Ruger 22/45 Owners

[Scandivious]

So like everyone have said, the dis assembly is a pain in the ***. Couple things I have noticed. Is this just my gun?

- Sometimes when I press down on the bolt stop it acts like the magazine release and the magazine pops out. Is this normal?

- Sometimes the magazine just slips out. Why is that?

- It is hard sometime to to press down on the bold stop to release the bolt when there is not a round or snap cap in the magazine. If there is one there is no problem.

Any owners or people with knowledge of any of these problems please chime in?

[doc8404]

I have had none of these issues with mine.......well beside the dis/re assembly. Although with practice it gets alot easier with time. As far as the bolt stop and your magazine issues purchase after market upgrades or call ruger about it.

[SoCal Bob]

I haven't had any issues with the magazine but my bolt stop has always been a bit stiff to operate. Except for the VQ extractor mine is stock, have you made any upgrades to yours?

[Scandivious]

OK so after learning to operate it better I realized that the reason my bolt stop was pushing down on the magazine was because the magazine wasn't FULLY seated. Fully seating the magazine is a bit of a pain sometimes. YEt the magazine does sometimes slip out a little bit even if fully stock

@ SoCal Bob: Just picked it up today so its fully stock.

[G-forceJunkie]

Sounds like you are not seating your magazines fully. The bolt stop and mag release are totaly different mechinisms, unrelated to eachother. Check the mag floor plates or mag well for flaws or molding seams, something that is keeping he mag from seating.

- It is hard sometime to to press down on the bold stop to release the bolt when there is not a round or snap cap in the magazine. If there is one there is no problem.

Why would you be dropping the bolt on an empty chamber with a mag in? It should be harder to do, you have to depress the magazine follower to do this.

[BayAreaShooter]

OK so after learning to operate it better I realized that the reason my bolt stop was pushing down on the magazine was because the magazine wasn't FULLY seated. Fully seating the magazine is a bit of a pain sometimes. YEt the magazine does sometimes slip out a little bit even if fully stock

@ SoCal Bob: Just picked it up today so its fully stock.

You are correct. The magazine was not fully seated in the gun. The reason it does this is because of the portion on the base of the magazine and base of the mag well are just slightly to thick. I have heard this about others 22/45's and mine is also the same way. The simple solution (besides pressing hard on the mag when inserting it) is to file off a slight amount of plastic on that portion of the mag well. I have been meaning to do mine and should not take more than a few minutes. If you need pictures on the exact location I am talking about let me know.

[doc8404]

pictures would be helpful... I have been looking to make custom modifications to make mine a little more operator friendly

[Merc1138]

You are correct. The magazine was not fully seated in the gun. The reason it does this is because of the portion on the base of the magazine and base of the mag well are just slightly to thick. I have heard this about others 22/45's and mine is also the same way. The simple solution (besides pressing hard on the mag when inserting it) is to file off a slight amount of plastic on that portion of the mag well. I have been meaning to do mine and should not take more than a few minutes. If you need pictures on the exact location I am talking about let me know.

NO!

Why in the hell would you file on the mag well of the frame? The one part that's difficult and expensive to replace? Take the floorplate off of the magazine and sand that down instead. It's the floor plate hitting the mag well, sand the part that would cost $1 or so to replace not the one that would cost a couple hundred to replace. Yeah, it might mean taking more time but you won't risk screwing the frame up if you go too far.

[BayAreaShooter]

NO!

Why in the hell would you file on the mag well of the frame? The one part that's difficult and expensive to replace? Take the floorplate off of the magazine and sand that down instead. It's the floor plate hitting the mag well, sand the part that would cost $1 or so to replace not the one that would cost a couple hundred to replace. Yeah, it might mean taking more time but you won't risk screwing the frame up if you go too far.

I agree you could also do that as well. Even if he filed to far I do not believe it would ruin anything. The mag would still lock up just the same as if it were not filed.

[Merc1138]

I agree you could also do that as well. Even if he filed to far I do not believe it would ruin anything. The mag would still lock up just the same as if it were not filed.

In the event you ever wanted to sell it, you'd have a frame that was filed on instantly dropping the value instead of just filing the floorplates.

[BayAreaShooter]

In the event you ever wanted to sell it, you'd have a frame that was filed on instantly dropping the value instead of just filing the floorplates.

Hey i'm not debating that. The OP can decide what he wants to do. There are benefits to each method. If he files the base plate he has to do it to all the mags he will ever have for the gun if he wants it to function how he wants. If he files the mag well its good to go from there on out. There is also a chance it will affect price but honestly if done properly I doubt it would be very noticeable. Again I have not done this so I do not know for sure.

[BayAreaShooter]

Alright here are the pics for the OP.

Here is the portion of the mag well you would need to file. It would most likely be very minimal filing so if you decide to go this route take your time and keep checking the fit of the magazine as you go.



Here is the portion of the base plate you would file if you decide not to file the mag well. As stated above this might be a better option for you if you do not feel comfortable filing the mag well.




I will say it again just to be clear. I HAVE NOT DONE THIS BEFORE. I have only heard this as word of mouth.

There are other option as well. You could just make sure to seat the mag every time you insert a magazine which you should be doing already. Your other option is to get a extended base plate so it is easier to seat the mag as it is not flush and gives you something to push on.

[Sheldon]

- It is hard sometime to to press down on the bold stop to release the bolt when there is not a round or snap cap in the magazine. If there is one there is no problem.

Any owners or people with knowledge of any of these problems please chime in?

That sounds normal. Most weapons do this as the spring in the magazine is fighting you. The magazine follower button is pushing the slide stop up to lock the slide back when the magazine is empty. A magazine with any ammo in it will be keeping the mag follower button off the slide stop. Best to drop the empty mag and then lower the slide as needed....prefereably inserting a loaded mag and then either using the slide stop/release or the slingshot method with the bolt.

[Scandivious]

So just took her out for her first shoot. She ran flawless after 200 rounds. Shot 100 CCI mini mags and 100 rounds of Winchester. One thing I did notice is a pin in the rear sight was pushed out after the shoot and I had to push it back in. Have anyone else had this problem? I am hoping that it got lodged out from the hitting of the barrel with a rubber mallet during dis assembly.

[wrightb]

So just took her out for her first shoot. She ran flawless after 200 rounds. Shot 100 CCI mini mags and 100 rounds of Winchester. One thing I did notice is a pin in the rear sight was pushed out after the shoot and I had to push it back in. Have anyone else had this problem? I am hoping that it got lodged out from the hitting of the barrel with a rubber mallet during dis assembly.

Its funny, I pulled out my 22/45 to see where the magazine hits the frame (mine also requires a bit shifting to get it to seat properly) and the rear sight basically fell off in my lap. Never had a problem with it before!