Over all, very nice looking gun. I just don't get why the adjustable rear sight still looks like an afterthought after 40+ years of production. There is an LPA (low Profile Sight) rear sight available for these pistols, but then of course the front sight blade may need to be higher. Most of us 'ol ...

I would buy a new can. Spend some money and get a good one though. You are going through a lot of trouble to run ammo that is impossible to find. Get a good rimfire can that will run quiet with any subsonic ammo. It seems lame you have to run ammo that was designed to be hearing safe without a supp...

Well, the one I ordered has arrived, and I'm not disappointed: http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/SGWGunsmith/RUGER%20MARK%20IV/MK%20IV%20Comp%20Targ%201.jpg Being that I shoot right handed, there's no need for me to have the safety lever on the right side of the pistol. Very e...

I'll stick with my MKIII Competition. The MKIV features are not compelling enough to me to justify upgrading any of my existing pistols. I do love how the feature list includes "Ambidextrous manual safety" on a firearm with a right handed only grip though. :lol: So, you were hoping for th...

Good news. I like the pistol but the commemorative set was pricy. Yah! I think the knife added around $300.00 to the package. I probably would have gotten "squirrel guts" all over that nice knife anyway. Now, I'm trying to get a Competition Target from the distributor I deal with. I have ...

Looks like the Ruger Mark IV Competition Target commemorative pistol has reached it's goal of 1000 pistols. I now see that Ruger is offering the Competition Target in a normal production platform. No knife involved. http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/SGWGunsmith/PISTOLS/40112%20MKI...

The guy that made this suppressor at Lauer suggested I use "white lithium" grease. It does smoke a little at first when shooting through it, but it's much easier to clean. Here's the above bolt out of the receiver:[URL=http://s915.photobucket.com/user/SGWGunsmith/media/Extractors/BOLTS/VQ%...

Interesting, I'm amazed at peoples need to swap parts. I have a Mark I, III and a 10/22. All fire and extract 100% and they are all stock. It's nice to read that you have been lucky with your three Ruger guns. Unfortunately, from what I've found over the 45+ years that I've been working on these Ru...

Yes, the Ruger 10/22 and the Ruger Mark pistols share the same part number extractor. The extractor I have pictured above is a much better design, for both of those guns. It has a better working hook angle and profile than the stamped factory version has. I began working on the Ruger Mark pistols an...

Over the years, I've tried every one of the aftermarket extractors that are available. There's a very good reason why there's at least five companies offering replacements for the factory version. I now stock only one brand and order those 50 to 75 at a time. Yup! I really do go through that many. T...

Ruger has changed the complete profile of the firing pin used in the Ruger Mark I,II, III, IV & 22/45 pistols. http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac356/SGWGunsmith/F-Pins%201/NSFP%2017.jpg So far, I really like how well this new style of firing pin performs in the three Ruger Mar...

Erud wrote:

SGW Gunsmith wrote:As soon as I can find my bench under the white stuff

Cocaine? You didn't used to work at Armored Fire, did you?

No...........I can't afford that stuff. But instead, I'll have a "snort" of Crown Royal now and then.

I picked up my suppressor several years ago down in Chippewa Falls Wisconsin, from Lauer Custom Weaponry . He's the same guy that sells DuraCoat. I was lamenting about how our local sheriff would not sign off on my Form 4, and at that point it was all I needed to get the paperwork going. Steve asked...

Just signed up for this forum. Have a shop in Northwestern Wisconsin and specialize on the Ruger Mark pistols. Welcome from Osceola, Wisconsin. Where in Northwestern Wisconsin ? I've spent some time in Ashland - Drummond - - Cable area, so just curious where you're located. Is this you ? http://sar...

Scratch wrote:Welcome from another cheesehead! Nice looking work!

Thank you sir!