Great product
Don’t know why so May negative reviews. This barrel fit perfectly it also came with the barrel nut tool a firing pin and extractor. Top quality
Well worth it
After trying a competitor’s light weight barrel that was an absolute nightmare to fit the VOLQUARTSEN went in like a dream they provided the barrel nut tool, new extractor and firing pin all of high quality. I wasted my money on that other brand
Works great on current production 15-22s
Like the other reviewer, I ordered one of these in 2018 and the machining was incomplete, bolt would not close. Contacted Volquartsen first, they sent RMA and a replacement barrel... which arrived thoroughly used & filthy. Sent that one back to Volquartsen and the incompletely machined new barrel back to Brownells. Waited 6 months, tried again. Barrel #3 was properly machined. Installed in an old quad rail Gen1 15-22 and nothing but malfunctions. Removed and installed in a new 15-22 Sport with Mlok handguard, and runs like a sewing machine with high velocity ammo. Great Steel Challenge & Rimfire Challenge gun. S&W has made subtle changes to their 15-22 extractor & bolt from the old quad rail guns to the current version; so I wouldn't hesitate to buy another Volquartsen to install in a current 15-22, but I wouldn't expect it to work in an older quad rail rifle.
Great lite weight barrel option
I really like the barrel weight the accuracy is on par the factory barrel, which is pretty good, but is a pound less in weight. With Eley contract ammo I can get 1 inch or less grouping at 75 yards. The reason for the 4 stars, is I had to return the first barrel, due to the muzzle threading was not symmetrical with a suppressor, which I tried several, so the groupings were erratic. I first contacted Volquartsen, and the were very helpful in helping me determine the threading, may be off. They were willing to replace the barrel, which was great. However, I elected to use Brownells return policy, which is the best and very fast. I also wanted to determine if the barrel issue was a fluke, or a persistent problem with the barrel. The second barrel was what a had initially expected from a Volquartsen product, I could only give 4 stars and not 5, because I have several Volquartsen barrels for both rifles and pistols and they are super accurate with no returns.
Do not buy!!
This Barrel will fail and when it does Volquartsen will deny any and all responsibility.
Wait for version 2
Pros: Very accurate. Customer service is very good. Cons: 1 .Milling was not complete on barrel collar on mine so you could not close the upper and lower receiver (bolt rail slots not milled into face), they fixed it and shipped back to me at no charge. 2. After a couple hundred very accurate shots, I noticed the ejector rod on the collar started coming loose. This should always be rock solid and has been on my old barrel for thousands of rounds. Returned for refund, will wait for version "2.0" so all the bugs are worked out and maybe in a year I'll try it again. I was sad to have to return it, but 2 issues was too much for me.
