I was just telling my wife yesterday I need more “training” guns...

GunNut

...and a lot of magazines so I can speed up CCW class certifications.  And I bumped into this basically pristine Ruger Mark I 👍👍

But the price is $400!  I mean the gun is NICE with perfect bore but I can get better pricing on GB 🤨

So then I noticed oh... it comes with mags.... a LOT of mags!!!  😁

DAMN!!!  The 4 bottom ones on the right are all original Ruger Mark 1 mags in perfect condition!   On eBay the easily fetch $65-70+ EACH and the prices are skyrocketing.  Then there are two factory Ruger Red Eagle, one Ruger Silver Eagle and 3 aftermarket Mec-Gar mags (excellent mags!).   So when you total the cost of the mags basically I got a GREAT deal on the mags and they threw in the gun!  🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

So now I own TWINS!

SmithCorona03A3

Nice score! I gotta get more mags for my mark III now that you’ve reminded me. 10 rds go way too quickly out of those guns 

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SmithCorona03A3 said:

Nice score! I gotta get more mags for my mark III now that you’ve reminded me. 10 rds go way too quickly out of those guns 

Yes!  Specially when you’re having a great time rolling cans and golf balls!

Diver43

Great find!  Sometimes I take just my MK II and a bunch of loaded mags to the range.

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Diver43 said:

Great find!  Sometimes I take just my MK II and a bunch of loaded mags to the range.

It is a lot of fun to make one jagged hole on a target while practicing perfect trigger pulls!  👍

SmithCorona03A3

Absolutely it is. Those little rugers can do it. I mounted a 2x Burris on mine for a spell just to see what it could do, and it was definitely minute-of-squirrel head at 25yds

GunNut

They are just perfect trainers for new shooters!

Zee

👍🏻

JKP

I've never had much use for the Ruger MK line of pistols. 😛

earlyagain

Very nice. From the days of elegant barrel contour.

bullsi1911

That is another one that I need to add to the collection. 

Very nice score!

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Zee said:

👍🏻

Thanks!

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JKP said:

I've never had much use for the Ruger MK line of pistols. 😛

Heathen 😤

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earlyagain said:

Very nice. From the days of elegant barrel contour.

They do balance very well!

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bullsi1911 said:

That is another one that I need to add to the collection. 

Very nice score!

It’s a gun that every gun nut should own at least one of!

Elk creek

Amazing trainers! Amazing guns, great deal!!!

zorba

My Mark III goes to the range virtually EVERY time I go - and I shoot a lot of rounds through it each time too. Funny you should post this right now, I was going to ask you if you wanted me to bring mine to the SE Shoot - figured you'd want to work with me shooting a .22 more than anything else...

There's nothing like that graceful, tapered bbl. Hunter and Target versions just ain't the same!

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Elk creek said:

Amazing trainers! Amazing guns, great deal!!!

Yeah, this is one of those purchases I call a no-brainer!

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zorba said:

My Mark III goes to the range virtually EVERY time I go - and I shoot a lot of rounds through it each time too. Funny you should post this right now, I was going to ask you if you wanted me to bring mine to the SE Shoot - figured you'd want to work with me shooting a .22 more than anything else...

There's nothing like that graceful, tapered bbl. Hunter and Target versions just ain't the same!

That’s funny I was going to bring my Mark 1 to have your shoot it and figure out how to improve on your fundamentals!  🤣

CHIRO1989

Yep, I could not have found my wallet fast enough, nice score, you suck.

ilove22s

congrats on your new toy....

yupper, those mags can get spendy.

Diver43

GunNut said:

zorba said:

My Mark III goes to the range virtually EVERY time I go - and I shoot a lot of rounds through it each time too. Funny you should post this right now, I was going to ask you if you wanted me to bring mine to the SE Shoot - figured you'd want to work with me shooting a .22 more than anything else...

There's nothing like that graceful, tapered bbl. Hunter and Target versions just ain't the same!

That’s funny I was going to bring my Mark 1 to have your shoot it and figure out how to improve on your fundamentals!  🤣

Unfortunately it will be a while 😖😢

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CHIRO1989 said:

Yep, I could not have found my wallet fast enough, nice score, you suck.

Thanks!!! Record fast decision 😁

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ilove22s said:

congrats on your new toy....

yupper, those mags can get spendy.

Yep, specially the old ones!!!! 😱

Elk creek

GunNut said:

Elk creek said:

Amazing trainers! Amazing guns, great deal!!!

Yeah, this is one of those purchases I call a no-brainer!

And I wasn’t even involved! 

sakodude

Nice find!! I've had a Mk I and a Mk II and both were good shooters. passed one to a daughter and the other to a niece.

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Elk creek said:

GunNut said:

Elk creek said:

Amazing trainers! Amazing guns, great deal!!!

Yeah, this is one of those purchases I call a no-brainer!

And I wasn’t even involved! 

You’ve cost me enough money this year.  Take a break Dealzebub... 😈

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sakodude said:

Nice find!! I've had a Mk I and a Mk II and both were good shooters. passed one to a daughter and the other to a niece.

I’ve had both too and have no real preference.  The bolt lock on the II is nice but these old gals were opportunities I could not pass up.

Bigslug

I had pretty much unlimited access to a pair of MKII's, so held off on buying mine for a long time.  When I learned of the pending release of the MKIII and how they were loading it with lawyer features, I quit procrastinating and ordered one of the last 5.5" stainless MKII bull barrels ever made.  I put a SERIOUS dent in a box of Federal Auto Match with it last weekend.

I don't think Bill Ruger gets enough credit for some of the stuff he created - ESPECIALLY these things.

I'll never sneeze at a MKI, but yeah, the last shot hold-open is nice to both prevent dry fires and to simulate the big bore guns that have that feature.  It's the ONLY thing lacking on my Winchester 63 - which I had to replace a broken firing pin on as soon as I got it home - - probably due to dry firing on the nonexistent 11th round.  Nice thing about the Ruger firing pins though - where the Winchester firing pin is kind of like a needle, the one on the MKI/MKII kinda resemble a telephone pole.

Antonio

That's SOOO nice!!! Great score!
Love its "Luger-ish" (or "Nambu-ish" if you prefer) classic looks; and with current ammo prices & availability a .22LR is an excellent training tool, specially if it runs ok with any kind of ammo as these are supposed to. My MkIII works even with the crappy Winchester 333 or 555 rounds without a hiccup.

Have you checked the manufacturing date? will it need some upgrade like maybe an aftermarket sear to improve the trigger? will you keep it "as is" or already thinking about maybe a nice set of grips? 

Mec-Gar does make excellent magazines. If they were able to build a 100% functional Luger one, they can make anything.

Just yesterday another friend of mine scored a mint-in-box pre-war Colt Police Positive Special, in .38 Special and with a 6" barrel (apparently quite uncommon; surfed the web for one like it and all those I could find in that caliber were 4" barreled ones). It even had inside the original cardboard box the factory test target & cleaning rod!.....Hope it will sooner or later "rain in my backyard" too!

Range test for that Ruger is mandatory.

pjames777

Nice score!  I'm not afraid to say it:  You Suck Bigtime.   I have a MKIII hunter and would love a MKI.  Next lifetime.