Has anyone mounted a red dot on their pistol with the smaller, shorter, factory mount? How has it worked out? The low profile
Mounts from lobos don’t seem to be much lower.

I’ve been having a lot of stovepipes lately, even after cleaning the pistol. I bought it used so I have no idea how many rounds have been through it. A new extractor is like 12 bucks. Looks like it’s pretty straightforward to do, but it looks like it could be a PITA too. Is this something an MK novice could do?

I was using CCI Mini Mags, so I don’t think it’s an ammo issue.

May still change out the trigger. I’m on the fence if I like stock.

I wanted a dedicated suppressor host for my Banish 22, so I paired it with a Silencer Shop MKIV 22/45. I also drank the Reddit Kool-Aid and installed a Lobos RMR mount with a Holosun 3 MOA optic from PSA. I ordered hex head filler screws from Ruger to plug the holes left behind by removing the Picatinny rail. Life is good!

This is the one gun that goes to the range every time. Really enjoying the new B&T can.

Lobos looks nice and is cheaper but the lowpro might be able to cowitness (barely) and has a lower bore height.

I picked up a threaded barrel for my Mark IV Hunter, stainless barrel and grip. I picked up a threaded blued 4.4" barrel. When mounting, it clicks into place, but the takedown button does not come all the way back. As a result, the safety will not disengage.

I'm pretty sure this is an issue with the machining. But where should I focus? My first thought is the rear lug. The front lug looks fine to me. I did notice the lip on the rear protrudes a bit more than my other barrel.

Wondering if I should just send the grip and new barrel to Ruger to have them fit it?

There's not a lot on this, but others had noticed burrs and took those off. I found hints of some, but it doesn't seem to fix the issue.

I’ve wanted one of these since I was a kid! I’m officially a part of the club lol.

I wanted a Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Tactical, but CA handgun roster only allows plain Target or 22/45 models. I call it my Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Tactical “at home” lol.

Here’s before, after installing the pic rail and red dot, and some fresh made memes for your consideration 🥴

Edit: Also if anybody has suggestions for an under-barrel rail, let me know and send pics lol. Madd Mac’s Precision is looking like my best bet at the moment

If you’ve never heard of these mounts, go check them out. So much better than the huge factory rail. Looks so much better and sits way lower.

If you want to check them out their website is lowpromounts.com

I browse GunBroker, Armslist, GunsAmerica, and all the local sites, and I've noticed something.

For every single normal Ruger MK IV I've seen for sale on the secondary market, there's somewhere between 5 and 7 22/45's for sale.

Do you all think it's a product of there just being so many more 22/45s than there are regular MK IVs? Is it a grip issue, where people get the 22/45 thinking they're going to like the 1911 style so much more and then end up not liking it? Do they jam more with that grip angle?

What's going on?

I'm a big fan of the Ruger pistol grip, so I've been looking to buy another one, but I have to sift through so many 22/45s to even LOOK at any.

I’m relatively new in the shooting world, I’ve been seriously shooting (weekly range time + competition) and collecting guns for about 2 years now. I’ve only ever installed some optics and swapped an AR trigger, so I was a bit intimidated to install the Volquartsen accurizing trigger kit, especially after reading some comments that it’s kinda difficult. But I didn’t want to give a gunsmith $100 to do it so I watched the install video a couple times and went for it.

With breaks included, it took me about 2 and a half hours (probably shouldn’t take this long but I really took my time and had to redo a couple things). As long as you have a big, organized, CLEAN workspace it’s really no issue. You definitely will want some needle nose pliers though but you could get away without them. Just make sure to read the entire guide page and then the video will take you through it. The only thing I struggled with for a minute was the sear + sear spring, but after that it was kind of a cakewalk.

All in all, unless you think you’re liable to lose some parts, just go for it. It’s worth it to take the gun apart and see what’s going on in there, and you’ll feel very proud of yourself with your crisp new trigger :-)

Had to buy something new for my sparrow 😆

I’ve enjoyed this gun a lot with the b&t tiger. Had a cheap green dot I wasn’t using on anything else so decided to throw it on for now. It’s actually pretty decent but definitely want to upgrade to a better optic eventually

I have this old mark II target and would love to put an optic on it but I'm not sure how to go about the optic mount. Any thoughts/suggestions?

I have been using the Savior single pistol range bag for my MK IV but it's a pretty tight fit. I carry in the bag: the pistol, 4 mags, 4 boxes of ammo (60 rounds each), magazine speed loader, cleaning kit, allen set, glasses and walkers razor muffs. The ear muffs are the tightest fit so I'm thinking about just getting a case for them but I'm also open to getting a different bag.

I think I qualified 🤣

I ended up getting my husband a tactical with just the upper Picatinny rail. It’s just a little heavy for me and I’m wondering if someone can make a recommendation of a model that is lighter, but has the ability to add a silencer if I choose to in the future and also will allow me to put a Green Dot on it. My intention would be to add it with a very low profile aftermarket plate rather than the Picatinny rail. I don’t have any need for a rail on the bottom.

Thanks in advance for your thoughts.