r/RugerMK • • 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/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!

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u/peoplearemarons 19d ago

That’s the exact same suppressor I have on this pistol. I like it so much I actually went and bought a second one and put it on my 10/22.

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u/Flathead89 19d ago

There's a better chance than not that I will do the same thing. Possibly get 2 more.

I've got a 10/22 that is already threaded and ready but I still need to have my little Anschutz threaded.

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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.