I've had various Mark pistols in the past and still own a stainless 22/45 standard.
Recently purchased a 1973, A100 frame, 4.75" with black eagle wood grips with one mag, 9 shot, small button on the left which is correct for that frame.
Given that Mk1 (standard) mags fetch black market prices and can be a crap shoot quality wise, I did a ton of internet research and investigation on Ruger forums and elsewhere, even some old posts on here, and the consensus was that Mark II mags would work fine in a Mark I
So I got 2 MKII mags, silver eagle floor plate, correct small button on the left, and despite all the internet advice they will not work in my MKI'
They will not engage the heel clip mag catch. So figuring they were useless as is, I took one and filed and sanded the base plate until it finally locked in place under the mag catch but still will not feed a cartridge into the chamber!
My question is; are there different MKII mags that will function in a MKI? Some have different colored eagle base plate and sized buttons. All that internet advice couldn't be wrong, could it
Recently purchased a 1973, A100 frame, 4.75" with black eagle wood grips with one mag, 9 shot, small button on the left which is correct for that frame.
Given that Mk1 (standard) mags fetch black market prices and can be a crap shoot quality wise, I did a ton of internet research and investigation on Ruger forums and elsewhere, even some old posts on here, and the consensus was that Mark II mags would work fine in a Mark I
So I got 2 MKII mags, silver eagle floor plate, correct small button on the left, and despite all the internet advice they will not work in my MKI'
They will not engage the heel clip mag catch. So figuring they were useless as is, I took one and filed and sanded the base plate until it finally locked in place under the mag catch but still will not feed a cartridge into the chamber!
My question is; are there different MKII mags that will function in a MKI? Some have different colored eagle base plate and sized buttons. All that internet advice couldn't be wrong, could it