ARGH Ruger 22/45 problem

[MongooseV8]

You won't get anywhere unless you remove the bolt stop/mainspring/takedown pin or whatever you want to call it. You don't need a vise or dowel, at most a rubber mallet might be easier if you don't have much upper body strength. I wish I was standing next to you so I could help you out in person

I mean that in a non creepy way lol

[Agent Akin]

Oh my GOD but this thing is annoying! I haven't really had time to play with it (working a siteen hour day after like five hours sleep) but this morning when I got home I picked it up and tried it again just for the hell of it... mind you, past night no matter how hard I pulled I couldn't swing out the mainspr

[bucktooth7]

WEll is it fixed?

[Agent Akin]

WTH iPhone fail... what I typed was that the mainspring housing freely rotated out and the whole assembly dropped right out, without me even pressing on that pin, let alone using a mallet and dowel. The bolt came out after that...

Haven't had time to play with it beyond that, I'll clean it up Friday afternoon after I wake up and then try to reassemble it...

So, apparently, the 22/45 is a very temperamental design...

Anyway, thanks for the help and advice!

[MongooseV8]

Ok so you got the mainspring assembly out then? The part that you might need the rubber mallet for is taking the upper assembly/barrel off of the grip frame after removing the bolt. You shouldnt need to smack anything to do with the mainspring housing.

The Ruger design is very simple, you just need to practice and make sure you dont miss any steps. I cant tell you how many people I have seen struggle to get a 1911 put back together, and thats even easier

[MongooseV8]

Also sounds like the hammer strut was in the wrong spot last time you were fiddling with it and you must have been holding it just right to get it back enough to get the mainspring housing out.

The hammer strut is really the only "tricky" part about the Rugers.

[Sheldon]

Ha....it fell loose on its own!!

[bucktooth7]

All right!. Since you now have it field stripped you might as well clean it a little. Have you fired it yet? I like Hopes #9 , but all the others work good too. .
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Assembly.


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.Place barrel on frame.
.Tap rear of frame forward.
.Slide bolt in.
.Insert magazine point gun down and pull trigger.
.Push hammer all the way forward.
" BE SURE THE HAMMER STRUT IS CENTERED IN THE HOUSING"
.Insert bolt stop.
.Turn muzzle up and pull trigger.
.Close bolt stop as far as it will go.
.Release trigger, remove Magazine close bolt stop.

My ruger .22 is one of my favorite pistols and definitly the most accurate. It likes the Blazer ammo and a brick can be had for less than $20 on sale. I find the Federal and Remington bulk packs not worth buying as every mag will have some that FTF.
You will come to love this gun and most likely own it a long time!

[Les K]

My ruger .22 is one of my favorite pistols and definitly the most accurate. It likes the Blazer ammo and a brick can be had for less than $20 on sale. I find the Federal and Remington bulk packs not worth buying as every mag will have some that FTF.
You will come to love this gun and most likely own it a long time!

I agree for sure! Mine loves the cheap and very reliable Blazer and had all kinds of duds with Federal. I haven't spent any money on Remington and never will just on reputation alone. I also just tried a box of the Winchester 333 value pack and had numerous duds. It fed fine, but a number just didn't go off and had to be reloaded. I'll stick with CCI, mostly Blazers, but I'll splurge once in awhile on the Mini Mags too. I'll search around to try a box of ultra accurate match ammo too just to try it and see if it buys me more bullseyes.

[Agent Akin]

All right!. Since you now have it field stripped you might as well clean it a little. Have you fired it yet? I like Hopes #9 , but all the others work good too.

Aye, it was broken in thoroughly at a range party...that's why I was trying to strip it down in the first place.

I always use Hoppes #9, and Break Free CLP afterwards... but I've been so busy that I haven't even touched it since the damn mainspring housing nearly fell out on its own. Might not be able to get back to it until Monday... busy weekend!