SGW Gunsmith
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There are quite a few of the Ruger Mark III & 22/45 pistols still in use, even though the Ruger Mark IV is now out.
One of the main things that gives many owners of the Mark III variants, is the magazine disconnect parts. The requirement involved with the magazine disconnect is that the magazine MUST be in the pistol before the pistol can be fired. Some folks like that feature, but many more don't, when it comes to disassembly for cleaning. And, the magazine disconnect doesn't do much for the trigger pull in making it any better.
So, is there an alternative? Is there something available that will have your magazines "clicking more positively into place", and then zipping out completely when you hit the magazine release latch? Yes.
But, don't be duped into buying just any magazine disconnect bushing. Some will indeed replace those magazine disconnect parts, but the fit involved in the hammer will most likely be loose and create an even more inconsistent hammer pull weight.
We believe that the hammer bushing used to replace the magazine disconnect parts should be individually fit to each exclusive hammer due to the manufacturing tolerances involved with the diameter of the hammer bushing bore. Those bores are not perfectly the same diameter, so the bushing should be a snug fit and act like it is actually a part of the hammer and not wobble or drift sideways. If the replacement bushing doesn't improve your pistols operation................what good is it?
One of the main things that gives many owners of the Mark III variants, is the magazine disconnect parts. The requirement involved with the magazine disconnect is that the magazine MUST be in the pistol before the pistol can be fired. Some folks like that feature, but many more don't, when it comes to disassembly for cleaning. And, the magazine disconnect doesn't do much for the trigger pull in making it any better.
So, is there an alternative? Is there something available that will have your magazines "clicking more positively into place", and then zipping out completely when you hit the magazine release latch? Yes.
But, don't be duped into buying just any magazine disconnect bushing. Some will indeed replace those magazine disconnect parts, but the fit involved in the hammer will most likely be loose and create an even more inconsistent hammer pull weight.
We believe that the hammer bushing used to replace the magazine disconnect parts should be individually fit to each exclusive hammer due to the manufacturing tolerances involved with the diameter of the hammer bushing bore. Those bores are not perfectly the same diameter, so the bushing should be a snug fit and act like it is actually a part of the hammer and not wobble or drift sideways. If the replacement bushing doesn't improve your pistols operation................what good is it?