Ruger MKII Trigger Swap

[Captianbullseye]

Hi, I have bought a new trigger assembly for a Ruger MKII slab side and I have heard that it is quite hard to swap out. Should I look into having a gunsmith do it for me...and if so...does anybody know one in the Lawrence area? Thanks

 

[TJ Kackowski]

Watch this video ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3YJkOfvxU4 ... seems pretty straight forward to me.

 

[aspiringsnd]

I replaced the trigger on a MKII a couple of years back. As with anything on those guns, take your time.

 

[patience0830]

Hands and rcvr in a large clear plastic bag saves chasing small parts. Haven't had one apart in a couple of years but it was a do it myself kinda job.

 

[bigretic]

I just did an MKIII 22/45 last weekend. Not terrible, but took a few tries to get everything back in and I missed getting the top leg of the sear spring on the back side of the hammer pin which resulted in the pin working it's way out about 90 rounds into testing so pay attention.

 

[singlesix]

This site has gotten me out of a few jams.
Gun Talk Online

 

[Tactically Fat]

If *I* can detail strip and reassemble a Ruger 22 pistol... YOU can, too. Watch videos online.

 

[bigretic]

My personal comment to myself when I did this job was "If I had known I was going to have to take the entire thing apart and put it back together, I would have bought the whole accurizing kit, not just the trigger..." That kind of irritated me. lol. Guess had shotgun brain going on... just thinking I was gonna pull a trigger assembly and jamb another one in. Not so much... New trigger is way better though, but now the stock disconnector bar is making me nuts - it's so sloppy.

 

[JettaKnight]

Make sure you start hanging out at Rimfire Central. There's a wealth of knowledge there.

I haven't done this in years, put I do recall having dental picks (you can pick up a cheap set at Harbor Freight and maybe Menards) made the job much, much easier. It's tricky to get the spring in and out of that grooved pin, which remember which way it goes in.