Ruger Mark III Hunter .22 LR Pistol
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Ruger product announcement:
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. introduces a new .22 autoloading pistol: the 4-1/2 inch Ruger Mark III™ Hunter. The Mark III Hunter combines all the advantages of the Ruger Mark III pistol with performance-enhancing features.
The New Ruger Mark III Hunter features a stainless steel frame and a 4-1/2 inch target-crowned, fluted bull barrel. The Mark III Hunter also features checkered Cocobolo grips, a quick and easy-to-find V-notch rear sight blade, and a HiViz® front sight with six interchangeable LitePipes™. The 38 ounce gun has an overall length of 8-3/4 inches.
The magazine release button on all Mark III pistols is located to the left side of the grip, behind the trigger guard. The ejection port has been contoured and the bolt ears are tapered. All Mark III Hunter pistols are drilled and tapped to accept Weaver-style scope base adapters, included at no extra cost, to mount today’s advanced optics. The Mark III pistols also feature a visible loaded chamber indicator, unobtrusive internal lock and magazine disconnect to meet sales requirements in some states.
The lighter-weight, fluted target barrel and high visibility sights give the New Ruger Mark III Hunter a new level of rimfire performance in the field. The new eye-catching Ruger Mark III Hunter pistol balances comfortably in the hand and sets a new standard for precision in short barreled, small-bore hunting pistols.
9 Comments
January 27th, 2009 at 3:53 pm
I like my 6 7/8″ MK III Hunter, albeit it’s a !@#$% to disassemble.
Oh, as for ammo. I consider the gun itself an effective weapon. It’s heavy and built like a tank. So if you run out of ammo. Throw the pistol and you’ll likely send the bad guy to unconsciousness.
January 27th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
How much $$$?
January 27th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
$620 is the MSRP.
June 8th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
My first pistole was a Ruger Mk 1 target. with a holster and target grips it was 112.00 out the door. I am wondering if I can change the barrel from the present 6 7/8 to a shorter fluted bull barrel?
And yes it is a son of a gun to field strip and assemble
July 20th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Have been shooting Ruget Mk II pistols for many years, and now own 4, including 1 suppressed. Have never had a bit of trouble with any of them - but they are really not easy to re-assemble. It helps if one puts their tongue in the left cheek, just in front of the molars, and squints just so…….
July 28th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
It is not the !@#$% disassemly that drives me nuts, its the !@#$%!!!!! re-assembly. One time out of two I can’t get the thing back right. I must do something wrong.
Any recommendation for a good tutorial video anywhere on the net is welcome.
But I do love my MkIII, it is such a sweet and so precise gun to practice whith.
December 12th, 2009 at 9:49 pm
Youtube has a great assembly video,I have two of them The hunter and the competition both shoot unbelievable .The more you shoot it the more accurate it gets,the more you take it apart the parts wear in easy to assemble.I love them i,m looking for another for my wife.
December 12th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Robert,
Thanks for stopping by and suggesting YouTube for help on assembly. There are a lot of really good vids on YouTube for shooters.
Richard
December 16th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Still shooting the Ruger Mark II’s. And loving them. I often pick up extra magazines whenever I find them at reasonable prices - I now have about 28 of them, so probably won’t be buying a Mark III. and I
don’t like the loaded chamber indicator, and feel the mag out/won’t shoot deal is a deadly accident waiting for a place to happen…..