MKII Target Government Model followed me home.This is a discussion on MKII Target Government Model followed me home. within the Ruger Rimfires forums, part of the Pistol & Revolver Forum category; I sold my 22/45 Hunter that I had listed on Armslist, on the way home from that transaction I stopped by a LGS I frequent ...
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September 8th, 2012, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: KS
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| MKII Target Government Model followed me home.
I sold my 22/45 Hunter that I had listed on Armslist, on the way home from that transaction I stopped by a LGS I frequent and found this beauty. Sold a Ruger and bought a Ruger in the span of an hour....yeah I have a problem.  
Pictured next to my regular MKII Target.
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September 8th, 2012, 09:06 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: northern Wisconsin
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Nice pair. Those Government Targets are one of the best Marks, ever. Wouldn't mind finding one, myself. Congrats.
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September 9th, 2012, 06:21 PM
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Join Date: May 2010 Location: Apex, North Carolina
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Originally Posted by KSR  I sold my 22/45 Hunter that I had listed on Armslist, on the way home from that transaction I stopped by a LGS I frequent and found this beauty. Sold a Ruger and bought a Ruger in the span of an hour....yeah I have a problem.
Pictured next to my regular MKII Target. | Is it my eyes or are those barrels a different length? I had one of those MKII's bought back in around 1975 and I sold it to get my newer MKII Stainless Comp Target. As we always tend to do when we think back I wish I had not sold it and just bought the COMP - - - - but Hey! if we could all go back and act where would we be today ???
GB45
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September 10th, 2012, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Golfbuddy45 Is it my eyes or are those barrels a different length? I had one of those MKII's bought back in around 1975 and I sold it to get my newer MKII Stainless Comp Target. As we always tend to do when we think back I wish I had not sold it and just bought the COMP - - - - but Hey! if we could all go back and act where would we be today ???
GB45 | You are absolutely right, the standard Target has a 5.5" barrel, the Government model has a 6 7/8" barrel.
One thing I'm not clear on though is did these come with one mag or two? I have the box, paperwork, test target and everything else.
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September 10th, 2012, 06:26 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Iowa
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Nice Government model! Mine came with one magazine.
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September 10th, 2012, 07:17 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: California
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Nice! I like the barrels on those. I have a Mark I with the tapered barrel that I bought new in 1976. I took it to the range and a young guy thought it was a German Luger.
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September 10th, 2012, 07:36 PM
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Nice mate, almost identical twins.....  | |
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September 10th, 2012, 10:34 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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I bought my Mk II Government brand new back in the 80s, and I love that gun...it has been a flawless performer!
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September 11th, 2012, 02:46 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wisconsin
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I don't know if this is true or not but it seemed like the MKIIs that came in the old yellow and black box only came with one mag, when they came out with the plastic grey box the seemed to have two mags.
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September 16th, 2012, 03:51 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Originally Posted by Claybirds I don't know if this is true or not but it seemed like the MKIIs that came in the old yellow and black box only came with one mag, when they came out with the plastic grey box the seemed to have two mags. | It is true. I bought my Mk II Govt. brand new back in the 80s, and it's in a yellow & black box with just one magazine and a test fired target from the factory.
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September 16th, 2012, 04:23 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Milwaukee
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The MK II Govt looks to be in really nice condition. Mind telling us how much it cost? I have absolutely no idea how much they go for.
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September 16th, 2012, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by KJS The MK II Govt looks to be in really nice condition. Mind telling us how much it cost? I have absolutely no idea how much they go for. | I paid $355 for it, and it was in mint shape....so nice in fact that I have already sold it to someone that made an offer that I could not refuse.
Kind of miss it though.  | |
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September 16th, 2012, 04:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Milwaukee
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Originally Posted by KSR I paid $355 for it, and it was in mint shape....so nice in fact that I have already sold it to someone that made an offer that I could not refuse.
Kind of miss it though. | Perhaps they have a support group for hyperactive gun traders. Though it would just be an excuse to get together & swap guns, right? | |
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September 18th, 2012, 01:08 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Jersey
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| Ruger 22/45 MarkII Goverment Model
Congrats,
On your purchase, I just purchased the same setup a P678GC factory replacement pistol that my FFL dealer sent in for repair and they replaced it.
I have been looking at this one for over a month, did some homework to find out about it's lineage and just had to buy it.
Mine came in a brown cardboard box with one Mag. and I paid a bit more for mine as well, how many of these Mark II's do you think their can be in this condition, it's only money.
I can't wait to fire it off, but my papers are being processed and were just sent in by our local PD today. 
I'll send photo's as soon as I can get my hands on it.
Last edited by 4togr4; September 18th, 2012 at 01:11 PM.
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