"Not Evil" Rifle

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Those are really nice gloves.

Blackhawk hellstorm and they are really the most comfortable tactical gloves I've tried.

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Really sad to hear of dfletcher's lament; Volquartsen was once synonymous with quality - what happened to them? Are they resting on laurels, or did someone become an alcoholic on all that money they made over the years, someone that works on the guns, and drinks while doing it?

For the price of these things, it's inexcusable. I've come close to buying Volquartsen guns in the past, as they are a good-looking gun over-the-counter. But dfletcher's conveyance is not the only story I've heard of late of Volquartsens with serious quality/performance issues, and we're talking about the kind of anecdotes that seem more in line with Vulcan/Hesse arms than of the supposed legacy Volquartsen promotes.

I feel like a funeral should be held for Volquartsen. What can I say to dfletcher other than "Sorry for your loss" ?

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The .22 LR Volquartsens are still the best in the land. I've bought some in the last year and their quality was as good as ever.
They may have bitten off more than they could chew trying to make this new action -- what I don't understand is that they didn't wait until ALL the bugs (magazine incompatibility, FTF) were resolved before this gun showed up in stores.

[dfletcher]

I don't know if this counts as a necro post, but I wanted to check in with the other Evolution owners, ask how their guns are doing & recount my experience with Volquartsen since my last post.

The good news -Volquartsen gave me a new rifle to replace the one that kept crapping out. The bad news - absolutely the worst execution of customer service I've ever experienced. From Oct 09 when I returned the old gun to getting the replacement in Feb 10 I had to deal with no responses, no one knew where the replacement gun was, what stage of being done it was in, etc. I was consistently told "next week" and nothing happened.

When the gun finally arrived in Feb 10, after several "it will be shipped tomorrow" broken promises, the gun had a pale, unfinished wood color instead of brown. Looked like natural wood with no dye, even though I had told them a brown laminate (like the original) was most important to me. I don't think the rifle should have even been shipped with this stock, it wasn't a matter of "kind of close" it was a stock with its wood in natural state with clear coat only. No problem they said. Return the stock & we'll send you a replacement. I returned the stock Feb 16th. Week one, nothing. Week two, nothing. And weeks 3,4 and 5. Each call I was told "next week, for sure". The damn thing finally arrived April 22nd. Over two months waiting for a stock.

I'm pretty patient, have other guns to shoot while this one is being replaced. I have to say I don't think I will ever buy another Volquartsen product, the aggravation was very frustrating.

So, I'm hoping this one works - anyone want to tell me how theirs is doing?