[280PLUS]

the instructions in the kit i got for my ruger said to not oil the sear face,,,

i tried it both ways (with and without) and found by oiling the trigger it causes it to creep or roll as opposed to the much cleaner break it gives you dry,

i shoot better with it dry but to each his own,,,

a few of us talked about it here before and i just wanted to pass that along,,,

happy shooting (oh, and gunsmithing)!!

:D

[Kamicosmos]

That reminds me, I need to get around to ordering and installing the Valquartsen trigger in my Mk II.

It's pretty much a drop in kit, correct?

[280PLUS]

as long as you can handle all the little parts,,,i dont recommend trying to change the trigger main spring, its the long one,,,

very hard to get apart and back together and then i hear the lighter volq spring tends to cause misfires due to light strikes, so youre better off with the factory spring anyhow.

i ended up buying a whole new assembly cause i couldnt get it back together and dont have time to screw around with it. :rolleyes:

i do like the way it fires though, nice and clean, oiling it screwed me up for about 3 points per target shot i'm guessing,,,

shot a 271 out of 300 last week with oil,,,280 on the nose last night without oil,,,

:D

oh,,,and there is a teeny weeny detent ball in the button of the safety that does not appear in the exploded view, i went nuts trying to figure out where the H E double toothpicks it came from when i found it on the bench...:what:

[bountyhunter]

I have the standard hammer and parts in my Mk II, all I ever did was polish the faces with 600# paper. The trigger break on mine runs about 2.2#, very sharp. I am so happy with mine I don't see any reason to use aftermarket parts.

I use the Militec liquid lube on the sear/hammer faces on all my guns. Whenever I put the Mil lube on a sear, I read about 0.2 - 0.3# drop in trigger pull force and it feels smoother.

[bountyhunter]

shot a 271 out of 300 last week with oil,,,280 on the nose last night without oil,,,

Is that the standard bullseye target at 50 yards? 280 is a great score for that.

[280PLUS]

280 is my happy point, i dont feel ive shot to my capabilities if i dont make it to 280, so i was happy last night,,,still am,,,:D

and,,,i was using militec, and with it i could feel the mechanism sliding before it broke,

dry feels like no slippage, just a break when the pressure is right.

this one breaks between 2 and 2.5, theres nothing around more sensitive than that to measure it any closer.

i had some work done to the original twice and still didnt like it, but that was before i met all the good folks around here. i may have to invest in another and try the factory trigger from scratch.

i am satisfied with the volq though, it did improve my scores, then again, i had never tried the factory set up dry either,,,

ahhh,,,variables, variables

:D

fyi,,,ive been shooting a long long time, and i was taught right from the start,,,but ive only been competing at it for the last couple years

people say, "how can you just pick up a gun and start shooting like that?"

the answer is, i didnt,,

m

[280PLUS]

my ffl buddy calls me up LAST NIGHT and says, "You put that trigger kit in that ruger yourself?"

i says,,,,yes,,,

he says, "how did you ever get all those small pieces back together?!??!"

i says, "it wasnt easy"

and "watch out for the safety detent ball and dont even TRY the mainspring"

he says, "yea, i can see myself launching that detent ball across the room."

:rolleyes:

:D

oh, ive also been a mechanic for a long time too, just not guns, so that helped me a little...;)