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.22 semi auto recommendation follow up
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Most times it is the ammo with .22. The Buckmark, MKIV, Victory are great .22's but I wanted a .22 similar to what I carry and not a target pistol. My TX22 has over 600 rds through now still flawless with only that one bad bullet. Oh and easy takedown and clean.
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So I can purchase 1 McFadden, then buy an adapter for my sr22 , sw15-22 , Walter p22 and the tx22? Never heard of this thing, just saw the website. I need this!
.22 ammo is generally junk so don't be discouraged. Personal experience and observation tells me this. Then there's listening to the pistol league shooters I know describe how many issues they have as well. The usual for them is CCI standard velocity.
I don't think that even the most anal of them has found anything more consistent.
YMMV
Taipan01
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You can but due to it being the serialized part it needs to go thru and FFL. Places like Tandemkross and Volquartsen that do upgrade work on the Ruger Mark pistols sell them.
JETS: forgot to mention, I was referring to the ones that they remove from the customers pistols, not only the upgraded ones they produce.
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You’re buying a whole new gun with a whole new serial number when you do that, not replacing the barrel on your existing firearm. Sure, you can reuse your existing grip module and your bolt, but it’s still a new gun. You now own a Tacsol or Volquartsen MkIV, not a Ruger MkIV.
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I was responding to the remark of you can't buy just a barrel replacement and did mention the legalities that the barrel was the serialized part. You can and in multiple variations that are not modified from companies that do modifications that remove the original barrel or upper however you want to look at it and sell them off, sometimes in bundles. If you want a long or threaded as an option on the range and so on.
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The statement that you cannot replace the barrel on a Ruger Mark pistol, and that the barrel is the serialized part, is not accurate. However, in a practical real world sense, this statement is mostly accurate.
The serialized part on a Ruger Mark pistol is the upper receiver. This receiver is a separate part from the barrel, but they are near permanently attached in a practical sense. I am not certain how they are attached besides being tightly threaded, but most shops cannot take them apart.
Historically, the only shop I know of that actually put replacement barrels onto original Ruger Mark receivers was Clark Custom Guns, and they no longer do this work. I am not sure if anyone currently does swap Ruger barrels, and it is certainly true that most people who want a new barrel will buy a new complete serialized upper that has to be transferred through an FFL.
The serialized part on a Ruger Mark pistol is the upper receiver. This receiver is a separate part from the barrel, but they are near permanently attached in a practical sense. I am not certain how they are attached besides being tightly threaded, but most shops cannot take them apart.
Historically, the only shop I know of that actually put replacement barrels onto original Ruger Mark receivers was Clark Custom Guns, and they no longer do this work. I am not sure if anyone currently does swap Ruger barrels, and it is certainly true that most people who want a new barrel will buy a new complete serialized upper that has to be transferred through an FFL.
Taipan01
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Ya, okay then. There are some like myself that use pistols with multi barrels but perhaps that's more of a rarity than I assumed.
Yes, technically the receiver is serialized rather than the barrel. And yes, one can possibly remove the barrel. However I believe they use an interference fit with the threads. Using a hot receiver and a cold barrel. Trying to remove the barrel will likely result in something being destroyed. So, for all intents and purposes, they are one unit and that makes the serialized part include an integrated barrel.
That was the nicest thing about the S&W I had (22A). Easy to take off/put on the barrel. I prefer a Buckmark, which just takes a bit more time, but have two barrels for the one we own. The TrailLite barrel does take a little more to get on correctly (tighter fit) but it can be done.
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Taipan01
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As stated by Quickdraw, it's a S&W 22S. The S&W 22A is some metal, not sure but the S version is stainless. You could by extra barrels from their web sight. The one mounted is 5" Bull, The one with the scope is a 7" (no problem to walk golf balls at 50 with the combination and a 3rd which I didn't get in 3" along with the various grips.
Taipan01
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Another that uses multiple barrels, you sir are a rarity.
