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pepsi56
i have the new mkIII ruger 22,it has been back to ruger co. and still jams,
does anyone out there have this problem? Is so what did you do?

do you think it is the bullet in the barrel indictor causing the problem?

I can't believe it is the bulk ammo boxes. they said they use the cheap remington ammo,so if the gun is going to jam it will then. i use winchester and federal 550 boxes.

thanks for any help.
mrs.hartman
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  • pepsi56
    Bought a new Ruger MkIII. Shoots good, trigger sucks. Any suggestions?
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  • amblerrl
    try 2 things
    try another magazine,
    leave 1 round out of the magazine when loading
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  • CS8161
    quote:Originally posted by amblerrl
    try 2 things
    try another magazine,
    leave 1 round out of the magazine when loading


    +1
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  • Gashauler
    It could be the ammo. Mine will eat almost anything, I can't remember the brand, I think it was the more expensive Winchester or Remington, but they absolutely would not and will not work in that gun. From what I have seen of them they can be somewhat picky about ammo. A friend of mine has one that won't eject Federal 550 pack and another one that is ridiculously accurate with it.
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  • cwi555
    I don't own a mkIII. I got rid o fthe one I purchased because it was a POS.
    the mkII's are good to go, I have several of them. Suggest you find a gun show and trade it off for an mkII.
    quote:Originally posted by pepsi56
    i have the new mkIII ruger 22,it has been back to ruger co. and still jams,
    does anyone out there have this problem? Is so what did you do?

    do you think it is the bullet in the barrel indictor causing the problem?

    I can't believe it is the bulk ammo boxes. they said they use the cheap remington ammo,so if the gun is going to jam it will then. i use winchester and federal 550 boxes.

    thanks for any help.
    mrs.hartman
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  • mbsams
    Mine shoots anything I put in it. - Never a jam - it is very accurate with Fed and Rem bulk stuff from walmart. I put a scope on it to test for accuracy at 25 yds and some of the match ammo is just awsome. Even the bulk stuff easliy shoots into an inch and a half. Both mags that came with the gun work perfectly. I especially like the loaded chamber indicator- a great safty item. It's a great gun. I do find teardown and reassembly a PIA though. I only do it every 500 rounds or so - I don/t think it really needs it then. I do a bore snake after every range trip. I do get 2 or 3 failures to fire out of a bulk pack - it's the ammo not the gun.
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  • 11b6r
    Sorry- bought a Mk III a few months ago. Eats anything I put in it, especially likes Federals. Not one FTF, FTE, or FTC. Both mags work wonderful, and it is more accurate than I am. Sometimes you just get a bad gun- and with an auto, it could be a small glitch.
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  • shooter10
    I had a bull barrel Mark II and it did the same thing. Drove me crazy. I did just what cwi555 said to do...about 5 years ago.
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  • cwi555
    When it comes to the Mark II, failures to feed, fire, and eject are rarely the gun at fault. I own a few dozen of them, and most of those were acquired from people who thought for sure the gun was hosed. All of which function flawlessly now.

    (terms simplified, if you want actual names, I can put that in to, as well as a detailed list of proper functions. This post is intended to exemplify simply, rather than write a maintenance book, so gun PC types need not reply.)

    It's usually the case they screwed it up and didn't understand what they did.
    A/B is one of them.

    Starting with C/M, upper center is the ejector (M). When the face of it gets deformed or it can make it fail to eject.
    Next is E, when that horshoe gets deformed, it to can cause a failure to feed. Usually if it gets deformed it can cause failure to eject/cycle properly.It's operated by the configuration in O. When the round fires, it pushes against main spring housing pin as seen in O.

    In F is the bolt channel and the firing pin. (K and J.) Below that is the firing pin retraction spring. It keeps the firing pin from slam firing/miss firing.

    In Q and U is part of the eject system. Improper clean techniques can cause that piece to be bent. This can cause the case to stove pipe.

    In R and S is the fit up for the receiver and grip frame. More than once I've seen a grip frame that was distorted from being hammered on. Then in picture S, they try to put something under the lug to make it tight again. The only thing they accomplish is to screw up the magazine fit/angle. To fix it you have to have a properly sized mandrel and tap it back into proper size.

    In P and C, are the feed ramp and bolt face respectively. Build up of carbon on the bolt face and cause failure to feed or eject, build up on the face of P or burrs from improper cleaning can cause problems as well.

    You will not cleaning is involved in the majority of problems with this pistol. Lots of folks shoot a bricks of 22 out of it and only spray it, or clean the barrel through the muzzle rather than the chamber, or bend the ejector from carelessly jamming the cleaning rod into the chamber, and a host of other problems.
    Careless and improper cleaning if it's cleaned at all is a problem for nearly any firearm. (except a glock [:D] )

    Bottom line: A properly cleaned and maintained ruger mark ii is in my opinion one of the best semi auto 22 pistols ever made. It is, however, no different from others in that proper care is a necessity if you expect it to work.

    The Mark III to me has no added value. I've had to repair and modify them more times than I care to count from that POS breaking or otherwise not being set right. Ruger should have taken the philosophy of "if it isn't broke, don't fix it".




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