Recent content by datasponge

I second the RA-140. HUGE difference over stock. I tried news springs and polishing the trigger components prior, and for my mileage... the RA-140 is heads and shoulders above any improvements you get out of the trigger job.

I will give this a try before I even put the VQ back on. Thanks for the idea.

Thank you for the thoughts and the video. I may at this point now put the VQ barrel back on as the gun is shooting well again. Stay tuned...

Sadly, yes. I checked all that. Cleaned it all out. Tried running wet and dry. I even changed out the firing pin with a TK firing pin. Ran wet and dry. No difference. It's running great with the stock barrel back in. Which clearly points to something with the barrel and/or the built in...

Hello - a few months ago I installed a volquartsen barrel on my 15-22. It really lightened up the gun, and improved groups at 25 - 50 yards (I don't shoot past that at home). Recently, though, my gun was running into a lot of Fail-to-Fires. 5 to 7 rounds out of 10 would be FTFs with ammo...