May I ask if the pistol still has the loaded chamber indicator? If so, replacing it with the blank may help with the bolt cycling. The VQ extractor is pretty good, but Ruger had a run during MK III...
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May I ask if the pistol still has the loaded chamber indicator? If so, replacing it with the blank may help with the bolt cycling. The VQ extractor is pretty good, but Ruger had a run during MK III...
Keep an eye on the Volquartsen eBay store. I got mine for $60 as it was a "second". I cannot find the cosmetic flaw.
Here it is for $55. https://www.ebay.com/itm/226035558400
I saw it about three months ago but only because I needed a new bolt. https://volquartsen.com/departments/mk_iv_parts/inventory_configurations/6065
The ammo is standard velocity and should function just fine in a Ruger Standard pistol. More than one of mine has digested cases of it with no issues. The question is whether the ammo is the issue...
I wonder which flavor of Aguila Super Extra caused the issues. "Super Extra" is a line of ammo, with standard velocity and high-velocity variants, including lead and copper-washed round nose and...
I have been carrying a Chris Reeve Small Sebenza with a tanto blade for the past two decades. Works just fine for my needs, most of which are opening packages, stripping wire, and various small...
I have several cases left of the bonded Remington 230-grain Golden Saber round. I also have a few cases of the standard pressure 230-grain PMC StarFire. The latter is being consumed during range...
That is also where I would start. Dave Sams built Berettas for the US Army competive shooters and is very good at what he does.
I shoot a lot of .22 LR. Cases and cases of it through firearms ranging from a Winchester 52D to stock Ruger Standard RST6 models with ammo ranging from fifty-year old Federal to SK bought in 2023. ...
The Gemini Customs work will ruin one for a stock Ruger DA revolver. I got my first custom Ruger, a Mag-Na-Port Predator in 1991, and a Weigand "Tame the Beast" SP101 in 1995. Thought I knew good...
For a field revolver, a five-inch .357 Magnum is hard to beat. Of course, I am a fan of five-inch revolvers, including ones in .44-40 and .44 Magnum. A five-inch GP100 is great for everything...
It is normal for the scope base screws to be loose and/or back out during initial range sessions. The fix is fine as long as the thread locker and/or the one screw does not contact the bolt.
I had the original 19-7 K-Comp revolver and a GP100. I kept this one.
Remember that as soon as 2026 new vehicles sold in the USA are required to have the equivalent of "breathalyzers". As such, the issues are moot. ICE vehicles catch fire at higher rates than EV, but...
With the current price of Aguila Super Extra running at $0.05 per round delivered, I rather go with it as it is known and consistent.
It really is a lot of fun. .22 LR is a blast without much muzzle blast. The lack of recoil allows you to see exactly how your trigger squeeze impacts the bullet impact. You also can shoot a lot...
LFP batteries still have the thermal runaway issue, so "crazy safe" is not a term I use with those batteries. LFP cells do not pass UL 9540A fire testing by themselves; they need a good module...
This is a tough one to answer, but like most gunmakers the answer is 1945. WW II required unprecedented amounts of manufacturing, including small arms. The goals were ever increasing production...
Some of the Woodsman Match Targets. Both are 2nd Series and both have trigger shoes. The six-inch one has a modified front sight.
Here are a few focusing on the sights.
I have a refinished Officer's Model Target from 1938 that got a rear Micro sight sometime in the last eighty-six years. I do shoot it, but I follow a few rules to minimize wear and tear. No fast DA...
Lens designs and coatings have advanced quite a bit since the 1980s Vari-X III. The Nightforce is a much newer scope and benefits from those advancements. In addition, Leupold is not a leader in...
I am in the camp that for every economic action, the pendulum swings back just as hard the other way. We have had unprecedented levels of liquidity and low interest rates during the COVID pandemic. ...
On paying the mortgage ahead, I just paid two additional payments right after the mortgage was originated that were applied to principal and interest. So the payment that will be made on 01-FEB is...
Our only debt is the house at 2.25%, a note for the roof at 6% that is due to be paid off in about three years, and whatever we charge for the month. The emergency fund is in four-week T-Bills at...