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Volquartsen Custom
Long Barrel Pistol.
History:
The idea was put to our US partner i-SHOT to ask Volquartsen to custom make a
Ruger Mk111 Long Barrel pistol almost two years ago. And together with help from
Nic Volquartsen himself we have come up with the first prototype that complies with
all UK firearms legal requirements. The concept of a 12” barrel was not a problem,
but the bar at the rear of the grip was. But once they got their heads around the idea
that it had to be a permanent part of the firearm it was all cool, and they done a very
fine job of it. I had first received the pictures from I-SHOT as it arrived from
Volquartsen, and it looked great. But Helmie at I-SHOT had it in his hands, and he
told me they had done a superb job and would leave it to me to put the first shots
through. I was very excited when collecting the prototype from Heathrow, was it
really as good as the photo`s? I was not disappointed; it was a work of art, superbly
put together. Because of getting ready for the Phoenix, it was another three long days
before I got to shoot it. Did it shoot as good as it looked? Well, yes, it was great.
The trigger was beautifully crisp and the recoil very controllable indeed.

SO WELCOME TO the;
Heavy weights champion of the LBP world, and I’m not joking. Weighing in at 4lb
4ozs or 2kg, this heavy weight, is so much more metal, and engineering than any
other LBP.
Whether you’re looking for a .22 LBP pistol for plinking or competition, the Ruger
MKIIIs are among the best and most reliable on the market. Add this to Volquartsen
Custom, a leader in the development of accurate, smooth operating, customized
versions of the MKIII. You’re now looking at one hell of a LBP!! Even on first test,
with Mike fitting a 2-6x scope for me, onto the standard mounts fitted on this LBP so
no added extra involved in getting a scope put on it, he even sighted it in for me.
And with me shooting at 50 meters no practice or trigger test on the a match 3 with
normal timings of the 1500 where I think this LBP will come into its own, as you can
use it over half the time or 72 rounds on a post your knee or sitting down. Dropping
just 3 points only and one was very close as you can see, so watch out Layne.
So after the first test is was nice to find out that Volquartsen First, start by tuning the
action using their, own MKIII accurizing kit, as well as installing a pretravel
adjustment screw to the trigger to achieve a crisp, clean 2.25 lb. trigger pull. Which
was a treat to use “straight out of the box”.

The Demonstrator V-Magic II came with right handed, high tech Volthane grips as
standard, a slight problem when shooting 1500. So Mike will also include the
Pachmayr Signature grips to allow easier ambidextrous use and holstering, with future
LBP`s.
Volquartsen used a stainless steel “match” digitally gauged fluted barrel, with an
extremely effective 32-hole integrated compensator on this first LBP. The fluting
decreases weight and increases surface area for cooling, but most importantly it
increases rigidity, which in turn improves accuracy. And they also used the same
chamber and bore dimensions, as with each of their pistol models, so this is coming
from a long history line, not just a fad for the UK market. The chamber is hand cut
using their, own unique reamer. The feed ramp is also hand polished to ensure proper
functioning. Each LBP will come standard with a Weaver style mount, and they will
be developing a fitting for a TL Rear Adjustable Sight and a .125" wide front dovetail
sight, so this model you are reading about now will be the first in a long line of match
grade LBP with upgrade’s to make it even more impressive and to suit the discipline
that your intending to use it for. All pistols have a stainless finish, but a matte black
finish is also available as another option.

CARBON FIBRE MATCH BARREL.
Stockade can also now confirm that Volquartsen will now, make for us the very first
Ruger MKIII custom pistol with a 12” Carbon Fibre Match Barrel with a 32-holed
compensator, as a new option for our UK spec Custom LBP. Same quality and
precision, with a lot less weight.
Traveling with safety and safety functions
This pistol comes with an operation of, internal locking, helpful I think. When away
from home or at home if you like. To activate the internal lock, place the manual
safety in the on or safe position. Then place the internal lock key into the hole
provided in the pistol and rotate the key clockwise until it stops, then removing the
key you will now be unable to move the safety or fire the trigger. To undo this safety
lock just place the key back in the reverse the operation. Remember, to place the key
in a safe place so that you do not lose it (Spare key supplied). A Ruger padlock is
also supplied to go through the slide with the action open. It also comes with the
standard safety, which is close, and flush fitting so once applied it will sit in a holster
and not disengage, as I have found out with other LBP’s. The magazine also helps
play its part in safety. The magazine disconnect prevents the trigger from being
pulled if the magazine is removed, so even if you have one round remaining in the
pistol you cannot use it like a single shot pistol.

Load Indicator
I know that you should like ways treat a gun as, loaded, but this again added little
safety feature lets you look down the left hand side of your LPB and do a visual
inspection to see is you have a round in the chamber. When the chamber is empty,
the load indicator should be flush with the side of the receiver. When the chamber is
loaded the rearmost portion of the load chamber indicator should protrude from the
left side of the receiver and a red dot should be visible for you to see that the chamber
does indeed have a round in the chamber even if there is not magazine in the LBP.
Accuracy and reliability.
Although I have not had time to bench this pistol, I have shot it in 1500 and T&P1
stages in timed conditions. And just slow precision fire, the results have been very
good with a variety of ammunition and it has not malfunctioned once in that time for
Mike or myself.
My personal thoughts are that I shoot it better, faster. But I’m a 1500 shooter at heart.
We will see as the Volquartsen LBP will be out and about at the Nationals and
GRAW 4 to see what national records it can pick up.

Last but not least
This heavy weight also comes with a heavy price tag, you can tell this by me
saying you will have to Email or Phone for a quote. Ok I give in!!!!!!!!!!
Maximum price is £1999.00. Any savings on exchange rate or shipping will
be passed back to the customer; this is because there is a build time of three
months and the pound V the dollar and shipping costs. Mike will also be
including 5 magazines and a set of Pachmayr Signature grips.
STOCKADE PRODUCTS LTD wants UK shooters to have access to the best
possible equipment for their sport.
SO!!!!!
They will also have all the products you need for whatever disciplines you
wish to go into.
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