The Ruger Mark IV 22/45 is a .22 pistol with an iconic look, an unlikely origin, and a hell of a reputation to live up to. The lineage that began with the Ruger Standard, which Bill Ruger unveiled in ...

The Ruger Standard Model .22 (later named the Mark I), was superseded by the Mark II in 1982, which remained the anchor for Ruger’s pistol line until 2005. The Mark II had a re-designed trigger ...

22 pistol like the Ruger Mark IV Tactical is deciding what to compare it to. As if it were a self-fulfilling prophecy, the gun that started it all for Bill Ruger back in 1949—the Standard Model—has ...

Its first product? The Ruger Standard Pistol, which later became known as the Mark I. Priced at $37.50 each, a stack of orders flooded in, giving Ruger the kick-start it needed to become one of ...

Ruger has successfully eliminated the biggest issue around the Mark series. Everything else is as good as ever. Shooting this pistol is phenomenal, but that just might be my love of .22s speaking.