Mark II Trigger Action
I shoot a Mark II with a Red Dot scope in our small bore club. I'm fairly accurate with it but heard someone say something the other day about trigger action. Besides running another 5000 rounds through it to hone my skills, I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to modify it and improve it's accuracy.
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Hello Practice will be the best thing but there are aftermarket trigger groups for the ruger go to BROWNELL'S or MIDWAY quote:"PRAISE THE HARDBALL GUN" 0 -
What you want is a Clark Trigger, about $25.00, like the man said, avail. through Brownells. I had many Ruger autos over the year and always put in the Clark trigger. It's thicker, machined steel (not alloy) and has a set screw to limit overtravel. Gives a much better feel to the pull.
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I had a gunsmith slick up my trigger and add an adjustable set screw. It made a big difference for me.
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a lot of guys on this website go round and round about mk2's so just bear with me on this topic. its a never ending battle. the money you are dumping into your mk2 to make it shoot would have been free with a hi standard purchase. please consider switching guns. guys at your club will get nervous when they see you step up to the line with one because theyll know youve been coached by a pro shooter somewhere. and it wont take 5000 rounds to hone your skills. what you dont know about that mk2 is it will take more than a trigger to make it better. it has built in flaws that effect accuracy to include: rubbery recoil, no sear adjustment, no ability to change bbls, small sight screw adjustments, no backlash adjustment, no button swaged bbl, difficult takedown, etc... why do you think its sold for a bargain? if you want to really improve your score, its time to change guns. its the best 2 cents youll get from me. dont get me wrong, but the trophy you shoot for will take more than a better trigger. hope this helps.
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I'm not familiar with the trigger pull on the Ruger Mark II; I have a Mark I, made about 1969, It has a 5 1/2" bull barrel. I've not had to do anything to the trigger- as is from the factory it's about a one-two pound pull. The only thing I've done to it is replace the rubber grips with checkered walnut with a thumb rest. So, are the newer models liability-ized? 0 -
the mk 2 locks back on last shot. 0 -
Don't waste your money on something so esoteric as a trigger job when you haven't developed the necessary skill to score a 40.
I've shot my KMKGC678 with a Tasco PDPII for almost 7 years at steel in the smallbore Production class (I know, but the Tasco is acceptable in my club), and have yet to turn in two consecutive 40's.
There's a little trick I'll share here; when I reassemble the gun after cleaning, I line up the receiver tube in the exact same spot every time, due to a pair of small marks I made on the grip frame. It has improved my accuracy, since the barrel is in the same place for each string, etc.
One guy had a Victor for a while; sold it for the Browning due to better accuracy.
Also; are you shooting Federal Gold Medal 711's? They're cheap enough at $1.20 a box to practice with, and they are excellent starter rounds for a beginning shooter concerned with price over accuracy. Some matches (like when it's windy), I shoot Eley Club or Tenex to the same point of aim-they are a little faster than the 711's, and tend to buck the breeze better.
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victors are overrated. theyre too heavy. the other models are better. i think we are thinking along the same lines, but honestly, if i buy a gun...im not going to etch it. if ruger is so great, why havent they started etching them for everyone? im sure you see my point. my philosophy has always been..start out with an absolute perfect gun, that way the only thing you have to blame for bad shots is yourself. and fixing yourself is a lot cheaper than buying 50 guns and 50 triggers only to finally realize you could have been better off a lot sooner. somewhere along the 22 journey, it happens. one realizes they developed bad habits with an inexpensive gun and then when the shooter wants to improve, its too late, the habit is drilled in. then its the triggers fault, or the bbl's fault or the grip or the ammo. so when a shooter does go to a better gun, he blames the gun when there isnt an improvement. thus my point...if better scores and trophies are the goal, make the switch as fast as one can and practice perfection WITH perfection. one shouldnt have to learn what a great trigger is. it should have been the first sensation. so, when someone shoots a junk gun, theyll know it on the first shot. this was my carear path. im only sharing what ive known to work. im not being disrespectful. im strictly factual. and since we are on facts...lets remember there was a time in history when 90% of the line was hi standards at any given match. i wonder why. so..in closing, make the switch. make it a hi std, m-41, or a hammereli. youll never look back.
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I would put in a Volquartsen trigger kit. There's also a small metal screen being offered to help keep the dirt out of the trigger action. I think it's sold by someone who advertises on the Rimfirecentral.com forum.
The Mark II trigger isn't perfect, but it can be made much better.
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the above post is exactly my point. you shouldnt have to put a dust cover in a good gun. all these add ons will add up and youll still have to deal with other issues. and again, no offense intended, but a champion doesnt build a gun up to his level. he buys one and he 'improves up' to its designed ability. i sure hope this is helping. [:)]
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