Volquartsen making new 22/45 extended bolt release

[happiness is a warm gun]

From: happiness is a warm gun
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 10:37 PM
To: info@volquartsen.com
Subject: New Ruger 22/45 mklll part.

Are you planning on making an extended bolt lease for the 22/45? It sure would be a help for my wifes small hands.

----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Volquartsen
To: happiness is a warm gun
Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: RE: New Ruger 22/45 mklll part.

Dear Happiness:

We are definitely looking at producing that part for the 22/45 pistols. Are you looking for one for the MKII or the MKIII

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[gorky]

Thank God finally someone is doing something about the bolt releases on these otherwise superb rimfires. I have felt some bolt releases that needed a REALLY good push to release.

 

[happiness is a warm gun]

There was a company called " the Broken Gun Ranch" that made this part. I emailed them last year asking if they would ship to Canada, but never received a responce. Then in August I tried again and the have gone out of business.

What I would like to see made is a larger grip for this gun. I've put two slip on grips on it(one on top of the other) and it's still to small for my hands. It's extremely uncomfortabe to shoot one handed for bullseye shooting. Two handed I can keep it shooting in the X-ring all day long, but it moves around too much in my hand for one handed shooting.

 

[G37]

Thank God finally someone is doing something about the bolt releases on these otherwise superb rimfires. I have felt some bolt releases that needed a REALLY good push to release.

My MKIII was such a pistol. However, I carefully rounded the top of the bolt release (where it contacts the bolt) and now releasing the bolt is effortless compared to before.