def the ammo lol i can see the thunderbolt on the table haha that ammo is crap....me and my brother bought a bunch of it when we took our .22's out awhile ago to go plinking (on sale at gander mountain for really cheap, now i know why) and the ammo was garbage. we were having 1 misfire every 5-10 rounds out of both of our firearms, a ruger 10/22 and a thompson center classic .22
One thing me and my boyfriend has figured out with the Ruger® 22/45 Mark III is that if you use hollow point bullets (we were using the rest of his federal) they do not eject very good, and when they do eject they only eject like right at your feet.
Also it depends on how old the ammo is. we have been shooting Remington and it was a but old and you could tell with some powder all over the bullets. But the gun is fun and worth every penny.
dido. Remington thunderbolt is wax coated. look for another video around here that shows a MKIII barrel after 300rnds of that crap. its like having bullets made of soft playdough
I've got the 22/45 with 6 7/8" slab sided target barrel. I've shot most every round out there and some it likes and some it doesn't. The cheapie remington rounds are junk, as well as the winchester wildcats. PMC zapper "38 grain copper coated hollow points" rounds do pretty well and give decent accuracy, but if you want very good accuracy try the 60 grain SSS rounds from aguila. If you can't find any, let me know and I'll point you in the right direction. They do auto feed fine, and group tight.
Definately. It make take a shot directly to the head or the heart yet US Navy Seals use suppressed ruger mk III's in covert ops sometimes. The Mafia uses them as assassin weapons. Any firearm can kill a man.
I didn't read all the comments, but I wanted to point something out. It's called delayed fire. Its common on 22LR. If you pull the trigger, the hammer drops and the gun doesn't go "boom". Keep pointing in a safe direction and count to 20. During that count, the round may still go off, due to a delayed fire of the primer powder. If it doesn't go boom, then eject the bad round. Better safe than sorry.
I wasn't thinking this past weekend and cleared one right away....nothing happened but just feeling how warm it was made me REALLY think about how dumb that was. Luckily the range I went to had a trap so I dropped it in there and felt a little better.
From my experience and from what I've seen, both with my Mark III and my 10/22, stay the heck away from Remington Thunderbolts. I get the occasional non-fire from the Golden Bullets, but the Thunderbolts do it more and they make a mess of the gun.
And yes, wait the 30 seconds before clearing the misfire.
Hi Jeff. Would you know how to do an assembly/disassembly of your Mark III? If so, could you do a slow and detailed video so all of us in your viewing audience can learn this. I know it is very detailed. Thank You. JAMES.
It is actually my MKIII, and 'yes' assembly can be challenging. There is one step in the instruction manual that I used to overlook, and it makes all the difference in the world. It'll be about a month before I can post.
Hey, looks like you are using...thunderbolts? Can't tell, but it looks like the thunderbolt box. Yeah, I have the same pistol, same problem...I blame the ammo. Love the pistol though. .22 are cheap fun, so I don't mind the few shitty ones per box!
it was definitely the ammo remington thunderbolt has a small proplem with quailty control and thus every few rounds will misfire but cheap ammo so it's worth it
I actually had a TERRIBLE day at the range with this pistol.
I was using Winchester hollow points, the tips of the bullets were so soft, that they were getting stuck with the slide in the rear position.
This leads me to believe that the tip of the round is soft, and is absorbing the forward momentum of the slide, causing the slide to NOT be completely closed.
100 rounds of CCI 22LR - NON hollow points, had only 1 misfeed.
def the ammo lol i can see the thunderbolt on the table haha that ammo is crap....me and my brother bought a bunch of it when we took our .22's out awhile ago to go plinking (on sale at gander mountain for really cheap, now i know why) and the ammo was garbage. we were having 1 misfire every 5-10 rounds out of both of our firearms, a ruger 10/22 and a thompson center classic .22
jakep42zer0 2 years ago
One thing me and my boyfriend has figured out with the Ruger® 22/45 Mark III is that if you use hollow point bullets (we were using the rest of his federal) they do not eject very good, and when they do eject they only eject like right at your feet.
Also it depends on how old the ammo is. we have been shooting Remington and it was a but old and you could tell with some powder all over the bullets. But the gun is fun and worth every penny.
cassleer 2 years ago
@cassleer The projectile type has nothing to do with ejection of the case, haha.
silvermediastudio 1 year ago
stick with federal, it'll solve your feeding problems. I see ruger even uses fed. in the sample rnd. for the government shipped with every new mk3.
deathproof187 2 years ago
its the ammo remington thunderbolt if thats what i saw is real drty and that pistol wont handle that fouling use federal
wv25701 3 years ago
dido. Remington thunderbolt is wax coated. look for another video around here that shows a MKIII barrel after 300rnds of that crap. its like having bullets made of soft playdough
Slimz13 3 years ago
@Slimz13 A good number of .22 products are waxed; including CCI, which feeds beautifully into a Mark III.
silvermediastudio 1 year ago
@wv25701 Haha .22s run dirty better than most guns out there. I put 1000s of rounds through my Mark III before cleaning it.
silvermediastudio 1 year ago
I've got the 22/45 with 6 7/8" slab sided target barrel. I've shot most every round out there and some it likes and some it doesn't. The cheapie remington rounds are junk, as well as the winchester wildcats. PMC zapper "38 grain copper coated hollow points" rounds do pretty well and give decent accuracy, but if you want very good accuracy try the 60 grain SSS rounds from aguila. If you can't find any, let me know and I'll point you in the right direction. They do auto feed fine, and group tight.
ndcouey 3 years ago
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Can this gun or these bullets or both put a man down, like injured or death???
JIC54 4 years ago
Definately. It make take a shot directly to the head or the heart yet US Navy Seals use suppressed ruger mk III's in covert ops sometimes. The Mafia uses them as assassin weapons. Any firearm can kill a man.
SaintAlvus 3 years ago
"Any firearm can kill a man."
Not quite. It should read, "Any man can kill a man." Guns don't kill people! People do.
snoopster2009 3 years ago 2
I didn't read all the comments, but I wanted to point something out. It's called delayed fire. Its common on 22LR. If you pull the trigger, the hammer drops and the gun doesn't go "boom". Keep pointing in a safe direction and count to 20. During that count, the round may still go off, due to a delayed fire of the primer powder. If it doesn't go boom, then eject the bad round. Better safe than sorry.
snipedu1st 4 years ago 3
your comment will save lives for sure, too many people don't follow the rule to always keep your gun pointed in a safe direction
Rza8r 3 years ago
I wasn't thinking this past weekend and cleared one right away....nothing happened but just feeling how warm it was made me REALLY think about how dumb that was. Luckily the range I went to had a trap so I dropped it in there and felt a little better.
CeleritasPrime 4 years ago
From my experience and from what I've seen, both with my Mark III and my 10/22, stay the heck away from Remington Thunderbolts. I get the occasional non-fire from the Golden Bullets, but the Thunderbolts do it more and they make a mess of the gun.
And yes, wait the 30 seconds before clearing the misfire.
CeleritasPrime 4 years ago
I agree. Remington Golden Bullet and Thunderbolt don't go anywhere near my guns anymore. I use Federal now and have had no problems.
xilch 3 years ago
i like cci's and federal. hell federal cost only like 10 dollars for a box of 550.
evilkate666 4 years ago
Try Federal, I've never had a faulty round/primer with them.
Badjedidude 4 years ago
we've discovered that it is a feed issue w/ my MK III & hollow points.
But Yes - I have been shooting Federal and have had better luck.
Thanks for your comment.
krobusek 4 years ago
Hi Jeff. Would you know how to do an assembly/disassembly of your Mark III? If so, could you do a slow and detailed video so all of us in your viewing audience can learn this. I know it is very detailed. Thank You. JAMES.
buzzclark 4 years ago
It is actually my MKIII, and 'yes' assembly can be challenging. There is one step in the instruction manual that I used to overlook, and it makes all the difference in the world. It'll be about a month before I can post.
krobusek 4 years ago
you never made that vid .... :(
evilkate666 4 years ago
@buzzclark It's pretty easy. Hammer down, insert bolt. Hammer up, insert main spring housing. Watch the strut so it falls into the MSH groove. Done.
silvermediastudio 1 year ago
Remington is known for faulty primers. It's the ammo, case solved.
mserr 4 years ago
Hey, looks like you are using...thunderbolts? Can't tell, but it looks like the thunderbolt box. Yeah, I have the same pistol, same problem...I blame the ammo. Love the pistol though. .22 are cheap fun, so I don't mind the few shitty ones per box!
whamfan87 4 years ago
it was definitely the ammo remington thunderbolt has a small proplem with quailty control and thus every few rounds will misfire but cheap ammo so it's worth it
Renpopo 4 years ago
I actually had a TERRIBLE day at the range with this pistol.
I was using Winchester hollow points, the tips of the bullets were so soft, that they were getting stuck with the slide in the rear position.
This leads me to believe that the tip of the round is soft, and is absorbing the forward momentum of the slide, causing the slide to NOT be completely closed.
100 rounds of CCI 22LR - NON hollow points, had only 1 misfeed.
krobusek 4 years ago