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IF you follow the directions, a Ruger MK I, II, or III is no harder to disassemble and reassemble than any other gun. I know this because I didn't follow the directions at first and messed it up. Once I accepted the idea that the people who designed it, built it, and wrote the book on it, probably knew more about it than I did, it was fairly easy. It gets easier the more you do it.
 
Get the used Ruger Mk II.

There is a bit of a learning curve for breaking them down and reassembling them, but Youtube has a bunch of videos that are very helpful.

The Ruger is very rugged and even one that looks beat up will probably still shoot fine.
 
Ruger

Ruger. Accurate. Bomb proof.
it's difficult to disassemble and clean.
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As noted above - no more difficult than many other guns. If you can read and are willing to follow instructions, it's not a problem. I can - and have in demos - many times taken a Mk.II apart and put it back together in less than 45 secs.
Pete
 
Any of the Rugers,,,
Pick the model that fits your hand and tickles your fancy,,,
I have a 22/45 Mark III (the basic model) that is way fun and reliable.

I have several friends who have many different models in Mark II & III versions,,,
They all perform very well and are not too picky what ammo you use.

Beretta U22 NEOS,,,
Mine is absolutely reliable and much more accurate than I am,,,
It works well on the cheap Wal-Mart bulk ammo or the more expensive stuff.

My buddy has a Browning Buckmark that is an excellent performer,,,
He always uses mini-mags so I don't know how it works with cheaper bulk ammo.

These are handguns I know about,,,
Pick one that you like the feel and looks of.
 
The above are all good choices.

But, for those of us that didn't get enough attention in grade school, Olympic has seen fit to repro the Whitney Wolverine Buck Rogers Particle Beam with funny looking knob on the end of the barrel and Luger-sorta toggle kind of thing.

Under 300.00 new.

A used AMT is great for those that march to the tune of a different drummer - the Whitney is for those that march to a different orchestra.
 
This from the Father's Day sale ad by Turner's (Southern California)

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Can't go wrong with a Ruger Mark III. You should easily be able to pick one up for under $300. One of my all time favorite firearms period.

Some people on forums say they are hard to clean. Never heard of anyone I have met in person having a problem taking it down and putting it back together. I bought one recently and it has never been a problem.
 
IF you follow the directions, a Ruger MK I, II, or III is no harder to disassemble and reassemble than any other gun.
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I understand the sentiment, and no, a Ruger of the type in question is not actually "hard" to re-assemble

But to state that it is 'no harder to disassemble and reassemble than any other gun' is just plain not true

Military type sidearms are made to be easy to break down, either field strip, for troops in the field, or detail strip, for armorers. Look at a 1911 or P.38 or SIG P226 or BHP or similar pistols, and they are a snap to field strip for cleaning. The Ruger designs in question are not military type pistols and are several times more complicated to disassemble and reassemble. Most pistols do not require a rubber mallet for re-assembly when new- a Ruger MKII for example, certainly does. It even requires some form of tool to unlock the catch on the rear of the grip

Yes, people can do the whole take apart/reassembly in under a minute...that's great but it only proves those people are fast, not that the Rugers mentioned are not more complicated to take apart than other pistols. It's plainly evident that there are more steps, more fiddly bits, and more positioning of X Y and Z to reassemble those Rugers than say a Glock 21, a SIG P226 or even a 1911

I agree that it is very overstated that Rugers are 'hard' to take apart and put together but they are in fact more complicated to disassemble and reassemble than a whole slew of other pistols

But...they don't really need to be taken apart. Spray type cleaners and canned air used for leaning PC keyboards negate the need for almost all disassemble in my opinion
 
But...they don't really need to be taken apart. Spray type cleaners and canned air used for leaning PC keyboards negate the need for almost all disassemble in my opinion
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+1 on that.

I picked up a NIB Ruger MKIII 6" Standard a few weeks ago for $310 OTD. It is unbelievably accurate. I put a single 3" dot target at 15 yards and after 50 rounds of cheap federal lightning .22 ammo, it is almost obliterated.
 
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A used, so it fits into your price category, Walther GSP. This is a real target pistol.
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It is an "real" target pistol. It's the finding one used for under $300 part that I'm interested in. Point me in that direction.
 
CDNN is selling the Walther M3 22lr target pistol w/extra top & bottom rails for $299.95, and the M2 6" with rails & truglo sights for $269.99. Both are brand new, not used.

Of course you'll have to pay shipping & FFL charges on top of those.
 
KMO, thanks for the videos, they are great. I have a Mark II where the mainspring pin is so tight that there is no man nor beast that can remove it by hand. It has to be driven out with a punch and hammer, which isn't so hard. BUT getting it back together is another story since you can get a punch on it to reinstall it. I embarrasingly had to take the gun to a gunsmith for reassembly. So I will never take that one apart again. I have disassembled and reassembled a couple other ones that my dad has without any problems. Once you do it a couple times it is pretty easy.
 
Browning Buckmark. I got mine for just a hair over $300, but that was just walking in the door and looking at the available selections, determined to choose one. A little model-specific comparison shopping, or sale watching, can get one under $300.

It was a tossup between the Buckmark, and a Ruger Mark III. I can't speak to the Mark III, as I didn't get one, but the Buckmark turned out to be a real tack driver.

I wish I could find a .22 revolver of similar quality as my buckmark, for the same price.
 
i"ve had the ruger mark II, own a browning buckmark now,,,love the buckmark, shoots better than the ruger, disassembly is very easy, my 12 yr old tears mine down for me in minutes. got mine under $300.
 
Walther

CDNN is selling the Walther M3 22lr target pistol w/extra top & bottom rails for $299.95, and the M2 6" with rails & truglo sights for $269.99. Both are brand new, not used.
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Now....if I could just find that used Walther GSP for the same price, I'd be set (new GSPs sell for something over $2100)
Pete
 
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