy.

Sbh87

The first breakdown is usually the hardest. The first time I took my MKIII down it involved the use of a hammer. The second time around no problems.

whyoh

OMG!!!


there needs to be a bunch of "it gets better" vides on youtube about this



't would be hilarious

espresso

I just bought a new 22/45 and took it apart for cleaning yesterday.
Not too bad, hardest part for me was getting the cleaning rod and patch down the barrel, I checked 3 times to make sure I was using the right size---man it was snug!
I can't wait to get to the range with it.