Ruger MKIII trouble

[Smoke]

My 22/45 has about 600 rounds through it. Last two times out it does not want to feed the last 1 or 2 rounds from the magazine. If I drop the magazine and just push the spring down a little and re-insert the magazine, many times it will then feed. I have 3 magazines doing the same thing. I clean everything after shooting. I would appreciate any ideas on what may cause this.

 

[ipswervy]

I had a similar problem with my M&P 45c. I had tried to fill the mags to the max and bent the spring inside. Disassembled, straightened spring, reassembled and have never had a problem since. I also don't max my magazine anymore.

 

[barrelmaker_2002]

Did you clean the mags? If you are using lead ammo or even jacketed ammo with any sort of wax coating or lubricant on them, you will get a buildup inside the mag body that causes a bit of drag that is most likely to cause a FTF when the spring is under less tension.

 

[rimfire_crazed]

I clean everything after shooting. I would appreciate any ideas on what may cause this.

Knock off the cleaning. Mine doesn't run right unless it's fouled up.

 

[Rocket57]

I have 1500 rounds through mine and have NEVER cleaned the mags. Goes bang every time. I think they like to be dirty.

 

[Plisken]

Dont know how many rounds been thru mine. But its in the thousands. Havent had any gun problems with it other than a few low powered ammo issues.

 

[Smoke]

It has all been jacketed ammo. I did not clean the magazines with any chemicals, just a brush. I guess I can try cleaning them better, or not at all and see what happens.

 

[Jpfledderer]

I have four mags for my 22-45. Ever since I put the Vulquatsen Mark ii guts inside, 2 of the four mags have problems feeding. It seems the first round is not high enough on the angle to feed... Haven't dug into the fix yet, if you are Looking into upgrades, I would highly recommend these. Next up is the Tactical Solutions barrel.

 

[KW12]

This is a bit off topic, but what's decent (and cheap!) WalMart ammo for these? They had Remington GB, Federal, and Winchester, at pretty much same price.

 

[hoosier_sully]

Federal bulk packs work pretty well in them. If I'm doing anything that requires accuracy and consistency I stick with CCI standard velocity.

 

[scottka]

I pretty well exclusively buy Federal for bulk ammo. My personal experience has been that it seems to run all of my .22s much better than any of the other stuff, namely the Winchester.

 

[hopcam]

I have four mags for my 22-45. Ever since I put the Vulquatsen Mark ii guts inside, 2 of the four mags have problems feeding. It seems the first round is not high enough on the angle to feed...

what???

 

[Fullmag]

What type of ammo are you using? Sounds like a magazine problem more than anything else. In the manual there is a part to clean mag I'm thinking. I run Federal bulk last time no problems.

 

[Smoke]

Most of the ammo has been Remington Golden Bullet and some CCI. Had the same issue with both. As I stated it just started recently. I have not had time to try anything yet. I may clean the magazines real good and try again this weekend.