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WARNING: BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU INSTALL A VOLQUARTSEN TRIGGER ON A PC-9
Well, I can scratch "firing something full-auto" off my bucket list. And I need a new pair of underwear.
I put the new Volquartsen trigger in the PC-9 and it was very light. Unfortunately, when I took it to the range I was getting a lot of malfunctions, especially light primer strikes. At times it wouldn't seem to cycle far enough to pick up a new round. I was firing some Wolf 115 grain ammo and some Freedom Munitions 124 grain JHPs, both of which worked just fine the first time I took the rifle to the range. I found that if I pulled the trigger sharply to the rear and held it all the way back as the rifle cycled that it cut down on the number of malfunctions. I stripped the gun down and checked the new trigger but it seemed to be properly positioned. It's the third Volquartsen hammer I've installed and the other two have been beautiful, no problems at all through thousands of rounds.
In frustration I was about to pack the rifle up and take it home when I thought I would remove one last variable: I'd been shooting today with a bipod attached to the forward rail. Maybe that's causing some sort of flexing, I thought. I took off the bipod, set the forearm on a little rest to brace it and when I tried to fire it ripped off a 5 round burst. At that point I quit for the day.
I'm going to strip it down again, replace the original hammer parts, and check to make sure that the firing pin can move freely. I don't know what the problem is exactly but I could feel when the gun cycled completely, resetting the trigger and when it didn't.
I sent a letter to both Ruger and Volquartsen. Nobody got hurt, no damage was done to the range. I'll check the rifle. I got scared out of 19 years' growth though.
Maybe my gun just had a malfunction but if anyone else is thinking of installing a Volquartsen hammer on your PC-9 be careful. Be safe.
Well, I can scratch "firing something full-auto" off my bucket list. And I need a new pair of underwear.
I put the new Volquartsen trigger in the PC-9 and it was very light. Unfortunately, when I took it to the range I was getting a lot of malfunctions, especially light primer strikes. At times it wouldn't seem to cycle far enough to pick up a new round. I was firing some Wolf 115 grain ammo and some Freedom Munitions 124 grain JHPs, both of which worked just fine the first time I took the rifle to the range. I found that if I pulled the trigger sharply to the rear and held it all the way back as the rifle cycled that it cut down on the number of malfunctions. I stripped the gun down and checked the new trigger but it seemed to be properly positioned. It's the third Volquartsen hammer I've installed and the other two have been beautiful, no problems at all through thousands of rounds.
In frustration I was about to pack the rifle up and take it home when I thought I would remove one last variable: I'd been shooting today with a bipod attached to the forward rail. Maybe that's causing some sort of flexing, I thought. I took off the bipod, set the forearm on a little rest to brace it and when I tried to fire it ripped off a 5 round burst. At that point I quit for the day.
I'm going to strip it down again, replace the original hammer parts, and check to make sure that the firing pin can move freely. I don't know what the problem is exactly but I could feel when the gun cycled completely, resetting the trigger and when it didn't.
I sent a letter to both Ruger and Volquartsen. Nobody got hurt, no damage was done to the range. I'll check the rifle. I got scared out of 19 years' growth though.
Maybe my gun just had a malfunction but if anyone else is thinking of installing a Volquartsen hammer on your PC-9 be careful. Be safe.