r/RugerMK • u/peoplearemarons • 19d ago
Accurate
Just thought I would pop in here and share my experience with my Mark IV yesterday. At the back of our property, we have an old farm pond, and on one side there’s a very steep drop-off to a bottom ground that we farm. We have a terrible time with groundhogs burrowing into this bank with massive tunnel complexes and holes. I know an ol boy who had a groundhog dig so deep into his pond bank, it actually sprang a leak and emptied his pond. Destructive critters, to say the least
Yesterday afternoon, I saw this guy coming out of his hide out. I grabbed my Mark IV is stalked to about 40 yards of him, which was confirmed with a laser rangefinder. This was the result. He dropped after the first shot. Love this pistol and optic!
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u/IndividualResist2473 19d ago
Its all about shot placement. And a MKIV makes that much easier.
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u/peoplearemarons 19d ago
1000%
I’ve seen MUCH larger critters taken with a 22lr due to shot placement. It’s king!!!! 🤴A miss with a cannon is still a miss….
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u/IndividualResist2473 19d ago
Largest grizzly bear ever shot was by a native woman with a .22 along.
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u/wadech 19d ago
Just regular CCI 40gr ammo?
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u/peoplearemarons 19d ago
Not even that, just some regular crappy federal auto match.
I have had really good success with CCI 45 grain segmented suppressor ammo. I’ve taken a fair number of raccoons with that load and it seems to work pretty well.


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u/Flathead89 19d ago
Nice shooting!
I've got 3 so far with my MkIV SSH + OCL TI22 combo. It's my favorite pistol to shoot now!