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July 19th, 2008, 01:27 AM #1Active Member
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Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
I went to the gun shop yesterday and did not find anything there of interest except a few Ruger .22 pistols. I saw a used Mark II Target and a new Mark III Hunter. Both caught my eye, and I was about to purchase one of them (or so I thought) but they closed the register before I voiced my thoughts.
Anyways, after getting home I decided to do some research, and searched for how to disassemble the gun. The videos showed the user's dry firing the gun for disassembly, and that made me think about the whole 'don't dry fire a rimfire pistol' voodoo I have heard so much about, so I started to research it. Half of the people seem to think its bad for all rimfire guns, and the other half swear it is ok for the Ruger Mark II/III. I know I would be happy if I could dry fire it without damaging it, and not be afraid to accidentally dry fire it when the magazine runs out (I count poorly).
I am confident that the people stating it is ok to dry fire it are correct, but does anyone have any quotes from the Ruger manual? or has anyone dun gone broke stuff?
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July 19th, 2008, 01:49 AM #2Active Member
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Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
as ive allways been told. DONT DRY FIRE! Dissengage the fireing pin.. not just pull the trigger.. thats just what ive been told and i live by that. hope to find out if its good or not.
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July 19th, 2008, 02:00 AM #3Grand Member
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Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
according to Ruger, it is OK:
Can I dry fire my Ruger P-Series and .22 pistols?
Yes. All Ruger pistols can be dry fired without damage, and dry firing can be useful to familiarize the owner with the firearm. However, be sure any firearm is completely unloaded before dry firing!
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July 19th, 2008, 02:09 AM #4
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July 19th, 2008, 11:34 AM #5
Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
I always believed dry firing was bad. But I guess in the owner's manuals, some make you dry fire before disassembly.
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July 19th, 2008, 12:40 PM #6Active Member
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Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
Excellent, glad that issue is cleared up. I will probably purchase one in the next few days/weeks.
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July 19th, 2008, 02:28 PM #7Active Member
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Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
Dry firing is OK as long as the firing pin stop is in the bolt. Just be careful when cleaning, as the stop pin can fall out when the bolt is removed.
I dry fire my Mark II (slab side) for practice in the winter time.
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July 19th, 2008, 06:30 PM #8
Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
I've dryfired my MkII who knows how many times, along with all my firearms.
None of them was damaged in anyway.Audemus jura nostra defendere
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July 19th, 2008, 07:01 PM #9
Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
Twister ~
Please do not misunderstand... Not ALL handguns can be dry-fired without damaging them.
Dry-firing some handguns WILL damage them, but not the Ruger MKII.
Just did not want you to think you can dry-fire anything you pick up.~ Luke... Come to the dark side... We have cookies! ~
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July 19th, 2008, 09:33 PM #10Active Member
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Re: Dry firing Ruger Mark II/III is ok?
Well, I bought one...
Ruger Mark III - Hunter
Mark III next to XD 9mm.
It took me a LONG time to figure out how to put it back together once I took it apart. The reason is because when the manual says make sure the hammer is all the way forward, and you think the hammer is all the way forward, frustration is the result. After learning that there is a forward and an 'all the way forward', it was smooth sailing.
I shot 100 rounds through it today, I did not do very good from ~50 feet. I think it was because I was not used to the trigger, and because I did not understand how the hunter model sights worked. I was switching between 6 o-clock and point of aim, and neither seemed to work well. According to the manual, the correct way is to have the front sight fully visible (half of the front sight is supposed to stick above the rear sights), and have the red dot exactly on whatever you are trying to shoot. This little tidbit of knowledge will probably help a lot next time.
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