I sent my Ruger Mark II target pistol to Volquartsen for their "accurizing" (2.25 lb trigger pull) modification. They received it on Friday and it was being shipped back to me on Monday. Sig had my P226 for five weeks to perform their SSP. Sig's job was first rate, but jeez, that's a long time compared to this experience.

Routine services like the SSP and FSP typically are quick, about a week. It's just a tune-up, not something requiring diagnosing and fixing. Five weeks for that is unacceptable. Somebody dropped the ball on your gun.

Does VQ just drop in parts or are they working on your factory innards? I've put their trigger and sear in some rugers and it's easy-peasy.

The VQ "accurizing package" (in quotes because it does nothing to improve mechanical accuracy, but it does do wonders for the trigger pull) is drop-in parts AFAIK. You can order them and do it yourself, or send the gun in to have them do it. IIRC, the SSP is just springs and a cleaning, so no custom work there either.

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Originally posted by 1KPerDay:
Does VQ just drop in parts or are they working on your factory innards? I've put their trigger and sear in some rugers and it's easy-peasy.

VQ just drops in parts. But, I can be all thumbs on stuff like this and $105 of labor seemed cheap.

92fstech: You are correct, the gun is just easier to shoot after VQ. I saw a Youtube video which showed a Mark II Target shooting a 1/2" group at 15 yards using a Ransom Rest. Any lack of accuracy will be all on me. I'm also adding Hogues and a Holosun HS507C. Because it's an older gun, with no mounting hole, I'm using a dovetail mount for the red dot. When all is said and done, I could have bought a new pistol with what I've spent.

I love my centerfire pistols, but 22s are fun and cheap to shoot.

For those that own pre-MarkIVs, I'm also installing a hammer strut support to make reassembly easier - although I'm used to the gyrations by now - I've owned the gun for over 20 years.

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When all is said and done, I could have bought a new pistol with what I've spent.

I know the feeling! I have a MkIV that I replaced all the internals with Volquartsen stuff, mounted a 407c with an aftermarket low-profile mount, and usually shoot with a can attached....altogether, it's about a $1400 .22 pistol if you count the tax stamp for the can. I don't like to think about it, lol.

I also have a MkII stainless target that is so good from the factory that I don't want to change anything. It eats everything I feed it, and I mean EVERYTHING, to include Remington Golden and even some steel case Russian crap that I tried one time just to see if it would. It's more accurate than I'll ever be, and the factory trigger is almost as good as the Volquartsen stuff in my MkIV (and worlds better than the factory MkIV trigger). The only problem I've ever had with it was the charging handle broke off the bolt, but my buddy Tig welded it back on and it's more solid now than when it was new now.

If it wasn't for wanting a threaded barrel for the can I'd have never bought the MkIV, and I still think my MkII is a better gun. The MkIV was kind of a turd out of the box and took a lot of tinkering and $150 worth of parts from Volquartsen to get it running right. It's acceptable now, but still not as rock solid reliable as that $275 MkII.