Reeder Custom Guns - Ruger project

Well, the Saturday sale MK III barrel started a more involved project. I added an Ultradot Matchdot II and Volquartsen parts: hammer, trigger, sear, hammer bushing, and mag follower buttons. I’m very pleased with everything. Nice to get rid of mag disconnect and now have a great trigger. The mag buttons are a nice addition, smoother and give a better purchase for loading.
The Ultradot was a gamble for me. The red dots that I have tried always appear as several dots, astigmatism. This one is very clear to my eyes. It offers several adjustments for glare with an extension tube and/or filter with varying degrees of tint. 4 dot sizes and 2 additional reticles are nice, I’m sure I’ll settle on a favorite. It also allows for changing elevation easily with an exposed knob that has a zero.
I shot 50 rounds this morning quickly. Still too much snow to get very serious. So far so good. More later.
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Replacement I ordered the Tandemcross upgrade kit and trigger for my 22/45. Took it to a local smith who just opened up. Supposed 30 year veteran with armorer training. He called me a couple days later and told me they sent the wrong kit. It wasn't for a MK III. Long story shortened. He contacted TC who told him to read and follow the instructions. He got it back to me but said he could never get the loaded round indicater installed but got everything else done. At the same time I left him my 1894 for rebluing. I told him that mine was an early 70's model and my understanding is those had an issue with the frames not bluing easily. Needless to day I ain't seen it yet!

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Take it to someone that works on the older (for lack of a better term, pot metal) frames. It is not really pot metal, just a cheaper casting. The frame won't blue in most cases. It can be color cased or industrial chromed but not blued. But if this guy can't put the internals in a Ruger MK 3, or any Ruger semi auto 22 pistol, don't take anything else to him.

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It took me about an hour or so to figure it all out. Couple times things went together and back apart because of a mistake.
I just tapped the barrel and the pin for the loaded chamber indicator dropped out. On mine I just took out the metal part that touches the cartridge, sanded off the writing on the plastic so that no one would mistake it, and reassembled. Works perfect.

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Ruger project

Very well done.

Very nice Brent, your Ruger's friend is a sharp character

Go out and shoot some bunnies

Not being very good with small parts

you need to get that '94 back before he really screws it up

Yeah, I came to that conclusion already!

There’s some finagling to get it