Damon555
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I've been contemplating a new 22 lr pistol ever since ammo started to become available again. Initially I was leaning towards a S&W 41 or a Volquartsen Scorpion. The more research I did the more I became convinced that I could build something almost as good as either one of those for roughly the same price except with the exact options that I wanted instead of having to settle for whatever they offer.
Enter the Ruger Mk IV target. Since I already have a Mk III 22/45 that's been upgraded with Volquartsen trigger components that transformed the gun into a real shooter, the Ruger seemed like the right place to start. The pistol is basically a plain Jane target model with a grip upgrade.
After looking the gun over and getting accustomed to the much simpler take down process it appears that this is going to work out just fine.
I was suspicious of the trigger right off the bat....even before the gun got here. So I ordered the Volquartsen accurizing kit just in case the trigger sucked. As it turned out I was right. The trigger was pretty much horrid. Luckily the kit got here a few days before the gun did so I was able to put it in even before firing the first shots. Having previously installed a VQ kit this one went it with relative ease. I must say that the resulting trigger is incredible. Money well spent.
When I see how well it shoots tomorrow I'll also be contemplating if anything else gets upgraded. There are several other things that I had in mind other than the trigger......If the gun performs at a reasonable level, as is, I'll just leave it......of course that's a big "IF".....sometime I can't leave well enough alone!
Enter the Ruger Mk IV target. Since I already have a Mk III 22/45 that's been upgraded with Volquartsen trigger components that transformed the gun into a real shooter, the Ruger seemed like the right place to start. The pistol is basically a plain Jane target model with a grip upgrade.
After looking the gun over and getting accustomed to the much simpler take down process it appears that this is going to work out just fine.
I was suspicious of the trigger right off the bat....even before the gun got here. So I ordered the Volquartsen accurizing kit just in case the trigger sucked. As it turned out I was right. The trigger was pretty much horrid. Luckily the kit got here a few days before the gun did so I was able to put it in even before firing the first shots. Having previously installed a VQ kit this one went it with relative ease. I must say that the resulting trigger is incredible. Money well spent.
When I see how well it shoots tomorrow I'll also be contemplating if anything else gets upgraded. There are several other things that I had in mind other than the trigger......If the gun performs at a reasonable level, as is, I'll just leave it......of course that's a big "IF".....sometime I can't leave well enough alone!
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