Larry in SD
Handloader
- Nov 8, 2004
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In my post in the Rifle section I made the statement that I am addicted to Rimfires. Well that not only applies to Rifles but to Handguns as well.
Back in 2003 my only brother passed away. After his passing I talked to my Sister in Law and inquired as to the possibility of buying my brothers Ruger MKII 5 1/2" Stainless-Steel Bull Barrel .22 LR Handgun. My Sister in Law told me to talk to my gun dealer buddy of mine to find out what it was worth, which I did and she sold it to me for half price.
Since this particular Ruger was very special to me I set out to Customize it to better suit my needs.
To start with I installed the following parts:
Clark Custom Guns Steel Ruger Trigger
Clark Custom Guns Ruger Grips
Volquartsen Custom Target Sear
Volquartsen Custom Extended Bolt Release
Volquartsen Custom Volthane Target Grips
On Target Guns Blast Shield
In addition I worked over the Ruger Hammer, polishing it like a mirror and taking out a little engagement. This resulted in a super crisp 1 1/2 pound trigger pull.
I also had the Receiver Drilled & Tapped to the same hole spacing as the newer Drilled & Tapped Rugers and used a Weigand Scope Base to attach a 1" Illusion Red Dot Optical Sight (which I recently replaced).
This past winter I did a further update. I removed the Weigand Mount and Red Dot and replace it with a Burris FastFire with the Burris Mount that replaces the Ruger rear sight.
This is one of those special .22's in that it shoots most any .22 LR ammo really well. At the 18 yards at our Indoor Shooting Range, from the bench I can shoot 20 rounds of Remington BULK Hollow Points and end up with a single hole in the target about 3/4" in diameter (all in the X Ring of a NRA B3 Handgun Target).
Larry
Back in 2003 my only brother passed away. After his passing I talked to my Sister in Law and inquired as to the possibility of buying my brothers Ruger MKII 5 1/2" Stainless-Steel Bull Barrel .22 LR Handgun. My Sister in Law told me to talk to my gun dealer buddy of mine to find out what it was worth, which I did and she sold it to me for half price.
Since this particular Ruger was very special to me I set out to Customize it to better suit my needs.
To start with I installed the following parts:
Clark Custom Guns Steel Ruger Trigger
Clark Custom Guns Ruger Grips
Volquartsen Custom Target Sear
Volquartsen Custom Extended Bolt Release
Volquartsen Custom Volthane Target Grips
On Target Guns Blast Shield
In addition I worked over the Ruger Hammer, polishing it like a mirror and taking out a little engagement. This resulted in a super crisp 1 1/2 pound trigger pull.
I also had the Receiver Drilled & Tapped to the same hole spacing as the newer Drilled & Tapped Rugers and used a Weigand Scope Base to attach a 1" Illusion Red Dot Optical Sight (which I recently replaced).
This past winter I did a further update. I removed the Weigand Mount and Red Dot and replace it with a Burris FastFire with the Burris Mount that replaces the Ruger rear sight.
This is one of those special .22's in that it shoots most any .22 LR ammo really well. At the 18 yards at our Indoor Shooting Range, from the bench I can shoot 20 rounds of Remington BULK Hollow Points and end up with a single hole in the target about 3/4" in diameter (all in the X Ring of a NRA B3 Handgun Target).
Larry
