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Ruger announced three new pistols Friday afternoon. Along with a .45 Ruger American Pistol with a manual safety and a Mark IV competition model, they also introduced the new Mark IV 22/45 Tactical.

Bristling with pre-installed Pic railage and pre-threaded for easy installation of their suppressor (or just about anyone else’s), the new one-button takedown gun MSRPs for $529. Here are the basics:

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    • This is so cool. Can’t wait to get one and operate a primary arms red dot (just as good as Aimpoint) and a light and laser. Might even slap some magul backup iron on the rail because one is two, er two is none, I mean one is one and two is one. Damn, gonna operate at the mall all day long.

    • There is nothing wrong with a backpacking gun that can mount a light. It’s actually desirable in my opinion.

    • Not just the Zombie Green Grip. Haha. I have a Ruger Mark IV 22/45 Lite in the shop right now having the barrel painted a distressed Zombie Green color, a new trigger, a nice red dot and a cool muzzle break. This new gun is going to be Sweet !!

  1. Compared to many other .22 pistols (especially Ruger’s own Mark III), this is a FANTASTIC gun. The tacticool nonsense aside I love mine. Shooting with a suppressor is mega fun. It could also away some “ascaird” of guns more our way.

    The ease of maintenance is a triumph for Ruger’s engineering folks. After wrestling with my wife’s Mark III I greatly appreciate the improvements!

    • You are going to be waiting for some time… Just don’t get one less than 5,000 serial. I think I got mine for $1.6-1.7k new and after replacing the junk parts ($350) I couldn’t be happier with it.

      Stock and trigger need to be replaced ASAP! Even a used up M16 has a cleaner trigger, take it from a retired 03.

      • It took about a month for mine to show up. $476.00 out the door. Of course, mine is the bronze hue.

        I have yet to try it out. I’m just a retired E7 aircraft maintainer. I don’t have refined tastes with regards to trigger pull.

    • That’s what has lead me to a Ruger Super Owner. Don’t regret a single one; can’t say the same for other brands I ditched.

  2. My wish would be if they had a better out of the box trigger. I have an 80’s Mark II that was fantastic. The 22/45 I bought just before it fell off the roster (California) in 2014 basically sucks.

      • I don’t see why they couldn’t.

        These things trace back to the Ruger Standard which incorporates at lot of the design of the Japanese Type 14 Nambu. There’s no reason that I can see that Ruger couldn’t switch back to a short-recoil system and up the cartridge.

        Though I would suggest that if Ruger was to do such a thing that they don’t switch back to the 7mm or 8mm Nambu cartridge!

        • Most 380’s are blowback with the Ruger LCP’s & LC380 being the more efficient locked breech design for center fire cartridges.

  3. A thousand bucks for a suppressed .22, and then the guvamint milks you another deuce? That weighs like an anvil? Yikes.

    • You think they may be anticipating a removal of the licensing and tax requirements for suppressor in the near future?

      • 22/45’s have been out for years.. All of them that I have used have threaded barrels, right out of the factory.. Nothing new here except for easier disassembly, and some cosmetic changes.. Suppressors have been legal for quite some time; it’s about whether you are willing to pony up for the suppressor, tax stamp, and a six month to a year long wait.. Recent changes- aka 41F, have made it more difficult for owning suppressors- changes aimed squarely at discouraging suppressor and other NFA item sales by bringing the wives to the table ( who have to be fingerprinted, mugshots taken, and statements filled out by ).. The whole purpose was to reduce overall sales, which it has done, especially those that use trusts for NFA purchases. .. Again, law abiding gun owners treated worse than hardened street criminals are..

        • Yes, more gun laws stop the criminals in their tracks…just ask any criminal!

  4. Can Ruger just release a regular Mark IV 22/45? The 22/45 frame with either the Target, Hunter, or Competition upper receiver? That would be awesome.

  5. WARNING: The threaded barrel on this semi-auto pistol with a detachable magazine qualifies this as an assault weapon in CT.
    #ShameonCT #CantFixStupid

    • Same in NY, unless you permanently attach the thread cover, or completely ruin the threading.

      #hashtagsdonothingincommentswhyareyouusingthem?

    • Have the dealer permanently attack a quick disconnect adapter on the threaded portion of the barrel before taking delivery. Boom, regular .22 pistol.

  6. One thing that I was really hoping for on the new 22/45s was a aluminum frame. A aluminum lower 22/45 with a simple light upper (Ruger, you are not apple) would be on my shopping list. Well, I will just wait for now.

  7. If one’s tactics require a .22LR pistol, then either one is a professional cleaner, or one has chosen a self-defense weapon poorly.

  8. It amuses me greatly that it took Smith & Wesson bringing out the easily disassembled Victory for Ruger to finally make the Mark IV. I have had several Ruger Mark whatever pistols that got sold simply because takedown was a bitch. I am however curious how many earlier generation Rugers will now be able to be picked cheap.

    • So you think that it is that easy to do a total redesign of a pistol. Going to the Mark IV took YEARS of engineering plus putting all the tooling & machinery in place. The IV was in development along time before S(crap & W(othless) brought out their so-called Victory; which has already had a recall. The earlier Rugers WERE NOT hard to do; watch the YouTube video of a 12 year old girl doing disassembly & reassembly of a Mark series with ease. I have handled the ‘Victory” & found it not to my liking. The Ruger Mark Series has been a success story from day one back in 1949.

      • I agree.. The Mark III’s can certainly be torn apart and reassembled easily; it’s a matter of learning how, and repetition. Granted, the Mark IV’s and even the S&W Victory disassemble easier, but it’s really about what you like and don’t like.. Ease of cleaning is secondary to how the gun shoots and how its ergonomics feel. Oddly enough, my .22LR pistols, even with a suppressor, don’t get as gunked up as say the 9mm’s do with a suppressor..

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