http://www.ruger.com/products/...Tactical/models.html

Get rid of the under barrel rail, and I see nothing wrong with it.

For those days when the squirrels shoot back...or, I suppose, when you really need to go popping farm rats at night. I wonder if the point of impact shifts when you put a light on that thing.

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Originally posted by IrishWind:
Get rid of the under barrel rail, and I see nothing wrong with it.

One of those two rails has got to go.

I like it

Look like the rails can be removed.

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Originally posted by IrishWind:
Get rid of the under barrel rail, and I see nothing wrong with it.

So are you telling me you don't need a tac light on a .22? Foolishness!

no thanks...

I really wish they would offer up the target model with a threaded barrel..

yeah, i know. i can buy one and send it out, but frankly thats more effort than i want to put into it.

New marketing catch phrase, I feel it coming...

Ruger: redefining the word 'tactical', one pic rail at a time.

For those (like me) who don't want the underside rail, there's this version of the Mark IV 22/45 Lite:

http://www.ruger.com/products/...pecSheets/43906.html

Tactical cheese grater

Also comes in bronze cheese-grater

I'll tell you what, after handling a Mk IV Lite yesterday, I'm going to need one sooner rather than later. I just sold a Mk III 22/45 similar to the Tactical above (didn't have the under-barrel rail), and while I thought I loved that gun, I can see this one has much more to offer. The grips and edges on the gun seem more refined on the Mk IV. Just a cleaner machining and finishing process I suspect.

I'll say this for Ruger, you don't lack for choices. I am quite intrigued by this new one-button takedown.

The button and swivel system is slick as hell. Simply put, it's awesome. I think it's the best new development Ruger has come up with in recent years.

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Originally posted by AH.74:
The button and swivel system is slick as hell. Simply put, it's awesome. I think it's the best new development Ruger has come up with in recent years.

I bought the bronze one and yes...the push button to release the barrel and upper is oh so fine..

I shot a friends bronze MKIV the other day . I liked it so much that I'm now on the hunt for one .

Every now and then, an observation is made by one of the chosen on this wonderful site to the effect that a rail on the under-side of a pistol is undesirable - or even worse.

A bullseye pistol with an "under" rail can receive a MantusX transducer, which will provide a lot of useful information about what one is doing right/wrong for $150.

Is it just looks that cause the anti-rail reaction? Clearly, I am missing something.

I have yet to own a .22 and that bronze one is calling my name. Looked it up on GB and the going rate seems to be $450 shipped.

What does 22/45 mean? Also, is that a thread protector at the end of the barrel?

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Originally posted by BucFan:
I have yet to own a .22 and that bronze one is calling my name. Looked it up on GB and the going rate seems to be $450 shipped.

What does 22/45 mean? Also, is that a thread protector at the end of the barrel?

its the model ruger designated for the mk series that has a grip that is close to a 1911 and uses 1911 grips (although some may need to be altered). It is a thread protector for use with a silencer or a muzzle brake.