New Ruger Coming

[ru44mag]

Jeez 800 bucks, thought they were coming out with something to compete with the smith and Wesson victory.

I'm sure if you wait a couple months the price would come down. It looks very nice, but with a Mark II, a Mark III 22/45 and a High Standard Sport-King, I'm not sure what I would do with another .22 target pistol.

 

[hopper68]

Blued target list $529
Stainless target list $689
Stainless hunter list $769

 

[pudly]

Blued target list $529
Stainless target list $689
Stainless hunter list $769

Here are the equivalent Mk IIIs:
Blued target list $499
Stainless target list $---
Stainless hunter list $729

Street price will be different from above, but it looks like they are going up $30-40 based on list price.

 

[Hopper]

I wonder if this field stripping change will make its way to the 22/45 line?!? The grip angle on the Mark series never felt quite right to me, but the 22/45 fits like a glove. But still, this is a really cool improvement, I love it, and think it will sell really well!

 

[M67]

Might just be me, but I'm missing the "wow" factor.

I would have been happier to see a Mark 3 with no loaded chamber indicator or magazine disconnect

 

[Bigtanker]

Wonder if they will offer a 10" barrel again?

 

[pudly]

From the video by .22Plinkster above:

-Much easier disassembly/reassembly
-No loaded chamber indicator
-Better trigger
-Drop-free magazines (better for competition)
-Replaceable grip panels
-Uses Mk III magazines

Hopper- I'm with you on the 22/45. I really like my Mk III 22/45. I'm betting they will come out with variations over time (longer barrel, lite, 22/45), but they can't fully develop/introduce everything at once. We'll have to wait our turns.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Wonder if they will offer a 10" barrel again?

Watching that novice young lady pound the bullseye with yours last spring was epic. And the look on her face afterward was amazing.

I've learned how to deal with the annoyance they fixed. I just dont clean it until absolutely necessary.

 

[Jomibe]

I keep almost buying a Mark II on gunbroker every couple of months. I think I'd still prefer a II to a III or IV.

Looks like they did away with the loaded chamber indicator on this new one. Thats awesome.

 

[Bfish]

I would love a 22/45 lite that was this easy to take apart and clean! I'm sure it'll be reality one day!

 

[Bigtanker]

Watching that novice young lady pound the bullseye with yours last spring was epic. And the look on her face afterward was amazing.

I've learned how to deal with the annoyance they fixed. I just dont clean it until absolutely necessary.

I get almost as much pleasure watching people shoot it as I do shooting it.

 

[oDbCo]

I've been pretty disappointed in Ruger's new releases. I love my 10/22 and my GP100, but the RAR has a low quality feel to me.

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I've been pretty disappointed in Ruger's new releases. I love my 10/22 and my GP100, but the RAR has a low quality feel to me.

We live in a market where people will use $40 in gas to save $10 on a gun. Moving down market and focusing on efficiency to expand profit margins is a smart move.

This redesign will aid in efficiency too and make the end user happy. Think Ruger is about to hit a home run.

*NOTE: I have not shot the MkIV yet. I get to shoot it tomorrow so I'll report back when I do. Proof is in the pudding, and the shooting.

 

[shootersix]

well thanks ruger!!!!! ive had my mark 1 for 20 years, my mark 3 for a month, and I've finally learned how to take it apart and put it back together(easily)....now you do this!!!!!!

what a bunch of!

make millions of "mark 1-2-3's" from the late 40's all the way till 2016, NOW they figure out how to do it the easy way!

I do know a gun shop that's supposed to have one either today or monday

 

[pudly]

Look at it this way. Now you'll be able to tell Ruger Mk-IV newbies:

Back in my day, we didn't have none of that new-fangled one-button disassembly nonsense. We had to spend anywhere from minutes to hours trying to assemble/disassemble our guns using a paperclip and a hammer and we liked it.

 

[shootersix]

^ and we used our ruger 22 pistols to protect ourselves from the saber tooth tigers! CAUSE its all we had!, it'd take a would magazine full of stingers to bring down a saber tooth tiger cub!....that's why we rode brontosaurs, cause it'd take 3-4 mags to bring down a full grown saber tooth!

 

[pudly]

Geez. I'm starting to feel like Churchmouse all of a sudden...

 

[Kirk Freeman]

^ and we used our ruger 22 pistols to protect ourselves from the saber tooth tigers! CAUSE its all we had!, it'd take a would magazine full of stingers to bring down a saber tooth tiger cub!....that's why we rode brontosaurs, cause it'd take 3-4 mags to bring down a full grown saber tooth!

I wore an onion on my belt and called nickels bees.

 

[SSGSAD]

well thanks ruger!!!!! ive had my mark 1 for 20 years, my mark 3 for a month, and I've finally learned how to take it apart and put it back together(easily)....now you do this!!!!!!

what a bunch of!

make millions of "mark 1-2-3's" from the late 40's all the way till 2016, NOW they figure out how to do it the easy way!

I do know a gun shop that's supposed to have one either today or monday

I have my Mark 1, since 1977, and my 22/45, for 5 years, and never had a problem with either one !!!!!

 

[JStang314]

Terre haute guns has a mark IV hunter on their website for 587 cash price.