{"id":3855,"date":"2016-09-22T19:09:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-22T23:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=3855"},"modified":"2016-09-22T19:09:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-22T23:09:32","slug":"ruger-mark-iv-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/ruger-mark-iv-22\/","title":{"rendered":"RUGER MARK IV .22"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most popular backwoods home firearms is the simple, sturdy Ruger .22 caliber semiautomatic pistol.\u00a0 Introduced in 1947, it was an instant commercial success, and became the core of what now appears to be America\u2019s largest firearms manufacturing entity.<\/p>\n

A few short years later, they introduced a target-sighted target model called the Mark I.\u00a0 Over the years there evolved the Mark II with separate slide lock lever, the Mark III with a loaded chamber indicator, and now comes the Mark IV, introduced today and which the Evil Princess and I were shooting a few days ago at FTW Ranch in Texas.<\/p>\n

If you ever owned a Ruger .22 auto, whether the classic steel guns or the later polymer frame versions, you know that they aren\u2019t very easy to take apart, and are a nightmare to put back together after complete takedown.<\/p>\n

Ruger fans, rejoice!\u00a0 The new Mark IV comes with a hinged \u201cupper and lower\u201d which breaks open and can then be separated, rather like an AR15.\u00a0 Hopefully, the new push-button takedown system will \u201ctake the worry out of takedown.\u201d\u00a0 I didn\u2019t bench the gun, but it seems to show the same rock-solid accuracy and reliability we\u2019ve come to expect from this handgun line for some 67 years.\u00a0 Available in lightweight aluminum frame, too, as well as all-steel with long heavy target barrels.\u00a0 More info\u00a0at Ruger.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new Mark IV Has a push button in the rear for easy disassembly, then the rear pivots up to take apart.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Mark IV\u00a0disassembled.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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View of the rear showing the disassembly button.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Another view of the rear prior to disassembly showing the button and the rear sights.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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