They do ease up after a few times as others said.I don't know what's changed compared to the MKIIs but try detail stripping the frame.When your done putting it back together you'd swear you're ready for a strightjacket.

Originally Posted by ronmail65

Shot it this weekend!!

WOW! This is a much better shooter than what I had experienced in trying my friend's Ruger (I don't know exactly which model he had, but it was very similar - same barrel length, but in stainless). Anyway.... my % of shots on target and overall precision has increased dramatically compared to the Sig Mosquito I traded for this gun. Trigger pull is light and smooth with almost no creep/slack to speak of. I was concerned that the sights might be off because of the hammering -- but they were spot on. I shot CCI Mini Mags - not a single FTE, FTF, or any other issue. I'm very pleased.

The cleaning was much easier too. Still needed to tap with a mallet, but it's definitely getting easier.

You should try out a volquartsen trigger! You will be shocked!

I have found the following website extremely helpful when having a a problem with the ruger mark III. I personally don't clean my mark after every shooting, but I do run a boresnake thru the barrel... http://guntalk-online.com/TroubleshootingPage.htm