Post by TMan on Nov 4, 2005 20:27:55 GMT -5
I've stopped buying guns until I can get caught up on gun projects at home. (That's effective today. Yesterday I got a SKS that doesn't have the launcher, and has a nice stock.) Today I finally got around to putting the Volquartsen kit and a new main spring, into the Ruger MK III Hunter, KMKIII678H.
It took the trigger pull from 4lb to 1lb 14oz, and since it is adjustable for both pre-travel and over-travel, it is now a sweet trigger.
The mainspring doesn't come in the kit, it has to be ordered separately. I wouldn't attempt to replace it without Brownell's tool, 080-933-000, which interestingly they have dropped. They stated in their ad that you could do it without a third hand, but not according to the instructions with the tool. I got around that by holding the tool in my left hand, jamming the handle into my stomach and then tapping/pushing out the pin.
The instructions for installing the kit are excellent, but you still need the Ruger manual to be sure you know what Volquartsen is talking about. All parts have names and Ruger part numbers. Volquartsen refers to both the name and the part number - classy.
I actually did carefully read the instructions, which tell you to carefully observe how the sear spring is positioned. I said I carefully read the instructions, I didn't say that I heeded them. I saw that the spring had a long end and a short end. However, you still have two ways it can go in. Fortunately the folks at Volquartsen realized there were idiots out there, and in their reassembly instructions mention the small end goes to the right, and when the sear is installed properly then you should be able to move it forward against the spring. So after several tries I got it right.
A little about the magazine disconnect: when I think of the magazine disconnect, I think of the Browning Hi-Power way of doing it, which sucks. Some people have polished the parts and the magazine to reduce the gritty feeling and the pull. I opted to remove mine. Well the engineers at Ruger got it right. They have a little spring loaded lever that when the magazine is removed, drops down and blocks the sear. So my assumption that it was adding to the trigger pull was wrong.
When I bought the Mk III Hunter, I took it to the range, put 50 rounds through it, made a phone call to Volquartsen, and cleaned and stored the gun waiting for Volquartsen to produce a kit for the MK III. No point in wasting ammo shooting something that you don't enjoy. Well, now thanks to Volquartsen, I'm in love with this gun and can't wait to shoot it. With its heavy barrel and fiber-optic sights, I expect it to shoot very well.
Volquartsen kit worth the money? You bet. However, I'm still not going to put one into the MK II Competition because it has a 2.25lb trigger from the factory.
It took the trigger pull from 4lb to 1lb 14oz, and since it is adjustable for both pre-travel and over-travel, it is now a sweet trigger.
The mainspring doesn't come in the kit, it has to be ordered separately. I wouldn't attempt to replace it without Brownell's tool, 080-933-000, which interestingly they have dropped. They stated in their ad that you could do it without a third hand, but not according to the instructions with the tool. I got around that by holding the tool in my left hand, jamming the handle into my stomach and then tapping/pushing out the pin.
The instructions for installing the kit are excellent, but you still need the Ruger manual to be sure you know what Volquartsen is talking about. All parts have names and Ruger part numbers. Volquartsen refers to both the name and the part number - classy.
I actually did carefully read the instructions, which tell you to carefully observe how the sear spring is positioned. I said I carefully read the instructions, I didn't say that I heeded them. I saw that the spring had a long end and a short end. However, you still have two ways it can go in. Fortunately the folks at Volquartsen realized there were idiots out there, and in their reassembly instructions mention the small end goes to the right, and when the sear is installed properly then you should be able to move it forward against the spring. So after several tries I got it right.
A little about the magazine disconnect: when I think of the magazine disconnect, I think of the Browning Hi-Power way of doing it, which sucks. Some people have polished the parts and the magazine to reduce the gritty feeling and the pull. I opted to remove mine. Well the engineers at Ruger got it right. They have a little spring loaded lever that when the magazine is removed, drops down and blocks the sear. So my assumption that it was adding to the trigger pull was wrong.
When I bought the Mk III Hunter, I took it to the range, put 50 rounds through it, made a phone call to Volquartsen, and cleaned and stored the gun waiting for Volquartsen to produce a kit for the MK III. No point in wasting ammo shooting something that you don't enjoy. Well, now thanks to Volquartsen, I'm in love with this gun and can't wait to shoot it. With its heavy barrel and fiber-optic sights, I expect it to shoot very well.
Volquartsen kit worth the money? You bet. However, I'm still not going to put one into the MK II Competition because it has a 2.25lb trigger from the factory.