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mif_slim · 04-10-2008, 01:28 PM

okay, so..as some of you may know, I posted in January about the Sig Mosquito I got, that, jammed 2/3 rounds fired through the pistol...I returned it and traded it at full price for a MKIII 22/45. Took my 50 days to get that darn pistol because I missed the first background check period and had to do it alll over again and lost another 25 bucks! anyways, I finally got to try it out yesterday.

Review:

Ruger 22/45 MKIII Bull Barrel, Blue:

First impression, I like it. Reminds me of a luger with a 45 grip..of course. Front end kind of heavy due to Bull Barrel, but heavy in a good way. Pretty well balanced. I took it apart to clean and it was hard to put back on, so I FINALLY DECIDED to read the manuel..haha..well, it worked out fine and now, I can do it with my eyes closed.

Magazine:

Pretty good, has an odd feel since the bottom is so large and long, cant just jam it in if you want to speed load it. Factory gave me two mags. I was teaching my wife how to use it since this would be her pistol incase SHTF...well I showed her and said to her, "in case of any emergency situation where you have to use a the gun, you get hold the pistol like this, get the mag, put it in like this, remember, hiting the mag up doesnt hurt it, just do this......" and the mag fell apart. Seems like a little push up forward releases the bottom part of it and the spring will shoot out...not a good thing. So, i put it back together and tell her to put it in in a diffrent way.... haha...(I thought it was sturdy like my XD so I had confident in making sure the mag sticks in there..)

Shooting:
(review of the Mosguito)
After cleaning the mosquito and cycling the pistol over 100 times, it still jammed 2/3 times (200+ rounds fired through it) so about 70 rounds shoot well, the rest were FTF, FTE Stove pipe issues...

MkIII 22/45
I shot 550 rounds (entire box of federal mixed with rem gold and winchester X) with 0, thats right ZERO problems!! iM SO AMAZED AT THIS GUN, IM getting my father one. He'll love it! the accuracy on it is amazing too! with irons, and no break-in period, it was getting 2" groupings at 30 yards w/o bags...cant wait for it to break in!!

Would I recommend it to someone else?

Yes

Im loving this purchase. Great gun Ruger!

**mhillsing23** · 04-10-2008, 01:36 PM

The 22/45 is a great little gun. The more I shoot mine, the more I like it. I just ordered a VQ sear and trigger for it today. Next comes the 1911 grip conversion!

George Costanza · 04-10-2008, 07:06 PM

The Ruger MK series owns the .22 semi-auto world!

Oldnoob · 04-10-2008, 09:41 PM

it's hard to beat mark 22/45.

the mosquito's biggest problem is, it only want powerful ammo. if the power wasn't there, it won't chamber the next round. but over all, it still not as good as 22/45 IMHO.

**magnumize** · 04-10-2008, 11:50 PM

I have posted this pic A many of times lol you CAN NOT beat a Ruger when it comes to a 22.

Raskolnikov · 04-11-2008, 02:23 AM

22/45's are great. I've had mine for ten years, probably put tens of thousands of rounds through it, and it functions flawlessly. Putting it together tho', I still need to have the manual in front of me every time. Never had a problem with the mags falling apart, I'm going to see if I can make mine do that.

shaner · 04-11-2008, 05:55 AM

to me there isnt a comparison between the 2 besides they are both 22 lr's , i had a sig ,and it sucked!! ive got 2 ruger mkII set up and never have had a problem with either as stated above ruger MKII own the 22 auto world

04-10-2008, 01:28 PM	#1
mif_slim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: CA Posts: 322	mkIII 22/45 vs Sig Mosquito okay, so..as some of you may know, I posted in January about the Sig Mosquito I got, that, jammed 2/3 rounds fired through the pistol...I returned it and traded it at full price for a MKIII 22/45. Took my 50 days to get that darn pistol because I missed the first background check period and had to do it alll over again and lost another 25 bucks! anyways, I finally got to try it out yesterday. Review: Ruger 22/45 MKIII Bull Barrel, Blue: First impression, I like it. Reminds me of a luger with a 45 grip..of course. Front end kind of heavy due to Bull Barrel, but heavy in a good way. Pretty well balanced. I took it apart to clean and it was hard to put back on, so I FINALLY DECIDED to read the manuel..haha..well, it worked out fine and now, I can do it with my eyes closed. Magazine: Pretty good, has an odd feel since the bottom is so large and long, cant just jam it in if you want to speed load it. Factory gave me two mags. I was teaching my wife how to use it since this would be her pistol incase SHTF...well I showed her and said to her, "in case of any emergency situation where you have to use a the gun, you get hold the pistol like this, get the mag, put it in like this, remember, hiting the mag up doesnt hurt it, just do this......" and the mag fell apart. Seems like a little push up forward releases the bottom part of it and the spring will shoot out...not a good thing. So, i put it back together and tell her to put it in in a diffrent way.... haha...(I thought it was sturdy like my XD so I had confident in making sure the mag sticks in there..) Shooting: (review of the Mosguito) After cleaning the mosquito and cycling the pistol over 100 times, it still jammed 2/3 times (200+ rounds fired through it) so about 70 rounds shoot well, the rest were FTF, FTE Stove pipe issues... MkIII 22/45 I shot 550 rounds (entire box of federal mixed with rem gold and winchester X) with 0, thats right ZERO problems!! iM SO AMAZED AT THIS GUN, IM getting my father one. He'll love it! the accuracy on it is amazing too! with irons, and no break-in period, it was getting 2" groupings at 30 yards w/o bags...cant wait for it to break in!! Would I recommend it to someone else? Yes Im loving this purchase. Great gun Ruger!

04-10-2008, 01:36 PM	#2
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,462	The 22/45 is a great little gun. The more I shoot mine, the more I like it. I just ordered a VQ sear and trigger for it today. Next comes the 1911 grip conversion! __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

04-10-2008, 11:50 PM	#5
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,414	I have posted this pic A many of times lol you CAN NOT beat a Ruger when it comes to a 22. __________________ Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take away everything you have..The course of history shows that as Government grows,liberty decreases...Thomas Jefferson The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

04-11-2008, 05:55 AM	#7
shaner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: freddieville ohio Posts: 1,521	to me there isnt a comparison between the 2 besides they are both 22 lr's , i had a sig ,and it sucked!! ive got 2 ruger mkII set up and never have had a problem with either as stated above ruger MKII own the 22 auto world __________________ XD SUBCOMPACT 9MM TFO'S XD TACTICAL 45ACP TFO'S XD TACTICAL 9MM XD COMPACT 45ACP XD SERVICE 9MM OD COUPLE SHOTGUNS COWBOY GUNS 2.5IN POCKET KNIFE IVE HAD SINCE 1977 STILL CARRYIN IT BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF TOO

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04-10-2008, 07:06 PM	#3
George Costanza XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bluegrass State Posts: 77	The Ruger MK series owns the .22 semi-auto world!

04-10-2008, 09:41 PM	#4
Oldnoob XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 42	it's hard to beat mark 22/45. the mosquito's biggest problem is, it only want powerful ammo. if the power wasn't there, it won't chamber the next round. but over all, it still not as good as 22/45 IMHO.

04-11-2008, 02:23 AM	#6
Raskolnikov XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 89	22/45's are great. I've had mine for ten years, probably put tens of thousands of rounds through it, and it functions flawlessly. Putting it together tho', I still need to have the manual in front of me every time. Never had a problem with the mags falling apart, I'm going to see if I can make mine do that.