Ruger 22/45 Lite: Orignal Parts vs Volquartsen Accurizing Kit

[@christophersousa109]

The other thing I found with my IV lite when I put the first few mags through it the other day is that the sights were off from the factory... elevation was about 8" off at 10yrds, and drift was 3 clicks left. The first thing I did after shooting those first mags was order a fiber front sight, charging ring, and aligned the rear sights!

[@58Alpha]

Ah bummer but I'm glad the sights are figured out. You definitely got the good upgrades needed for sure.

[@RussellMorash-m8w]

I have been slingshotting my slide for years. I'm really not sure what dot me started it's probably because I have 3 full size pistols and there all made by walther but when I switch to one of my 22lr the slide releases are all over the place. Thanks for the video I have a mark three but I really haven't shot it much the taurus tx22 has kind of ruined me I already sold off 2 of my 22s the taurus has ruined me for other rim fires. I bought it when they first came out and the fact that it was a real striker fired gun was the first 22 I saw that way most have the hidden hammer last time I was at the range 3 young kids where asking me if I was a sharp shooter in the service the gun was dead nuts on right out of the box and it will eat ammunition that I was gonna give away none of my 22s would go through maybe 1 or 2 rounds out of the magazine. The taurus was 250 when I got it it had a 15 round magazine's it's full size but it doesn't look like any other pistol and it's probably one of the most comfortable pistols in my hand over everything I own.

[@cml513]

Nice review. You are a brave guy to shoot an unfamiliar new pistol and show it to us. You did well.

[@58Alpha]

Thanks for watching. Yeah i definitely had to get the feel of it before I started tightening my groups more. But now I love it, even better with volquartsen parts!

[@EBFNOQMAGNO]

Well, outta the box, I suck with a pistol so the accurizing kit was a HUGE difference for me.

[@58Alpha]

yeah, i love the accurzing kit. I sucked in this video, since it was the first time for me shooting it, I should have gotten used to the gun first, but in any case, the accurzing kit was much better in the long run!

[@GuyWithAnOpinion2]

I just installed a VQ accurizing kit in my new MK IV 22/45 Lite. I got about the same results you did: It definitely helped my groups but not profoundly. But it's a much better feel and a lot lighter than the factory trigger. It'll help my groups more as I get used to it. Also, you got the 22/45 Lite model that I wanted. I love the green upper and it matches my car. LGS said it's a distributor model and was somewhat harder to get. I didn't want to wait, so I got the steel gray model.

[@58Alpha]

Ya i agree. Groups weren't astounding but definitely i can shoot faster and the trigger much much crisper! I got the green model on gun broker. Waited for the best deal, it was worth it. The steal greyish blue i wasn't into much though, i woulda just got black if I couldn't have gotten green or the color i wanted.

[@michaeldragicevich820]

@@58Alpha I have a yellow one with this kit, I love it way more 'fun' to shoot with the kit

[@unixd00d]

Have you tried with CCI Standard Velocity 40 gr LRN?

[@58Alpha]

I have used that, it works great.

[@producerbenford]

Who makes the front site and charging ring?

[@58Alpha]

Front sight is from Dawson Precision and the charging ring i had on there was a cheap 3D printed one off eBay. It worked well but cracked in my ultrasonic cleaner from the heat I believe. So just go ahead and get one off rugers website with the 20% off code you get from purchasing your Mark IV, the one on their website is made by Tandemkross and has the Ruger logo. You could go to Tandemkross and get the same one but it'll have the TK logo instead of that matters to you. Plus Tandemkross always has deals and discoing codes. I have now the stainless steel one from Rugers website. Shipping a little slow. Tandemkross is faster.

[@producerbenford]

@@58Alpha thanks!!

[@daveburch947]

@@58Alphacharging handle is on upside down

[@58Alpha]

@@daveburch947 why do you say that? It was a cheap 3D printed one that broke later in the ultrasonic cleaner 😅

[@smittylamar]

Hell yea love mine Ruger I purchase the red version

[@58Alpha]

Awesome, me too. Waited to find a green one in stock at the time. If I'm spending that kind of money, i want one in the color i want lol

[@Agent-vj3ns]

The red ones fade to pink with even the slightest regular use (not even carrying). Gave mine to my gf and just got the olive drab mk4 lite like in this video for $560. Such an improvement over the old mk3.

[@ritesideofthefence5857]

What size Dawson did you use with the factory rear sight

[@58Alpha]

For this gun, no rear sight changes. I want blackout sights on the rear for faster sight acquisition for steel challenge.

[@garrettknox5266]

Looks like a couple of those flyers keyholed.

[@58Alpha]

Oh yeah, some finicky rounds, the gun's gotten better though. I shoot it better than I do in the video now. It was the first shots out of the box for me.

[@grumpyoldman4572]

Nice video but I would like to say something you should have done first. Before you did the test you should have put about 25 to 50 rounds of copper jacketed or lead round nose bullets through the barrel to season it and get some fouling in it. Then a lightly wet patch then a dry bore snake. Your groups would have tightened up before the test and would have shown the real potential of the 22/45 lite. But yes by far the Volquartsen is a great improvement for this pistol. .........................................Ken

[@58Alpha]

Thanks a lot, i guess I didn't think of that and wanted to give the raw footage right out of the box!

[@grumpyoldman4572]

@@58Alpha Thats a good thing as well.

[@cliffordrandell735]

I've never pinched my hands using a Ruger Pistol. Who are these people?

[@58Alpha]

well, ya shoulda seen how the bolt works without the charging ring :) then you'd know.

[@mattbraley534]

Your ring for your bolt is upside down

[@58Alpha]

meh, was a plastic 3D printed one that ended up breaking in the ultrasonic cleaner anyway

[@86steventura]

I really thought he was shooting a foot away with a horrible group lol

[@58Alpha]

No, I just suck...first time shooting the pistol and getting acquainted with it lmao, I should have made this video after having spent some time with the gun first and then making the video. It is what it is. You can watch my Tandemkross compensator video, shot after using the gun more and using in competition, there you can see the improved groups you were hoping to see.

[@86steventura]

@@58Alpha lol…the shooting was fine, but literally thought the target was close because the edited video showing the target.

[@58Alpha]

@@86steventura ah i get what you mean 😂 ya i like to edit the footage to have the target on the screen.

[@maxdangle1]

You get paid for this lol? At 12 yards you should be stacking these.

[@popupheadlights]

It's dudes first time shooting an unfamiliar gun with an unfamiliar grip, I also know with my 22/45 sights were quite off from factory

[@maxdangle1]

@popupheadlights if the sights are off, then you should be stacking them off the point of aim, but the group should be super tight at that range.

[@58Alpha]

yeah I fully agree with you. I was not used to this gun and it was the first time shooting it. Since then, I have gotten way better with this gun and used to it more (I use it for competition). I swapped out the grip which has helped too and now I'm stacking the shots like you mentioned. Perhaps I should make a rebuttal video about this :)

[@maxdangle1]

​@58Alpha I apologize. I just got the SSH MkIV and the trigger is absolutely trash. I'm using a Chinese red dot, but it was still not good. Definitely post a redemption video though.

[@johntouse4611]

Your accuracy isn’t impressive. Also I’d prefer that you had shot the pistol to get comfortable with it, and given it some break in. Also I greatly prefer the Tandemkross straight trigger myself.

[@58Alpha]

Oh yeah, I agree. Now that I'm used to the gun, my accuracy is much better and you can see that in other videos; I also was not shooting 2 yds from the target. I was just excited to get this Volquartsen in the gun when I bought the gun and now it's a great gun I use in competition. Take the video with a grain of salt, thanks for watching!

[@neitherheightnordepth2102]

@@58Alphait’s unfortunate you have to deal with dumb comments like ‘your accuracy isn’t impressive’. I find those comments unnecessary and likely not something someone would say to your face. Good on you for handling them well. I thought you made a good video. It was helpful and good to see the pistol in action and the differences between stock and accurized parts. Happy shooting bro!

[@58Alpha]

No worries, I mean I wasn't proud of this accuracy, but the gun was new and I was just getting familiar with it. I have gotten a lot better with it but unfortunately it was after the video was produced. Other Ruger Mark IV videos I made show much better shooting and accuracy after using the gun in competition. I was just eager to make this video and swap the parts with the new Volquartsen goodies and see what improvements I felt or noticed. The groups did get better on the second try, and that could be partly related to the Volquartsen parts along with getting more familiar with the pistol's grip, sights, etc.@@neitherheightnordepth2102

[@58Alpha]

Safe skies too, I'm also a pilot, just a private pilot though lol@@neitherheightnordepth2102

[@S.Bering]

Nice review, not a really good shooter, they are dog sh%¤ to shoot without the Volquartsen parts, but i would expect better after 30 rounds and the parts in tbh. My source, i just did a Mark iv, and and IV 22/45 from stock myself.

[@58Alpha]

Yeah, that's my bad. I was getting used to and familiar with the gun. I had just bought it and these were my first shots with it.

[@S.Bering]

@@58Alpha Its fair, I am from Denmark unless we activily do dynamic shooting (USPSA / IPSC) we are shooting at 16 or 27yd (yes i know odd numbers but we dont use screaming eagles for Measurements in metric it makes sense at 15 and 25 meters :P) anyhow first itme i show the Mk iv lite with out any mods on it and not even fiber sights i at 27yd, they are atleast on the taget. ;) Again nice video review shooting needs a bit of work :) But how awesome is the gun with them Volquartsen parts am i right?

[@58Alpha]

Yeah, of course I wanted to have a respectable distance too. This video is a year old, my shooting with the Ruger has improved a lot as shown in my newer videos shooting in Steel Challenge. The Volquartsen makes everything so much nicer for sure and I've never gone back to the original parts. Glad to know someone in Denmark watched one of my videos lol @@S.Bering

[@RealCyberDad]

@@58Alpha No worries my man this is my upcomming ipsc / gun channel, with Danish restrictions ofcause :P

[@sattawatboonsavag245]

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[@blindtrace7220]

12 yards? Why does youtube suggest these videos to me? This guy shoots worse than my 8 year old.

[@58Alpha]

lol

[@bretthansen745]

Off hand is NOT an accuracy test ! unless you are JM, 12 yards ?? FFS ! just rest it on a bag dude, two words for those groups "buck shot"

[@58Alpha]

My mistake :) still working on it, you may carry on to the next video, but thanks for watching!

[@Random-ld6wg]

​@@58Alphai agree. if you are testing accuracy shoot from a rest at least. this way the groups are not dependent on how your shooting was that day. i found the stock trigger on the mark 4 to have a "floppy" reset but the press itself wasn't so bad. of course after placing the accurizing kit, shooting the gun felt so much better. the groups didn't tighten up that much but the gun was easier to shoot.

[@58Alpha]

@@Random-ld6wg I 100% agree! I started doing that in my newest videos. Check out my Rossi Brawler video and you'll see I started with the rest. Thanks for watching, I apologize I didn't do the rest shooting sooner!