OK, in the last few months, I have been at the range 3 times a week, and the cost of ammo is noticeable relative to my discretionary income. So I thought switching to 22 rimfire would be a help in managing costs so I got a CZ 457 varmint, scoped it and headed to the range. Well, bench shooting takes time, and the savings idea is working. Then I got the bright idea that I should have a 22 semiauto target pistol. In comes the Ruger MK4 target model plus 2 additional 10 shot mags for 40 round loaded capacity.
Upon receipt of the Ruger, I boxed the lower frame and sent it to Volquartsen for their complete accuracy package. Trigger included. in the meantime, I posted a thread for info on a semiauto AR 22, and got lots of great feedback. Thinking that might be a nice toy to have.
So the Ruger comes back with all new parts and a 2.3 pound trigger pull and the parts to rebuild 4 mags ( buttons and springs ). I also put a front Hi-Vis green fiber optic sight on the barrel and purple Hogue rubber grips on the frame when it returned.
OK, all done now, off to the range. I loaded 4 mags, set up targets and sighted it in. Now here comes the problem. I emptied 4 mags in no time, and kept doing that till I had gone through 300 rounds in short order. I wanted to keep going, but I had other guns I wanted to shoot.
The point is, that shooting a tuned semi auto is so much fun, it defeats the cost savings. I could have easily shot 600 rounds. Now, I have to rethink my AR22 acquisition. I can see how this would go with a few 30 round mags. Especially if the pistol came along for the ride.
As for the work that was done on the Ruger, Volquartsen is top notch. It was back in the mail to me 3 days after they got it. The Hi-Vis front replacement sight is designed to work with the OEM rear sight, and really works for old eyes.
Upon receipt of the Ruger, I boxed the lower frame and sent it to Volquartsen for their complete accuracy package. Trigger included. in the meantime, I posted a thread for info on a semiauto AR 22, and got lots of great feedback. Thinking that might be a nice toy to have.
So the Ruger comes back with all new parts and a 2.3 pound trigger pull and the parts to rebuild 4 mags ( buttons and springs ). I also put a front Hi-Vis green fiber optic sight on the barrel and purple Hogue rubber grips on the frame when it returned.
OK, all done now, off to the range. I loaded 4 mags, set up targets and sighted it in. Now here comes the problem. I emptied 4 mags in no time, and kept doing that till I had gone through 300 rounds in short order. I wanted to keep going, but I had other guns I wanted to shoot.
The point is, that shooting a tuned semi auto is so much fun, it defeats the cost savings. I could have easily shot 600 rounds. Now, I have to rethink my AR22 acquisition. I can see how this would go with a few 30 round mags. Especially if the pistol came along for the ride.
As for the work that was done on the Ruger, Volquartsen is top notch. It was back in the mail to me 3 days after they got it. The Hi-Vis front replacement sight is designed to work with the OEM rear sight, and really works for old eyes.
