ruger mk ii /iii magazines
hello all a quick? can the the folloewers be swicthed out between a mk2 and mk 3 and if so how do you disassemble them? thanks Kevin
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Believe Mark II, magazine disassembly procedure is different then Mark III? Last time I owned one, I had to push the follower down all the way. Till the follower button aligned with the large diameter hole in the side of the mag. Then pull out the button. Follower will be ejected by spring pressure from top of mag into your face, if you're not careful!
Not sure if the Mark II and Mark III followers, are interchangeable?0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
quote:Originally posted by rufe-snow
Believe Mark II, magazine disassembly procedure is different then Mark III? Last time I owned one, I had to push the follower down all the way. Till the follower button aligned with the large diameter hole in the side of the mag. Then pull out the button. Follower will be ejected by spring pressure from top of mag into your face, if you're not careful!
Not sure if the Mark II and Mark III followers, are interchangeable?
Rufe,,,,unless they've changed the disassembly is the same for both re the base pad and push button.
I don't agree. There is a difference in magazines between Mark II, steel framed pistols. And Mark II, plastic framed 22-45's.0 -
quote:Originally posted by kms1961
hello all a quick? can the the folloewers be swicthed out between a mk2 and mk 3 and if so how do you disassemble them? thanks Kevin
The Mark II and Mark III followers are the exact same parts, so you can interchange them if you like. http://shopruger.com/Mark-II-III-Magazine-Follower/productinfo/61104/
The base-plate needs to removed as forgemonkey describes. (The procedure rufe-snow is describing is for magazine disassembly for some very early Mark I magazines.)
The magazine bodies and followers for the 22/45 and "standard"-framed pistols can be interchangeable by changing their base-plates, but there can be differences in the bodies preventing the swapping. The standard Mark III -- and the 22/45 -- has the button latch-point; the Mark III has the magazine-safety too. The Mark II (standard grip-frame) has the heel-latch and no magazine safety. So you cannot usually take a Mark II magazine body and make it work in a Mark III. (But you can generally take a Mark III magazine and make it work in a Mark II or Mark I. You may have to change the side the follower-button protrudes from the magazine when doing a "backward compatible" conversion.)0 -
got it very simple after you know how too.and it seems they are interchageable just a different dia. button on them. thanks kevin 0
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