Mk III failure to fire

[Mike67]

This is my first post on this forum so I would like to say thanks to all of the members for a wealth of knowledge. I have had a Mk III 22/45 for quite a few years and enjoyed shooting it until about three years ago when it failed to fire at a bowling pin match. I set it aside until recently since I had other projects going but finally decided to fix it which is how I ended up finding and joining this forum. I read as much as I could and first replaced the mag disconnect with a Sam Lam bushing still didn't work. Then ran across a post about firing pins sticking from the original factory lubricants stripped the pistol down for a thorough cleaning giving extra attention to the bolt. Sure enough fixed it my bad for not giving it a good cleaning as new but I've never run into that before. Again thanks to all the knowledgeable posters here.

[Bigbluegill]

Originally Posted by Mike67

This is my first post on this forum so I would like to say thanks to all of the members for a wealth of knowledge. I have had a Mk III 22/45 for quite a few years and enjoyed shooting it until about three years ago when it failed to fire at a bowling pin match. I set it aside until recently since I had other projects going but finally decided to fix it which is how I ended up finding and joining this forum. I read as much as I could and first replaced the mag disconnect with a Sam Lam bushing still didn't work. Then ran across a post about firing pins sticking from the original factory lubricants stripped the pistol down for a thorough cleaning giving extra attention to the bolt. Sure enough fixed it my bad for not giving it a good cleaning as new but I've never run into that before. Again thanks to all the knowledgeable posters here.

Thanks for posting . I’m sure this will be of some help to someone else . Kirby

[Indigo22]

Welcome to the forum. Glad you got it all straightened out.

[DoneDeere]

Welcome to the forum and glad to hear you got your Ruger up and running again. I took my Mark III .22/45 apart and cleaned the firing pin with springs last weekend. They are a fun gun to shoot.
DoneDeere