MkIII oopsie

[HogKiller]

FINALLY got to run a couple of hundred rounds through my MkIII target. Used a McFadden Ultimate Clip Loader..LOVE IT.

Got it sighted in pretty well for my old eyes so for me all was good. Was cleaning up my area, put the gun in it's case then in my backpack. Picked up the backpack and swung it and DAMN gun flys out and hits the concrete floor. Some moron forgot to zip the backpack. Got home and discovered that the rear sight was broken. That's the bad news The good news is with my old eyes the stock sights are hard for me to use so ..... I've got some Williams fiber sights coming.

[mossy]

i think you could run over a MkIII with a bus and not seriously hurt the gun, the full metal MkIII's are built like a rock.

[X-NewYawker]

My Mark III Hunter is my fave!

[psango]

Ruger Mark III great gun!

[Les K]

I have the fiber front sight on my mark 3 hunter and love it. Try the green fiber, it really is visible and stands out.

If you REALLY want to hit the spot, try an Aimpoint Micro red dot. It's super visible and there's no aligning up anything. Just put the dot where you want the bullet to go, try and hold it as steady as you can, and squeeze the trigger!

[TheExpertish]

FINALLY got to run a couple of hundred rounds through my MkIII target. Used a McFadden Ultimate Clip Loader..LOVE IT.

Got it sighted in pretty well for my old eyes so for me all was good. Was cleaning up my area, put the gun in it's case then in my backpack. Picked up the backpack and swung it and DAMN gun flys out and hits the concrete floor. Some moron forgot to zip the backpack. Got home and discovered that the rear sight was broken. That's the bad news The good news is with my old eyes the stock sights are hard for me to use so ..... I've got some Williams fiber sights coming.

Breaking stuff is always a good excuse for upgrades.

[HogKiller]

I have the fiber front sight on my mark 3 hunter and love it. Try the green fiber, it really is visible and stands out.

If you REALLY want to hit the spot, try an Aimpoint Micro red dot. It's super visible and there's no aligning up anything. Just put the dot where you want the bullet to go, try and hold it as steady as you can, and squeeze the trigger!

THAT's next on my list. Sadly, as far as I can tell, the Williams comes with green in the back and red in the front. Guess they haven't heard that the human eye picks up green better then red. I may give them a call and see if they can reverse the colors, could use some extra pipes anyway, given my penchant to drop this thing.

[HogKiller]

THAT's next on my list. Sadly, as far as I can tell, the Williams comes with green in the back and red in the front. Guess they haven't heard that the human eye picks up green better then red. I may give them a call and see if they can reverse the colors, could use some extra pipes anyway, given my penchant to drop this thing.

Well, it turns out that I got to them in time. They hadn't assembled the sights yet so I'm getting red on the back and green on the front. They also sell the light pipe plastic, 7" for $7.50 or some such. Just a FYI

[Les K]

I couldn't believe how much difference the green fiber made. It really shows up well against the orange or black spots printed on most targets.

I also shoot a target compound bow and I have a Swarovski scope that has an intense blue fiber available. That's a very good color too, but I haven't seen that one available for firearms.

I know that the Aimpoint is very pricey, and costs more than the Mark 3 itself, but I also believe that the quality, light weight, ease of use, and 50,000 hour battery life is worth it.

If you do get one, there's a couple of things I've found out:

1. If you shoot at a smaller indoor range, the closer your target is, the lower it will shoot. Someone here on the optics forum said it is because the scope is mounted some distance from the bore. This means that if you are changing your distance to target, you'll have to readjust the red dot. Basically it means that the red dot is not so great at short distances if it is a changing distance. Not an issue if you shoot at the same distance all of the time, but annoying if you want to bring the target in closer, for instance if you're teaching someone new to shooting.

2. If you're trying to hit something very small and far away, the dot might be bigger than the spot you're trying to hit. I've found that lowering the intensity really makes the dot appear smaller but can make the dot harder to see.

Hope this helps and I hope you get one! It's really helped me hit things although it really shows you how unsteady shooting offhand is. That dot is dancing all over, and I can only imagine how bad that would be with magnification!

[HogKiller]

Received and Installed the Fire Sights

Got the Fire sights today. First impression before installing is that they're not as 'bright' as I expected, more on this later. Installing the front sight is a total breeze. Remove screw, install sight and tighten the screw. No brain sprain here. Now the rear sight is a tad more interesting. Because I'd dropped the gun the entire rear sight was out of wack so I simply removed it. You have to loosen the set screw and drive it out from Left to Right (Left being the Safety side). Now it gets interesting. You have to move the pivot pin at the front. I just happen to have the right size steel drill blank to do it. You could use a machine lenght drill as a punch and a very light hammer. I removed it just enough to get the adjustable part free. You can remove the adjustment screw at anytime as far as I can see. Using the really small hammer you can put the pin back in with the replacement sight. Install the adjustment screw then slide the sight back in if you removed it. GENTILY tap it back into alignment with your LITTLE hammer, get it centered and tighten the set screw, I used a jewlers screw driver and a small vice grip to get a bit of torque on it. NOTE: You do NOT have to remove the rear sight to install the rear Fire Sight.

I'd said that they don't look 'bright. And to me they're not but they're good enough under the kitchen lights. I did have Williams put red in the rear and green in the front. I'm glad that I did. Now to find the time to get the sights adjusted and not drop the gun on the floor.

[Fish-n-Shoot]

HogKiller i have a mkIII magazine laying around and no gun anymore and i was eventually planning on selling it but its not really worth the time so Pm me an address ill ship it out to you. Might make up for some of the cost of breaking your sight which led to this thread which led to a free magazine