Dear Ruger ...

[BryanP]

... Spend some of your money on freaking illustrations with the instructions for installing the Hi Viz sights and rear sight blade on your MkII/III pistols.

I bought the Hi Viz sights for my Mk II 22/45. Front sight went in easily enough. Rear sight was a pain. I got the blade out, but misinterpreted the wording on the instructions for getting the new blade in. Fortunately after wasting about 20 minutes failing I dug around online and found this:

2245 Maintenance Page

Better instructions. With illustrations. 2 minutes later the new sight blade was installed.

The only other problem I had was needing 3 hands. And I don't have a vise, padded or otherwise. But a couple of minutes looking around the house, two cases of soda and some rope later and I had an improvised redneck soft vise that did the job just fine:

[Angus]

MacGrugger....well played sir!!

[The Scullinator]

ROFL LOVE THE VICE!!!

[gregintenn]

You do know that a case of beer would have made a much more suitable vice don't you?

[dats82]

That is awesome!

[Volzfan]

As they say, Necessity is the mother of invention!

[Guest User]

You do know that a case of beer would have made a much more suitable vice don't you?

+1

As long as the purpose was served, good thinking.

[Guest TnDeerHunter]

Nah if you used a case of beer you would have to tear up the vise to celebrate a job well done.

[Oh Shoot]

Shrewd, glad you shared that.

- OS

[wareagle]

Obama's gonna tax that soda. Better find a cheaper vice.

[eapking]

Yeah, you pretty much need 3 hands anytime you mess with a MK III...except for shooting it. That is the sweet part.

Improvise, adapt, overcome!

[Harold]

+1 for the vise..

[Guest Rugerman]

The picture in this thread has made it one of my favorites.

[Guest Drewsett]

A true redneck would have used his knees, feet, or teeth as a vise!

And DIET Dew?!? Come on!

Naw, nice vise....certainly did the job in a pinch!

[Marty B]

As they say, Necessity is the mother of invention!

My boss at my first job ever (a loong time ago) told me that laziness was the mother of invention. I think he was trying to make a piont!!!

[TNMP40]

You do know that a case of beer would have made a much more suitable vice don't you?

Yah but it would have been an empty cases of beer and not enough weight there.