A few months ago I picked up a new Ruger Mark III Hunter. It shot pretty good but I didn't like the heavy 5lb trigger on it. The guys at my local club swore by the replacement trigger kits made by Volquartsen so I decided to give it a try. I had never worked on the insides of any semi-auto pistol before but I looked around on YouTube and found several clips showing how to work on the Rugers. Unfortunately, none of these clips were on my exact gun and some of the little parts were different.
Here's the new gun and the parts kit:
The new gun comes with a magazine safety interlock that I hate. I found another part online to fix that, a bushing that eliminates the interlock system. Tearing the gun apart is always the easy part. Down to the bare frame:
Fully Committed:
Going back together with the new parts was a little harder. I had to stop and back up a few times but finally got it all together. Younger eyes and skinnier fingers would have helped. While I had it apart, I also put a set of Volquartsen target grips on it. All told, it took most of an afternoon to get everything back up and running. I could probably do it in an hour next time now that I know how all those little springs and parts go in.
The finished job. The trigger that had measured out at 5 lbs is now just a tad under 2 lbs and nice and crisp. I love how it shoots.
At the range I found that I didn't like the rear sights that came on the gun. The V notch was too wide for my tastes. So I put a Burris FastFire II red dot on the gun, my first red dot sight. Now it shoots great if I can do my part. Too bad there's not any ammo available.
Here's the new gun and the parts kit:
The new gun comes with a magazine safety interlock that I hate. I found another part online to fix that, a bushing that eliminates the interlock system. Tearing the gun apart is always the easy part. Down to the bare frame:
Fully Committed:
Going back together with the new parts was a little harder. I had to stop and back up a few times but finally got it all together. Younger eyes and skinnier fingers would have helped. While I had it apart, I also put a set of Volquartsen target grips on it. All told, it took most of an afternoon to get everything back up and running. I could probably do it in an hour next time now that I know how all those little springs and parts go in.
The finished job. The trigger that had measured out at 5 lbs is now just a tad under 2 lbs and nice and crisp. I love how it shoots.
At the range I found that I didn't like the rear sights that came on the gun. The V notch was too wide for my tastes. So I put a Burris FastFire II red dot on the gun, my first red dot sight. Now it shoots great if I can do my part. Too bad there's not any ammo available.
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