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Tom2 · January 12, 2005, 07:08 PM

Once a LONG time ago at an indoor range, I was shooting a Ruger Mk II and was intensely concentrating on the target, thought I had counted 10 shots, raised the muzzle slightly and shot a hole in the ceiling. No one else noticed, I noticed other holes in ceiling, so learned from it and said nothing! Being a 22 it might have only gone thru the ceiling tile and not the roof. More(years ago) recently was testing a crummy sheet metal MAC 9MM. Not real impressed. Firing commercial ammo was OK. For some reason it had a problem with mil. ball and somehow fired a short burst of several rounds, which suprised me. No one else at the range, thank goodness. Sold it back to the original owner and never fired it after that.

January 12, 2005, 07:08 PM	#23
Tom2 Senior Member Join Date: June 23, 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,676	Ruger 22 Once a LONG time ago at an indoor range, I was shooting a Ruger Mk II and was intensely concentrating on the target, thought I had counted 10 shots, raised the muzzle slightly and shot a hole in the ceiling. No one else noticed, I noticed other holes in ceiling, so learned from it and said nothing! Being a 22 it might have only gone thru the ceiling tile and not the roof. More(years ago) recently was testing a crummy sheet metal MAC 9MM. Not real impressed. Firing commercial ammo was OK. For some reason it had a problem with mil. ball and somehow fired a short burst of several rounds, which suprised me. No one else at the range, thank goodness. Sold it back to the original owner and never fired it after that.