Ruger Mark III: Holding the bolt closed

[gnmwilliams]

I just read that it is possible and even safe to hold the bolt closed on a Ruger .22 pistol if you are wanting to keep it in a single fire mode. This was online so it must be true! JK. Anyone here know if this is possible and safe for your gun and your fingers? I am thinking of getting a suppressor for my Mark III and want a way to keep the action from cycling after every shot to keep the noise down.

[Mike]

I wouldn't recommend it.

[Mike.357]

sounds dangerous to me.

If I want to shoot them one at a time I am in enough control to just pull the trigger once.

The sounds of the shot fired will still drown out the action of the pistol.

It is a suppressor not a silencer

[Mike]

You wont gain that much in noise suppression either with a .22. I know on a rifle you can hear the action work and a small thoop noise. If you are standing any distance away you can't even hear the action work.

[Tempest455]

Or, shoot the Aguila Super Colibri "primer only" rounds. They wont cycle the action. They are pretty loud still in a Ruger pistol but quiet as a pellet gun in a rifle!

[eapking]

Hmmm...not sure I'd do it, but you may want to pose the question out on the forum below. They have a huge Ruger Mark section.

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[Guest Straight Shooter]

My two cents.

Ive done it many times. Really, its no big deal, and wont harm the pistol ANY. Try it first with gloves to get a feel, then do it. Youll be surprised.

[Mike.357]

I am failing to understand why I would want to do it.

What am I missing here?

[gnmwilliams]

I am failing to understand why I would want to do it.

What am I missing here?

I'm thinking about putting a supressor on my Mark III and didn't want the extra noise that the action would add when it cycles. However, from what I'm reading, it doesn't look like it adds that much.

[Oh Shoot]

I held the bolt closed on the Beretta NEOS I was having probs with, to make sure it wasn't the out of battery safety tab causing the prob.

Quite easy to hold it closed during firing.

- OS

[Mike.357]

I'm thinking about putting a supressor on my Mark III and didn't want the extra noise that the action would add when it cycles. However, from what I'm reading, it doesn't look like it adds that much.

you planning on being an assassin?

[Rightwinger]

G2 Contender® - Thompson/Center

That's what you want is a single shot .22 that's threaded for the suppressor. Why take a semi and then not let it do it's thing?

[gnmwilliams]

you planning on being an assassin?

I'd tell you but then I'd have to....wait. Nah, just a squirrel assassin. That, and being able to practice in my basement without having to use my Xbox as the excuse to the cops for the noise. Then again, I do live next door to a funeral home so I don't have many noise complaints from the neighbors. Once I do get my supressor though, I plan on getting some driving gloves and storing them everything else in a black leather breifcase, just to spook anyone who gets nosy. Maybe it'll be my halloween "costume". Hmmmmm....

Edited August 17, 2010 by gnmwilliams

[sbeck37923]

I have done this several times with a suppressed Walther P22 with no problems.