I need some advice from Ruger MKII owners..

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I have a Competition Model MKII 6 7/8" Slab-side barrel (KMK-678GC) and I am thinking of trading it or selling it to get the Ruger MKII 5.5" "Bull Barrel" Target model (KMK-512). The reason is since the one I have is getting to muzzle heavy when shooting and the balance of the 5.5" seems better. The later one is not drilled and tapped but I never scoped my current slab-side so that don't matter.

What are your opinions on this, what model do you guys prefer?

Also have you guys ever used the Speed Strip Kit available through "On Target",
If so what do you know about them?

Scott
 
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I have the Bull Barrel Target Model & have never scoped it either. It is more accurate than I can normally shoot and I like having the weight forward with the bull barrel.

Woody
 
Hmmm...

Not sure if this will help you or not. I have the MK-6(6-inch tapered barrel) that I bought for teaching my wife to shoot. The balance on it is excellent. If you are thinking of trading in for another Mk II, my bit of advise is that if you have any other full size guns, you go with the KP-512(since you seem to like Stainless). That is the 5 1/2 inch bull barrel 22/45. My Mk II is sweet, so sweet that it messes me up when I go back to my H&K. I think if I had the 22/45, that transition wouldn't be as bad.
Now I need to look at that speed strip kit you were talking about.
 
Ruger's KMK-512

fine weapon, never had a problem with mine.

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
 
If you feel the balance on one is 'better,' than go with that one. Since you would be trading in one for the other, make sure you won't take too big a hit on the purchase. I normally don't recommend "selling one to buy basically the same thing again" type of deals. Just makes that 2nd gun way to costly!
 
If you were going to use a scope on the shorter one, you'd need to have a smith drill and tap it. But your longer one is already drilled and tapped. Why not just take your current top-of-the-line model to the smith and have him shorten the barrel?

Or just get used to the muzzle-heavy feel, which all great target shooters love. It's good for the deltoids too.
 
Well, another option would be shortening & recrowning the barrel. Fairly simple work for the average gunsmith. While reviewing this post, I see Shmacky beat me to that idea.:)

Also, since you mainly use iron-sights anyways, the 6 7/8" tapered 'Target'(not Govt Target) barrel will allow you the longer sighting-radius, while weighing less than the bull barrels.

All this said, I have two 6 7/8" GT's and a 10"(along with a couple 4 3/4"), but my blued 5.5" bull is my main MkII. This is mostly due to holster issues.

I currently have my thoughts on a new "MK-6" like Priv8ter's. This is the longest sight-radius MkII offered in fixed-sight, I believe. If you've never sighted a MkII with the fixed sights, you're missing out. The sight height is just .2" high, which is 1/2 the height of the average adjustable-sighted MkII(.4"-varies slightly with ammo selection), and makes it feel as though you're 'looking through' the pistol. Very accurate, and fast to acquire.

It's hard to explain, but it' a product of the lower sight/bore relationship and that 'unique' fixed-rear sight design. I just have an unexplained attraction to that little sucker, but hadn't even seen one until I bought my first 50th Anniversary model. Now 2 of my bull-barrels wear it also, but it requires the fabrication of a lower front sight to compensate.

Also, check out this forum! Ruger MkII Forum
You can find alot of information by simply searching through old threads.
Good Luck
 
My KMK 512 is one of my favorite shooters: great fun. I added a Red Dot using the SoLow mounts (no drilling required). But this gun is still very nose heavy; try one out before you get rid of your Comp model.

I asked the same question about the Speed Strip Kit on the Mk II forum and received a resounding "NO!". It appears to be one of those things that sounds good at first blush, but after field stripping the gun once I figured out how to do it and decided it wasn't worth the money (field stripping the MkII is actually pretty easy).
 
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