How to Clean a Ruger Mark 2

Series Summary

Gun Safety and proper gun care is essential to fire arm use and ownership. There are a multitude of things that go wrong while using a firearm and keeping your guns clean and in proper repair will keep the chance of something going wrong to a minimum. In addition to the safety factors, as guns are also many times works of art, pieces of craftsmanship that exude quality and beauty, taking care of them is tantamount to taking care of an investment. If you keep your guns clean, they will bring you and your children pleasure and sport for years to come.

In this free video series, our expert Jason Boatwright will teach you how to properly care for and clean your firarms. Jason will show you all the supplies you'll need to clean your Ruger Mark 2. He'll show you how to remove the barrel, the lower receiver, the slide, the forearm, the cap, the stock, the guide rod, trigger assembly, the bolt, and bolt face. Jason will also teach you how to clean all these items with break free to remove the gunk and deposits, and then wipe them down to remove excess oils that can damage your guns. Then Mr. Boatwright will teach you how to assemble and safely store your firearm so you can keep it for as long as you want, safely.

Video Transcript

"All right, how you doing everybody? My name is Jason Boatwright and on behalf of Expert Village, we are going to talk about a Ruger Mark 2. Now we're located in Austen, Texas. And this is a Ruger Mark 2. Now, the Ruger Mark 2, the difference between a Mark 1 and a Mark 2, is simply this is the first model that came out in a target barrel. As you can see the target barrel here. Bigger barrel, not a longer barrel, just wider for more stability when you are shooting. So, other difference, Mark 3 to Mark 2, Mark 2 was still the lower release for a magazine. You physically have to get to the bottom of the firearm to extract the magazine. On a Mark 3, you have a hammer, or magazine release like any other new modern firearm. Next, we are going to do a basic disassembly of a Mark 2. "