I just got my 4 1/2" Mamba X a week ago. It's my third Volquartsen pistol and I have no intention of stopping till I collect them all! On a side note, their customer service and delivery times are second to none.
@@wasdawow4608 yes I did. I paid my down payment and they quoted me 7-8 months. Three weeks later they said it was ready to ship. Maybe I just got lucky.
I only shoot iron sights due to astigmatism, so my eyes are gonna save me a few thousand dollars this time around. I own five other Volquartsen firearms and my Scorpion 6” is unquestionably my favorite.
Thats one sweet lil pistol. I would have a awsome time with this lil pistol. Currently i plink with a 1969 sport king by high standard. And i hit 4 inch targets at 100 yds with a six in barrel. Not as often as i did in 1975 but good enough to draw a crowd at the range. Thanks for sharing keep em comming and stay safe and god bless...
I suppose that this is the best plinking channel ever. Everytime I watch those videos - I have so much pleasure. Moreover - everytime you (sorry, don't know your name) shoot for the first seconds of the video - everytime you laugh so sincerely)) Hello from Russia!
I wanted their "old" scorpion upper that had nothing milled on it at all (not even front sight) except for a red dot rear... they recommended waiting for this guy to come out but man its nothing even close to the same lol
That’s the pistol I have LLV Competition. No irons, just a factory Vortex Venom red dot. Has a compensator on the front as well. Great pistol. Haven’t honestly seen anyone else with one!
As the one arm guy in the house I always wonder if guys like you can hit anything offhand like the rules call for in Bullseye and Olympic shooting. As Brian Zens says "It's a Handgun not a Handsgun."
Looks a little bit like a browning me sort of kind of browning buck. Mark, one of my favorite pistols. I've got a five something. I think it's five and a quarter I think and I can shoot dead thing at 100 yards and most time hit what I'm shooting it but it kind of mimics brownie a little bit. I think that's all I got to say about that. You have a good day. I want to watch the rest of the video
Very helpful video. TY! Black Mamba, Scorpion, adding bolts and kits, Volquartsen, TandemKross, etc...??? What do you think the best way to go for a competition level pistol? Looking for accuracy above all else. Build, buy whole pistol? I've heard people put together Volquartsen Uppers with TendemKross lowers. I want to make a splash with my next .22lr pistol.
I'm really impressed by your enthousiasm and devotion to this sport. God bless you Plinkster. Question: I'm preparing to by my first 22LR for serious (precision) shooting competition and now caught between the S&W 41 and the Volquartsen Scorpion/ Black Mumba -> thanks to your vids ;). There's no significant difference between them in terms of price-rande (around the 2K+ mark). Do you have any advice for me? Thanks from the Netherlands.
This is very intriguing. I went to their web site and saw tons of toys. I wonder if you can do a video about their summit bolt action 22 lr. Their web page is a tad short on details, like does it use Ruger style magazines.
Thank you for such a great video. I primarily shoot bullseye. I was wondering if this pistol would be a good pistol for that. I currently shoot a Walther GSP Expert and I my backup is a Smith & Wesson M41. I’m not sure if the Volquartsen could match either of the two pistols above. I do agree that it is a beautiful piece.
Been really looking at a scorpion with open sights. Not decided on 4.5 or 6 yet. I’ll probably go with 6 for sight radius but like you say suppressor would be a little unwieldy. Shooting iron sights I’d probably get the same results with a mk iv and an accurizing kit but I know I would just want the scorpion still if I did that.
@@hambone950 mine is on the way right now. I went with the 6 inch as well but only for sight radius not velocity. I plan to shoot mostly subsonic anyways. How do you like yours?
@@j.shorter4716 i have the bm. love it i cant believe how accurate it is. i do wished they didnt have a full rail but instead having the rds cuts as well as the irons..
I have a Black Mamba and just received two scorpions for Christmas (exactly the same). I'm going to sell one I guess and get a S&W model 41 but I sure hate to sell the scorpion even if it is a twin...
22 Plinkster, I am almost as tall as you. I wear XL gloves. How well does the Scorpion fit your hand, and does your finger wrap too far around the trigger? Just curious because the Volquartsen trigger looks kinda far back for short fingers. 🤔
I've been a fan of Volquartsen's stuff since day one, but would love to see what that pistol would do off a bench with a scope aboard. Why? I have an old MkII 22/45 Competition Target (6 7/8" slab-side) that shoots lights out. 100 yard groups are under an inch with Eley Club, and even bulk ammo shoots half inch or better at 25...one of the least ammo-sensitive rimfires I've ever shot. Like to know if it would be worth it to get a Scorpion X upper.
That slabside mkii is the gun that made me love ruger mk series. I bought and built a mk iv target with volquartsen competition kit and he still wouldn't trade with me. I used to take spent .22 brass and shoot them off branches with that slabside at 25 yards when I was 12 years old
why dont any of the boutique makers like Volquartsen make high cap mags, most of if not all of the "big" manufactures are at 16 or 20 shot mags for the .22RF. i would venture to say that to a good % of potential buyers that might just be what pushes the sale one way or the other.
They’d have to redesign the mags!! Sadly they’re ONLY interested in making money off us, that’s it!! Lol I called them directly and asked for a 8 inch carbon fiber version of their 16 inch barrel. That dipshit said sure, then added $100 bucks onto the 16 inch cost…… I laughed in his face haha 😂 6 months later he stole my idea and took off the $100 dollar extra charge!! Needless to say they lost my business Lol
@@joshmajor8662 he didn't steal "your idea". Plenty of 8 inch barrels are out there. Now that demand for an 8 inch is high enough they can increase the production cost of having another length regularly assembled. $100 seems a little high, but their cost is at least $20. So I wouldn't be surprised if a company added $50
ive always wondered what makes a gun "accurate" short of the actual barrel and the ammo itself? the chamber and the barrel are the only things the round ever touches so how would anything behind that affect accuracy? unless we're talking how accurate are YOU with the gun vs how accurate actually IS the gun. then i could see where a good trigger would affect "accuracy".
A remarkable pistol to be sure, as any firearm costing that much should be. Like all 'super-spendy' toys, they DON'T cost too much, I just can't afford them. lol
Your comment of holding dead on at 100 yards. I understand the bullet starts to drop as soon as it leaves the barrel so there has to be some drop at 100 yards. What is the actual drop?
Great catch. My 16" rifle has about 6" of drop between 50 and 100 yds. I'd think more than that for a pistol. But I understand what Plinkster is talking about with the higher mountings on a red dot pistol. . Interestingly enough, if I set my pistol up for 15 yards, with a high red dot mount, my point of impact actually went up considerably at 25 and even higher at 50 yds. I put a much lower red dot mount on and took off the picatinny rail, and my point of impact shooting off a rest was very similar at the three distances.
Matter of fact let's see you break 90 points following the NRA Bullseye rules. That gun is capable. Are you? Great vids, just wondering how you are at Bullseye.
I would like to see a factory Ruger MkII and one of these Volquartsen pistols go head to head in a Ransom Rest at 50 yards. I bet you couldn't tell the difference by the holes in the target they would be so identical. Factor in the price, and a factory Ruger would win.
Shooting targets up close, dead on, and the ability to hit same size target further out, holding dead on, has only to do with the ballistic rise and fall curve.
Cool pistol, LOVE ACCURATE ANYTHING (rifle or pistol, mostly 22lr) because I can shoot for a LONG TIME for well used to be PEANUTS 😉👍 They are NOT PUNISHING TO SHOOT EITHER.😉👍
They need to incorporate the double stack mag well and mag of the desert eagle knock off of the Ruger. That's the only thing holding the platform back is the 9 or 10 round mags.
It would be cool to have a reliable high cap mag for this but I also wouldn’t see myself wishing I had one for this pistol since it’s mostly a target gun
@@j.shorter4716 i like higher cap mags for shooting steal. Most of us already have ruger standard pistols. I have 2. Its hard to justify the purchase of another that still only holds 9 rounds. The 22lr offerings that are plastic and pot metal that hold a reasonable amount of ammo don't interest me because they have slide cracking problems and dont seem to be built in a way that will make them just as reliable in 60 years as they are new like the old ruger has proven. My rugers were made in the 1960,s and still run as good as new after an astronomical amount of shooting. Ruger is letting inferior products take a large chunk of its market share by sticking with low cap mags.
My 22 Lr usually drop under the speed of sound at around 100 yards (depending on gun/ammo) and then they go a bit squirly. Close enough for some stuff, but really loosens up my groups... What ammo are you shooting for distance?
Finally this is the exact pistol I want, Im okay with it being a little long because I want the added accuracy of the 6” barrel. From the back of the pistol to the back of the threads where a suppressor would snug to the barrel how long is that? I have seen the measurements online and it says 12.5 but I think that is with the compensator. @.22plinkster
I was quite happy with my Volquartsen Mamba. Now you show off this even more accurate Scorpion X. Looks like another Volquartsen is in my future. 😊💰
I just got my 4 1/2" Mamba X a week ago. It's my third Volquartsen pistol and I have no intention of stopping till I collect them all! On a side note, their customer service and delivery times are second to none.
Did you backorder yours from their website? If so, how long did that take?
@@wasdawow4608 yes I did. I paid my down payment and they quoted me 7-8 months. Three weeks later they said it was ready to ship. Maybe I just got lucky.
Is 'X' your favorite? If you only had to buy one...would it be the 'X' variant?
I don't know, I kind of like the weight of the scorpion and the way it transitions through targets but that's just me.@@UltimateEnd0
I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile so much in a video. It must be one super sweet pistol.
1400 sounds very reasonable to me. Back in the `80`s my Walther GSP was a grand. That is cool!
I own a first generation GSP from 1972. The thing is still competitive today, and simply never, EVER fails.
@@WH250398 I had the anniversary model. They are amazing!
I had no idea these existed, I must have one! They're only 2k now....
I only shoot iron sights due to astigmatism, so my eyes are gonna save me a few thousand dollars this time around. I own five other Volquartsen firearms and my Scorpion 6” is unquestionably my favorite.
Plinkster, you're much more impressive shooting pistols than rifles.
You're good with a rifle but you're great with a pistol! 👍
I ordered my scorpion wmr in January. I can’t wait to get it. They said it takes about a year. So pumped!
You know you can buy one off of gun broker through one of their dealers for $200 bucks less and get it in a week.... js
@@thesoggycheeseburgerincide7401 That's what I just did. It is a beaut, Clark!
Thats one sweet lil pistol. I would have a awsome time with this lil pistol. Currently i plink with a 1969 sport king by high standard. And i hit 4 inch targets at 100 yds with a six in barrel. Not as often as i did in 1975 but good enough to draw a crowd at the range. Thanks for sharing keep em comming and stay safe and god bless...
I suppose that this is the best plinking channel ever. Everytime I watch those videos - I have so much pleasure. Moreover - everytime you (sorry, don't know your name) shoot for the first seconds of the video - everytime you laugh so sincerely)) Hello from Russia!
I was thinking, not even 10 minutes ago, "i wonder if there exists a gun that looks like the Sega Lightphaser"
And here it is. Spooky.
Thank for yet another helpful review. Love your enthusiam!
Hope to see some footage from the competition!
Another thing about these Volquartsen pistols is they are surprisingly light for their size.
S&W 41 comparison? I love your preferences & opinions! Top red dots for this Scorpion? Great video
Merry Christmas! Santa dropped it off today
I wanted their "old" scorpion upper that had nothing milled on it at all (not even front sight) except for a red dot rear... they recommended waiting for this guy to come out but man its nothing even close to the same lol
That’s the pistol I have LLV Competition. No irons, just a factory Vortex Venom red dot. Has a compensator on the front as well. Great pistol. Haven’t honestly seen anyone else with one!
the largest target on a KYL is 2” they go from 2” down to 1/4” it is a common target in the PRS and NRL world for rimfires
Great review Plinkster!
A sad day from Canada, untill we have an election we will not be able to own such a great bit of engineering
As the one arm guy in the house I always wonder if guys like you can hit anything offhand like the rules call for in Bullseye and Olympic shooting. As Brian Zens says "It's a Handgun not a Handsgun."
Always learned, “Bullseye before combat.” 30 years ago. 😊
I would like to see a 10/22 receiver milled flat like that.
I have to ask what distance did you have your red dot sighted in at in order to stay accurate at the different distances? Thanks great video!
Great question. I have to ask why Plinkster doesn't answer many questions?
Looks a little bit like a browning me sort of kind of browning buck. Mark, one of my favorite pistols. I've got a five something. I think it's five and a quarter I think and I can shoot dead thing at 100 yards and most time hit what I'm shooting it but it kind of mimics brownie a little bit. I think that's all I got to say about that. You have a good day. I want to watch the rest of the video
Very helpful video. TY! Black Mamba, Scorpion, adding bolts and kits, Volquartsen, TandemKross, etc...??? What do you think the best way to go for a competition level pistol? Looking for accuracy above all else. Build, buy whole pistol? I've heard people put together Volquartsen Uppers with TendemKross lowers. I want to make a splash with my next .22lr pistol.
I'm really impressed by your enthousiasm and devotion to this sport. God bless you Plinkster.
Question: I'm preparing to by my first 22LR for serious (precision) shooting competition and now caught between the S&W 41 and the Volquartsen Scorpion/ Black Mumba -> thanks to your vids ;). There's no significant difference between them in terms of price-rande (around the 2K+ mark). Do you have any advice for me?
Thanks from the Netherlands.
Without the red dot, this pistol can be used in international 25 meter rapid fire competitions probably.
This is very intriguing. I went to their web site and saw tons of toys. I wonder if you can do a video about their summit bolt action 22 lr. Their web page is a tad short on details, like does it use Ruger style magazines.
He has a video on it
A dream gun.for me.
When you say "more accurate than a Mamba", in the hands of mere mortals what are you saying they will experience? Thanks, Great Video.
Was that opening scene for Goulds call out?
What Red Dot/Green Dot are you using on your Scorpion X
Always liked the Mark II best!!
I’ll be jumping for joy when they come up with it in .22WMR.
They have it in 22 WMR. I just bought one. It is a tank of a pistol.
Thank you for such a great video. I primarily shoot bullseye. I was wondering if this pistol would be a good pistol for that. I currently shoot a Walther GSP Expert and I my backup is a Smith & Wesson M41. I’m not sure if the Volquartsen could match either of the two pistols above. I do agree that it is a beautiful piece.
Been really looking at a scorpion with open sights. Not decided on 4.5 or 6 yet. I’ll probably go with 6 for sight radius but like you say suppressor would be a little unwieldy. Shooting iron sights I’d probably get the same results with a mk iv and an accurizing kit but I know I would just want the scorpion still if I did that.
i went with 6 for velocity.
@@hambone950 mine is on the way right now. I went with the 6 inch as well but only for sight radius not velocity. I plan to shoot mostly subsonic anyways. How do you like yours?
@@j.shorter4716 i have the bm. love it i cant believe how accurate it is. i do wished they didnt have a full rail but instead having the rds cuts as well as the irons..
@@hambone950 yes that would be nice to have a low profile red dot. Have you shot a scope on yours?
@@j.shorter4716 i have not scoped it out... i did put a rds on it tho. i do like it
I have a Black Mamba and just received two scorpions for Christmas (exactly the same). I'm going to sell one I guess and get a S&W model 41 but I sure hate to sell the scorpion even if it is a twin...
nice pistol great shooting
22 Plinkster, I am almost as tall as you. I wear XL gloves. How well does the Scorpion fit your hand, and does your finger wrap too far around the trigger? Just curious because the Volquartsen trigger looks kinda far back for short fingers. 🤔
I've been a fan of Volquartsen's stuff since day one, but would love to see what that pistol would do off a bench with a scope aboard. Why? I have an old MkII 22/45 Competition Target (6 7/8" slab-side) that shoots lights out. 100 yard groups are under an inch with Eley Club, and even bulk ammo shoots half inch or better at 25...one of the least ammo-sensitive rimfires I've ever shot. Like to know if it would be worth it to get a Scorpion X upper.
That slabside mkii is the gun that made me love ruger mk series. I bought and built a mk iv target with volquartsen competition kit and he still wouldn't trade with me. I used to take spent .22 brass and shoot them off branches with that slabside at 25 yards when I was 12 years old
What red dot do you have on your Scorpion?
Damm! Now I want a Scorpion! Damm you plinkster! :)
A real tack driver there.shoots like a rifle.
What ammo do you use? Where in TN are you? I'm here in the Boro
why dont any of the boutique makers like Volquartsen make high cap mags, most of if not all of the "big" manufactures are at 16 or 20 shot mags for the .22RF. i would venture to say that to a good % of potential buyers that might just be what pushes the sale one way or the other.
Volquartsen focuses on pure accuracy. They build on Ruger designs, primarily.
Magazine designs are a whole different ballgame.
They’d have to redesign the mags!! Sadly they’re ONLY interested in making money off us, that’s it!! Lol I called them directly and asked for a 8 inch carbon fiber version of their 16 inch barrel. That dipshit said sure, then added $100 bucks onto the 16 inch cost…… I laughed in his face haha 😂 6 months later he stole my idea and took off the $100 dollar extra charge!! Needless to say they lost my business Lol
@@Aequitas84 correct
@@joshmajor8662 QQ
@@joshmajor8662 he didn't steal "your idea". Plenty of 8 inch barrels are out there. Now that demand for an 8 inch is high enough they can increase the production cost of having another length regularly assembled. $100 seems a little high, but their cost is at least $20. So I wouldn't be surprised if a company added $50
Don't forget about the Ruger Standards, same take down.
this vs TANDEMKROSS Tandemized Ruger Mark IV and Mark IV 22/45 Cthulhu Lower. ?
WoW! That's a lot of savings. What a shooter though.
Yes I hope you win 😁👍
My I ask what type brand of red dot was used in this video? I noticed there wasn’t really a close up to see the branding or mention of it.
Just... wow!
Have you ever done a cover of Pink Floyd on steel targets? That’s a challenge for you if not.. Plink Floyd..
Amazing pistols.........amazingly high priced. Wish I could afford one. This would be the one I would get, BTW.
Challenging, would be my description for taking down the early marks
ive always wondered what makes a gun "accurate" short of the actual barrel and the ammo itself? the chamber and the barrel are the only things the round ever touches so how would anything behind that affect accuracy? unless we're talking how accurate are YOU with the gun vs how accurate actually IS the gun. then i could see where a good trigger would affect "accuracy".
I wish we could get some 15rnd mags for the mk4. So annoying
A remarkable pistol to be sure, as any firearm costing that much should be. Like all 'super-spendy' toys, they DON'T cost too much, I just can't afford them. lol
That hit about Mk. IV not being as accurate as I-III makes sense...they locked up on several points, _tight_ versus the IV's single-point lockup.
Tandemkross Kraken lower takes care of that.
Having both VQ Frames, i definitely agree.
U R A Good Shot!
what CT optic are you running? what foot print is that for on the pistol optic list from factory
I miss your tick shots. . . Think that would hit a higher number of balloons on the 100 line?
Your comment of holding dead on at 100 yards. I understand the bullet starts to drop as soon as it leaves the barrel so there has to be some drop at 100 yards. What is the actual drop?
Totally agree.
Great catch. My 16" rifle has about 6" of drop between 50 and 100 yds. I'd think more than that for a pistol. But I understand what Plinkster is talking about with the higher mountings on a red dot pistol. . Interestingly enough, if I set my pistol up for 15 yards, with a high red dot mount, my point of impact actually went up considerably at 25 and even higher at 50 yds. I put a much lower red dot mount on and took off the picatinny rail, and my point of impact shooting off a rest was very similar at the three distances.
How does the Scorpion X compare to your Kraken with LLV-4 barrel?
at what distance to you set up your close and mid range targets
WOW 💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥💥😃👍👍
do they make this in 9mm
Matter of fact let's see you break 90 points following the NRA Bullseye rules. That gun is capable. Are you? Great vids, just wondering how you are at Bullseye.
A fun shooter!!!
Have you had any issues with barrel leading up?
Bought one be here tomorrow can't know only if I could shoot good
I would like to see a factory Ruger MkII and one of these Volquartsen pistols go head to head in a Ransom Rest at 50 yards. I bet you couldn't tell the difference by the holes in the target they would be so identical. Factor in the price, and a factory Ruger would win.
I used to think that too until I bought a scorpion. My groups at 25 yards freehand are within a thumbnail when I'm on!! They are amazing pistols.
@@delawareoils ... If you can shoot groups like that, you'd be the next National Champion at Camp Perry. You're missing your calling Sir.
It’s 2022 why are there not more the 10 rounds in those mags?
Shooting targets up close, dead on, and the ability to hit same size target further out, holding dead on, has only to do with the ballistic rise and fall curve.
Which red dot is that?
What distance did you do your sight in? That was impressive holding dead on at a hunnerd.
Bro, he said you can hit at 40’ and 100 yards with the same zero, so I don’t think it matters…
Nice !!!!!!!!!!!!
Cool pistol, LOVE ACCURATE ANYTHING (rifle or pistol, mostly 22lr) because I can shoot for a LONG TIME for well used to be PEANUTS 😉👍 They are NOT PUNISHING TO SHOOT EITHER.😉👍
They need to incorporate the double stack mag well and mag of the desert eagle knock off of the Ruger. That's the only thing holding the platform back is the 9 or 10 round mags.
It would be cool to have a reliable high cap mag for this but I also wouldn’t see myself wishing I had one for this pistol since it’s mostly a target gun
@@j.shorter4716 i like higher cap mags for shooting steal. Most of us already have ruger standard pistols. I have 2. Its hard to justify the purchase of another that still only holds 9 rounds. The 22lr offerings that are plastic and pot metal that hold a reasonable amount of ammo don't interest me because they have slide cracking problems and dont seem to be built in a way that will make them just as reliable in 60 years as they are new like the old ruger has proven. My rugers were made in the 1960,s and still run as good as new after an astronomical amount of shooting. Ruger is letting inferior products take a large chunk of its market share by sticking with low cap mags.
@@jnljnl8485 I see what you mean. I imagine they could get something to work if they wanted to. Hopefully we’ll see improvements like that soon.
Does Santa Claus have an FFL? I want one for Christmas please.👍
Does anyone know how long the backorder for these uppers are? I tried emailing their sales department about the 4.5" model and they never responded.
What is your sight in distance?
My 22 Lr usually drop under the speed of sound at around 100 yards (depending on gun/ammo) and then they go a bit squirly. Close enough for some stuff, but really loosens up my groups... What ammo are you shooting for distance?
He said cci standard velocity, they are sub sonic out of a pistol. 1070fps
I'll stick with my MKIV, MKIII.
$1400 is a new Prodigy DS 2011.
I bet money that I can shoot just as accurate with my MKIV.
Neat story. Ones a high quality firearm and the other isn’t. I’m sure you can piece together which is which.
Sorry, you lost me after finding out it on a marrk III lower.....
Can you suppress it?
Yes.
Just take my money!!!
Which red dot is he using?
Could this 22be used in the the Olympics could you qualify for an Olympic shooting competition yes.🤔
from what I heard, the olympic pistol is a special made gun and all competitors have to use it, and it looks blocky rather ugly IMO
one day ill get one 🥺
Cool
Where to buy one?
Awesome! How bout looking at something the common man could afford?
Don't eat out, wash your car at home, and mow your yard yourself...😂. That's how I got mine.
5 Volquartsens = $7,000 + 😵💫😵😳
New? You had my curiosity but now you have my attention
Calvin Candie is that you ole buddy
@@ghostnote3373 Naw his cousin, Roc Candie
Y’all have me over next time ya having white cake
@@ghostnote3373 I only accept red velvet
having an accurate firearm is wonderful, but if you cant hold your hand still, all that built in accuracy the pistol has isnt worth a dime...
California legal??? Probably not 😔
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After the company tried to rip me off on a carbon fiber barrel, I’ll pass on EVERYTHING for now!! Haha 😂 🖕🏼glad their keeping you happy tho Lol
That doesn't quite seem like how the ballistics and trajectory of a .22 work, but ok.
I want to throw that bolt in my mark 4. I will someday, 3 bills for a bolt though
Finally this is the exact pistol I want, Im okay with it being a little long because I want the added accuracy of the 6” barrel. From the back of the pistol to the back of the threads where a suppressor would snug to the barrel how long is that? I have seen the measurements online and it says 12.5 but I think that is with the compensator. @.22plinkster