Volquartsen trigger job for a MKIII

[TheBigLebowski]

Hey all.....

I could sure use some reccomendations for a smith that is relatively close to Bloomington who would install a trigger kit onmy MK III. There is also a small burr on the back of the grip.....looks like to PO buggered it up when it was taken apart. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

 

[hammer24]

From what I understand the Volqs. trigger is a drop in process, no real "smithing" or fitting required. You can do it! On the burr, a little file work and polishing or touch up bluing should take care of it. Again, you can do it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOGVChhMCjg

 

[TheBigLebowski]

Maybe sometime I might feel comfortable but I don't think so now.......thanks for the excellent link though.

The gun is a SS model so after the burr is smoothed out it would need to be polished out.

Again thank you very much but my knowledge and comfort level is limited.

 

[hopcam]

I've done 2 in Mark III 22/45s and I'm a novice. You shouldn't be scared to do it. I thought the hardest part was taking the gun apart and putting it back together. Replacing the trigger parts was the easy part of it

 

[scottka]

Agreed. You could always try it and if you can't get it back together, then take it to a gunsmith. Having said that, if you'd rather just not mess with it, take it in anyway, but I think you can do it!

 

[Hoosier45]

I've done a couple. They aren't that hard. If you can strip your MKIII for cleaning and get it back together, you can drop in the Volquartsen kit.

I also recommend the Volquartsen extractor while you are at it.

 

[Fullmag]

Maybe sometime I might feel comfortable but I don't think so now.......thanks for the excellent link though.

The gun is a SS model so after the burr is smoothed out it would need to be polished out.

Again thank you very much but my knowledge and comfort level is limited.

Ruger has an excellent video for take down/assembly.

Ruger Videos

click on "tech tips" then look for Mark III

 

[bman1962]

I did it as well for my wifes gun. The hardest part for me in doing it was the guy in the video I watched was left handed and to do it right handed was hard for my little brain to wrap itself around.

 

[JettaKnight]

I think the hardest part is getting the sear spring installed correctly. I had to do it several times before I got it oriented correctly.

A set of (dental) picks/hooks help a lot.

 

[singlesix]

OP I've found this site the best for DIY.

2245 Maintenance Page

With the help of this site I've done a detail strip of my 22/45 MKIII for the purpose of removing the mag disconnect and doing the "washer mod" on the hammer. I had no previous experience doing any kind of DIY gunsmith work. Good Luck on finding a Smith if that still your plan.

 

[menzzer37]

I did the washer mod and a new sear on my 22/45 LITE last night in about 10 minutes. Takes 3 hands!

 

[singlesix]

I did the washer mod and a new sear on my 22/45 LITE last night in about 10 minutes. Takes 3 hands!

Electrical tape is a wonderful third hand

 

[kjf48197]

I did the trigger on mine in about an hour. My buddy tried to do his and he got it wrong and ended up at the gunsmith anyway. Wrong is bad find a gunsmith. You might ask your favorite gun store for help. I found a good gunsmith that way on the south side of INDY.

 

[KJW]

I just put the Volquartsen trigger in my new ruger mk III 22/45. I have very little experience working on guns and I would agree with others' comments that you should give it a try. The only part I had difficulty with was the final step of re-assembly, which of course had nothing to do with the trigger work. I did eliminate the magazine disconnect as shown in the Nutnfancy video. There is actually a better video than his on the installation which shows how the sear fits in the notch on the safety. I'd link it here except I'm less adept with computers than guns, but it's a simple youtube search too. Good luck, I'm thrilled beyond words at how nice this trigger is.