Went to the gun show yesterday and picked up a new Stainless MK IV.

Fit and finish look good, but the trigger is just horrible. I must admit that I am very particular abut triggers, and end up doing trigger work or replacing the triggers on almost every gun that passes through or stays in my gun room.

I will order a Volquartsen kit before I even shoot this one, but dang, they just shouldn't be this bad.

I hope it shoots up to the normal Mark Series standards.

Bean counters and lawyers.

Dave

Had same experience with target Mark III, absolute worst trigger I ever felt. Didn't even load it and threw the SOB back in the box and it is still sitting there. When I get around to it, I'm going to sell it dirt cheap so I won't have to think about it anymore.

I have a RUGER MARK III 22/45 HUNTER and the first thing I did was install a Volquartsen Accurizing Kit.

I've owned an original Ruger some folks call the MK I, a MK II and a MK III. I put the Volquartzen kit in the Mk III Hunter and it it still sucked. Lots of pretravel and too light a trigger pull for my preference. The Mk II turned out great. I simply had a gunsmith give it a trigger job back in 1986ish. I think the solution to the Mk IV trigger problem is to simply buy a Browning Buckmark. I've owned two of those and they've both been good. Now Browning needs to redesign the Buckmark for easy takedown and cleaning.

Big 10/4 on the Browning Buck Mark. Factory trigger is OK, but do the Higgins Flip* on the spring and then you really have a fine trigger for an excellent pistol. Mine is very accurate and after several hundred rounds no failures of any kind.

* Simply remove rear pin that spring rides on, flip it around, re install and the pull is somewhere less than a pound and crisp to boot.
Google will give you video on this simplest of procedures. Can do very similar step to much improve trigger pull on Ruger Single Action revolvers. Just a suggestion.

I agree on the Buckmark. I have one that had an excellent trigger, straight from the factory. No spring flip required. In fact, that's why I bought it. It was in the case at my LGS and after trying the trigger, I started peeling off greenbacks!

The only factory rimfire trigger, that I own, that is any better, is my 60's era High Standard. It is the one, by which, I judge all others.

I have two MKIII guns with VQ triggers. Both of the triggers are excellent.
Before the VQs, they were almost in shootable.

Despite my previous bad experience, I picked up a MK IV hunter last week. The trigger is awful and I prefer larger grips. So, I ordered a set of target grips from Ruger and the Volquartzen trigger kit. Both items are on backorder and once they arrive, I'll install them and take it out for a test drive. Hope the VQ is better than the last one I tried. I'd like to be able to remove all the creep and overtravel so the trigger is similar to my Buckmark hunter trigger.

I just finished installing the Volquartsen accurizing kit in my MK IV Hunter. Had a heck of a time installing the safety but got it back together.

The trigger has almost no pretavel and no overtravel and breaks very light. Well worth the upgrade to me.

Remove the magazine safety BS on your MkIII & MkIV w/a MkII hammer & hammer bushing & tune to your delight.

Volquartsen's MIM'd parts leave a lot to be desired.

Plastic pieces/parts in a Browning Buck Mark makes for childs pistol.

Here, here, Dans40XC you are talking bad about my pistol. I do agree with you about the plastic parts, but for the dollar the Buckmark is a fine pistol from my experience anyway. I don't like the system of removing the top rib to get at the internals and removing that firing pin assembly can be a chore, but once you have done it couple times just a chore to do. Is the Buckmark on the same level as a target grade High Standard or Browning Olympic, no it is not, but a whole lot less money and very good performance. JMO

Triggers adjust well in a High Standard, but their magazines truly SUCK.
20 some spot welds per mag is an abortion to say the least.
Accuracy in 3-4 Browning Buck Marks never impressed me.

Shoot a S&W Mdl 41 & you'll give your Browning(s) away.

A properly worked hammer/sear in a Ruger Mk I/II will shoot cheap LR ammo......well!

No argument from me on the S&W Model 41 for friend of mine has a couple of them and we shoot them a lot, excellent target pistols.
As for the Ruger and the new method of swinging up the "upper" is a vast improvement and likely I will get me one of the target versions.