Daughter has a birthday coming up and I think this might be an appropriate present to go along with her 10/22 I bought her for Christmas a couple of years ago.

What's the forum consensus on the new MK IV's? I know Mk II's are very highly thought of, Mk III's not so much. The other option is to go with a Browning Buckmark. I have one that she keeps, "borrowing".

Got to handle one recently, it's on my short list.

Balances well and I like the new controls. Not hilariously exaggerated but much more user friendly than the controls on my MkII.

I played with a bronze Lite version the other day at the LGS, very nice fit and finish. Only reason it didn't come home with me was that it was hilariously overpriced (by about $100-120 from what I've seen online). Once someone has them in stock for a reasonable price I'll be picking one up.

Depends on how it breaks down/goes back together.
I had a MK-I
1. Accurate...highly.
2. Easy to shoot...very.
3. Basic cleaning...no problem.
4. Through cleaning...a REAL pain in the butt to put back together.

I'm getting back into shooting after a long layoff. As I sold my Ruger MK-I many years back, I bought a Browing Buckmark for .22 shooting. The three first lines from above...the same, but the full cleaning...MUCH easier to reassemble.

Mike

I'll be getting one, once I can find a non-Tactical, non-Lite 22/45 Mk IV.

Their main selling feature is the ease of takedown and reassembly. What's wrong with the Mark III?

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Their main selling feature is the ease of takedown and reassembly. What's wrong with the Mark III?

The lack of ease of takedown and reassembly.

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Originally posted by Fredward:
Their main selling feature is the ease of takedown and reassembly. What's wrong with the Mark III?

The lack of ease of takedown and reassembly.

It also has a slide release, mag release and safety that are similar to a real 1911. So that is kind of nice for training purposes

I have the the 2245 in bronze and I love it. Only downfall is the trigger and I plan getting a vq trigger and take the 5lb trigger down to a 2 1/2 lb trigger.

the thing begs to be suppressed. I plan on getting one of those down the road as well.

My 13 year old son liked shooting it because it is a lot lighter than my mk2 with the 10" bull barrel

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I'll be getting one, once I can find a non-Tactical, non-Lite 22/45 Mk IV.

I got the Tactical, non-lite so I can suppress it later. Only 200 rounds down so far but I like it. As said above, the trigger isnt "great" but not bad either. A handful of fail-to-feeds that I'm going to attribute to break-in and/or ammo. Ironically, I have yet to take down and clean

I bought one a while back. My wife took it for herself, she really likes it.

We have had other Rugers MK II and III in the past - love the MK IV's take down and reassembly procedure.

Big plus for Mark IV 22/45 Lite with parts replacement. Then one gets rid of "magazine safety" and has a much better trigger with little pre-travel and over-travel. Many will find attaching a Halo to the back of the slide helps and does away with finger pinching.

. . . and after replacing parts, putting it back together is very easy!

At the moment, many Mark IV are in short supply and priced over a S&W Victory. One expects that to abate in time.

Sweet takedown. Meh triggers. The black MkIV Target is on my wantlist primarily because I've never owned any of the Ruger Standards in any of its generations. But frankly I don't see it besting my Victory, at least without a bit of help from the aftermarket.

Take a look at S&W's new Victory. Love mine. Eats anything I put through it. Easy take down with one screw.

Sold my MkIII 22/45

Bought a MkIV 22/45, taking it to be integrally suppressed on Monday. I reckon that NFA wait time bubble is gonna pop soon.

I have the Mark IV Hunter and a Buck Mark. Both are excellent guns. You cannot go wrong.

I would buy the Mark IV and then let her choose at the range!

I have one and really like it, fun to shoot. It runs Walmart white box with no issues, and very accurate.

Got tired of the take down on my MK11 and got the Victory but will look at the MK IV

I have had a chance to shoot one and handle it. Solid as all other Ruger 22's. Likes to be well oiled to function well when new. Ambi-safety is a huge improvement. Since the back of the barrel/breech face needs frequent cleaning when shooting lots of 22's the easier take down is a big plus. Well made. The one I have handled belongs to a member of our youth 22 steel team. He paid $480 for a "lite" 22/45 model, which seems a little high. It's #1 on my list for the next 22 pistol I buy (I currently shoot a custom Beretta mod 89, mainly due to the ambi-safety thing)

Also: the levers are a big improvement over past models.

-mb

Slowly taking over the .22 shelf in my house: