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mif_slim · 03-27-2008, 01:21 PM

Okay, I checked out my gun over and over and it is still a vergin in my hands.. havent gotten a single shot thru it besides the test fire by OEM guys. I noticed tha the slide release lever (button) is so darn hard!!! it takes both my thumbs to release the lever!! thats just insane! I thought my Buckmark was hard to cock back, this one is almost impossible to do with with one thumb/finger. You can release it with a finger, but after a few times, it gets sore like a mofo.

Anyone knows of a remedy for this? I stuck dummy rounds in my mag to loosen up the spring since I know that its the new springs that is mkaing it so much harder but still, even now, its still hard as heck.

manic mechanic · 03-27-2008, 01:50 PM

The best fix is to do a slingshot fix that is listed in the link below. There is some talk about the lever wearing from using as a slide release, so much that the bolt doesn't stay open on an empty mag.
2245 Maintenance Page

I've already done the mag disconnect mod to mine,
GunTalk-Online.com :: View topic - Replacing Mag Safety Parts With a Mark II Bushing
and getting ready to do the slingshot mod also.
Make sure you have the updated hammer pivot pin already, if not have Ruger send you one and replace that. Mine was the old style and damaged the grip frame bad enought that Ruger replaced it.
GunTalk-Online.com :: View topic - New 22/45 (Mark III) hammer pivot pin

03-27-2008, 01:21 PM	#1
mif_slim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: CA Posts: 322	Ruger 22/45 Slide release... Okay, I checked out my gun over and over and it is still a vergin in my hands.. havent gotten a single shot thru it besides the test fire by OEM guys. I noticed tha the slide release lever (button) is so darn hard!!! it takes both my thumbs to release the lever!! thats just insane! I thought my Buckmark was hard to cock back, this one is almost impossible to do with with one thumb/finger. You can release it with a finger, but after a few times, it gets sore like a mofo. Anyone knows of a remedy for this? I stuck dummy rounds in my mag to loosen up the spring since I know that its the new springs that is mkaing it so much harder but still, even now, its still hard as heck.

03-27-2008, 01:50 PM	#2
manic mechanic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, down the river Posts: 1,128	The best fix is to do a slingshot fix that is listed in the link below. There is some talk about the lever wearing from using as a slide release, so much that the bolt doesn't stay open on an empty mag. 2245 Maintenance Page I've already done the mag disconnect mod to mine, GunTalk-Online.com :: View topic - Replacing Mag Safety Parts With a Mark II Bushing and getting ready to do the slingshot mod also. Make sure you have the updated hammer pivot pin already, if not have Ruger send you one and replace that. Mine was the old style and damaged the grip frame bad enought that Ruger replaced it. GunTalk-Online.com :: View topic - New 22/45 (Mark III) hammer pivot pin __________________ The 2nd amendment makes all the others possible. If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan

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