ruger mark lll 22/45 bolt function
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My issue is the bolt latch, if you look at the latch it will probably be dinged up where the slide hits it, it appears to be a pretty common issue with the mark III, mine was pretty beat up on the end of it, I could still shoot it fine but the bolt wouldn't stay open after the last round, the part is about 10- 20 bucks depending on where u get it as soon as I get the part I'll let you know how it is to replace it
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Clean your magazines !
Disassemble and clean the inside of the magazine body and the follower. The follower is not pushing the slide stop up after the last round.
Disassemble and clean the inside of the magazine body and the follower. The follower is not pushing the slide stop up after the last round.
Cleaned the magazines, went to the range and ran about 100 rounds through the gun. The cleaning seemed to do the trick!! Thank you Petrol & Powder for your help and simple solution.
nintago, thank you and I will be interested to see how you make out.
nintago, thank you and I will be interested to see how you make out.
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This is common when people use the LOCK LEVER to close the bolt. You shouldn't use the LOCK LEVER. Draw back the bolt by grasping the ears, pulling back, then let go, and let the spring tension slam the bolt closed. It is incorrect to use the LOCK LEVER to close the bolt. Ruger calls it a LOCK LEVER because that's its function. It is NOT a SLIDE RELEASE LEVER.
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Not HIGH velocity... High velocity is fine. HYPER velocity is what you should avoid. There is a difference.Been a while since i shot that pistol , but yes very possible I had shot a few box's of high velocity rounds so that makes perfect sense now , thanx for the input
So I did Change out the bolt lock, was too bad of a job 😊 I was able to carefully get the trigger pin to move just enough to remove the original bolt lock without removing all the internal parts, hard part was getting the holes to line up good to push the pin back in , thanx for your input on the ammo, I ran 50 rounds of blazer ammo and everything works perfectly now
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Hyper velocity loads won't do anything to cause damage to the bolt catch, as such, did not cause this issue. It'll batter the action spring, action spring guide, and the bolt, but the bolt catch does not get exposed to any extra force caused by higher powered rounds.
Also of note, Ruger recommends against hyper velocity for reliability issues, not for damage prevention. Hyper velocity rounds are typically lower bullet weight, giving them less recoil momentum impulse to operate the action, which can cause short strokes. High velocity, high energy rounds with standard bullet weights are pretty rare, which will batter the action.
Also of note, Ruger recommends against hyper velocity for reliability issues, not for damage prevention. Hyper velocity rounds are typically lower bullet weight, giving them less recoil momentum impulse to operate the action, which can cause short strokes. High velocity, high energy rounds with standard bullet weights are pretty rare, which will batter the action.
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Great revolver rounds though.
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