Preventing the Stove Pipe Jam - Part 6, Ruger Mark IV - SOLVED! - No More Stove Pipes, Much More Fun

The stove pipe issue on my Ruger Mark IV Competition model has final been solved. Now shooting is much more fun than ever before.
Please watch, learn, and most of all have fun.
Special thanks to markpcolo!
/ @markpcolo
#ballistixpro #rugermarkiv #stovepipe #issue #solved

[@aaronr5398]

What you have done here certainly helps. For me I found the issue to be the magazine, but more so due to burrs in the track for the thumb stud. This greatly increased friction on the thumb stud and made feeding of the next round inconsistent. Getting rid of those burrs and polishing the contact areas between the thumb stud and magazine greatly improved performance.

[@BallistiXPro]

The magazine finished it off for me, but yes, it does improve how the bullets feed, mostly by changing the angle at which they feed. I am not sure the polishing does anything more than give you a visual cue that the mag has been modified so you can see it more quickly vs an old one maybe, but yeah I polished the top of mine as well. Don't round those corners too much though, if you grind too much off instead of fixing the problem you cause the problem in reverse as the angle of the feed will be too steep.

[@kyleMcBurnett]

Thanks a ton. I got used mark 4 target and it is stove piping a lot. Guess I need to do some polishing and grinding

[@kyleMcBurnett]

I like the grip. Stock or aftermarket?

[@BallistiXPro]

Your welcome, You will be stove pipe free in no time.

[@BallistiXPro]

@@kyleMcBurnett - it is an aftermarket grip by Valquartsen, you can check it out here: volquartsen.com/departments/grips-for-ruger-mkiv/inventory_configurations/4290

[@garybloom3304]

Green springs will help.

[@BallistiXPro]

@garybloom3304 thanks for the tip brother. Those a very inexpensive so I think I will give them a try as well. That is something I didn't know, so I really appreciate you for leaving this comment.

[@user-my5gj4me6q]

Who makes them?

[@BallistiXPro]

@@user-my5gj4me6q - Tandemkross makes them. You can find them here: www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/tk05n0299grn1

[@user-my5gj4me6q]

How much grinding will i have to do on the mag?

[@BallistiXPro]

Not very much at all. It is a really quick fix. You can see me do it on the 5th video of this segment here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKS6gJd5ptKHkM0si=3k8yZEWUF25PQUQC I hope this helps and have a good day.

[@user-my5gj4me6q]

@@BallistiXPro thanks. Are all Ruger OEM mags like that, keep jamming?

[@BallistiXPro]

@@user-my5gj4me6q - I think it is a common problem on the Ruger mags yes. I don't think it effects all mags, I have seen people report having no problems, but the majority like us, seem to have this same issue.

[@user-my5gj4me6q]

@BallistiXPro ok, how many rds you put through your 22?

[@BallistiXPro]

@@user-my5gj4me6q - I lost count. LOL! Above 5k though.