Cleaning 22 Question

[G-Man WC]

I have a Ruger MK ll with a bull barrel and after a long sit in the safe, its coming out for my son to start with pistol training/shooting.
I know and don't clean the action every time it's shot, only run a few patches through the bore and wipe down. Its disassembled every 2-3k rounds when the action gets crunchy.
It is a pita to take it apart and reassemble.
I have no cleaning experience with any other 22 semi's and want another that's easier to clean. Is there another model or make?

Thanks -g

[XDRoX]

The Beretta Neos is a great little pistol. Extremely accurate and super easy to take down compared to the Ruger. If you can get past the futuristic styling it's a fantastic shooter. You really don't hear that much about them but they are really fun. There's mine in my sig below.

[olhunter]

Wait, what? .22's get cleaned? huh...

S&W 22a is a snap. 5 seconds and it's apart. Shoots nice too.

[Dirk Tungsten]

Browning Buckmark. Tons of fun, plenty accurate, and easy to clean. Also, relatively affordable, and it has a pretty good aftermarket. Unlike the Rugers, you can swap barrells without having to DROS another "firearm". I love mine.

[j1133s]

Browning Buckmark. Tons of fun, plenty accurate, and easy to clean. Also, relatively affordable, and it has a pretty good aftermarket. Unlike the Rugers, you can swap barrells without having to DROS another "firearm". I love mine.

Perhaps the Buckmark chagned in the past 10 yrs, but when I had one it qualified as hard to clean because I needed to use a hex? key to remove the barrel. An easy-to-clean gun should disassemble easily w/o a tool.

[G-Man WC]

Thanks for the input. -g

[Old4eyes]

I've got 3 Rugers, one Mark I and two Mark III. One of the Mark III is an absolute bear to field strip. I have to take the barrel off with a leather mallet and had to make a pin guide to get the barrel/bolt pin lined up to get the main spring back in.

But the other two pistols are simple to strip and put back together. I can pull the barrel off of the other Mark III and get it back on in about 1 1/2 minutes. So is it technique or a very tight gun that's causing the problem? If it's a very tight fitting Ruger, possibly another one would not be as problematic. If it's technique, there are web videos that clear up the mystery. It's like a magic trick, once you learn it, it's simple. If you don't know it, it's a mystery.

[G-Man WC]

My MKII is easy to take apart and only takes a few tries to get it back together. I'm looking for an easiers option to cleaning. Think any new semi auto where the barrel/slide comes right off with a pin and back on in seconds. -g

[Old4eyes]

For reliability the Ruger and Buckmark are the two leaders in the .22 market. Here's a link showing a field strip of a Buckmark Camper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu0cbV5WXIA

To me, the Ruger is easier, provided you know the secret dance and you don't have a problem child (one of the three I own is a problem child).

Here's a video for a take down of the Beretta Neos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHQ9RTO4Vb8

Again, I think the Ruger is easier.

Here's a link for the Sig Mosquito:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLMr4BEQ-wY

Easy take down. Is it a reliable gun? Search the web.

[softmentor]

another vote for Neos. there is a screw you can turn with your fingers to break down for basic cleaning. No tools necessary. Couldn't be easier. and lots of fun to plink with.