I don't think so as it would be HUGE news here. Unless it just happened and you're super early to hear.
Vudoo Gun Works V-22 Rimfire Bolt Action
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Saw it from a Facebook group. Said that Paul was taking an extended vacation and they are going through ownership change.
Might want to read 40 also where I addressed it all after a discussion with Greg.
Wow. Kinda surprising that 1. Paul and Jill would sell it and 2. that this is the first we're hearing about it.
Same. Not sure what's up, maybe it's because I'm not a member of the website.
Here you guys go. Post #40:
I got with Greg and got it sorted out. There is new ownership although Paul and Jill are still there but there are new owners. Greg, who is the longest serving Vudoo employee, is very excited about the future of the of the company with the new owners joining the team. Also, 1.20” barrels are available for order but they just can’t get enough of them to put them on the website. No reason to put something on the site and have people assume they will be as quick as the other options and it's going to be 4 months before the barrel even comes in.
Greg also wanted me to add:
-Vudoo has always been a manufacturer that operates off a menu of options.
-Quality control steps that you could never dream of are already being put into place with more to come.
-Mike Bush has never been involved in the day-to-day operations of Vudoo… EVER.
-Mike Bush has been gone from Vudoo completely for two years now.
-Many of the barrel options customers are complaining about not offering are unobtainable (i.e. Shilen Select Match).
So in the end it looks like Vudoo will still be moving ahead and continuing to make some excellent rifles for their customer.
I got with Greg and got it sorted out. There is new ownership although Paul and Jill are still there but there are new owners. Greg, who is the longest serving Vudoo employee, is very excited about the future of the of the company with the new owners joining the team. Also, 1.20” barrels are available for order but they just can’t get enough of them to put them on the website. No reason to put something on the site and have people assume they will be as quick as the other options and it's going to be 4 months before the barrel even comes in.
Greg also wanted me to add:
-Vudoo has always been a manufacturer that operates off a menu of options.
-Quality control steps that you could never dream of are already being put into place with more to come.
-Mike Bush has never been involved in the day-to-day operations of Vudoo… EVER.
-Mike Bush has been gone from Vudoo completely for two years now.
-Many of the barrel options customers are complaining about not offering are unobtainable (i.e. Shilen Select Match).
So in the end it looks like Vudoo will still be moving ahead and continuing to make some excellent rifles for their customer.
VGW sells themselves as a full service custom rimfire shop when actually they just build factory rifles/barreled actions to their specs. I have tried twice over the past year to have them build me a rifle for NRL22/PRS Rimfire matches. Both times I was instructed what the available options were (Different menu each time)and that was all they were willing to offer. They actually referred me to David Lott to help me build the rifle as I had specified and yes it cost a little more but I got exactly what I wanted from an actual gunsmith in half the time Vudoo quoted. What about those aluminum 10, 12 & 15 round magazines with adjustable catches that was announced almost 1.5 years ago? IMO they are much more focused on building competition pistols now and have slacked off on the business of rimfire rifles which is what put them on the map.
You wanted something, they couldn't or didn't want to do it, so they referred you to someone else who could do it well. And you ended up with a rifle you seem happy with. Why does it seem like you hold this against them?
As far as the magazines I'd very much like to see them released too. For now I'm using L3i mags.
I don't hold anything against them at all and have a few Vudoo rifles and love all of them. Not certain how many custom rifles that you have had built where the smith tells you NO you can't have that, this was first for me. What surprised me was how they operate now versus just a few years ago and believe pistols are now their focus....didn't mean to come off like I am slamming them.
Not that it matters any, but do the new owners of vudoo have a name? Will it still be named vudoo or moving on to something else?
Yeah, me too! Then I logged and and saw post #40 appear. Wtf kind of deal is that shit?
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My 360 runs the same way, not nearly as smooth as my RimXMade I video of it in action to show that it is indeed still a issue.
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I'm not saying this is the issue, but I have issues with my Gen 1 on metal mags verses using the nylon mags. I'm not sure what it is. I did have an issue with my Gen1 on a nylon mag the other day as the follower seemed to be sticking. Cleaning the inside of the magazine with alcohol and a q-tip seemed to solve that issue.Made I video of it in action to show that it is indeed still a issue.
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How does it run with a nylon mag?
I am not aware of a 1.25 thread protector, however, any decent gunsmith that could thread your barrel can machine a protector in their sleep.
Here is a question that i have asked before but answers dont seem to calm my anxieties. Those 1.25 straight barrels are very heavy and them being free floated, all the weight rests on a very small part of the action. Is the Vudoo action strong enough to support that ?
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Gilbert
My rifle has the 1.25" straight barrel. It's in a KRG W-3 Chassis. The action screws are torqued to 65 in-lbs. It's still shooting great.
BTW, with that heavy barrel it is so much fun to see the trace of the bullet on the way to a steel plate at long distance. It's almost like shooting a PCP air rifle.
Yes it is. Do not have any anxiety. The Vudoo action is as strong as other centerfire 700 footprint actions which run as heavy barrels at 26-28" length 1.25" barrels so the 24" offered by Vudoo is no problem. People put on longer from other gun smiths.
Threaded and awaiting its full grown can. Bought a aac tirant for it. Can will be just a bit bigger than the barrel. This is a liberty regulator....too small.
This is something I've never heard before. Can you explain how it is that a heavy barrel does this? Thanks.
Newton's 1st law of motion. A body at rest tends to remain at rest.
Old thread I know, but recent experience with Vudoo customer service was so horrible that it needed mentioning. 2nd time back to Vudoo for multiple issues including sticky bolt. No resolution and $250 bill to me!
$250 bill for what?
I have a friend that has had to send his back MULTIPLE times because it will fail to fire at least one center X per mag. They can’t seem to get it fixed but least they haven’t charged him.
He has pretty much stopped shooting it due to having to lift the bolt multiple times per magazine to fire one round.
I'm curious too, $250 for what? I had to send my barreled action in to them to get my barrel set back since I have an early Gen 1 V22. They paid for shipping both ways, didn't charge for the service, and even threw in a 30MOA base for free (I had a 20MOA and wanted 30).
I’ll have to ask. He has a TT diamond in it currently like we all do so I’ll see what he’s has put in it.
The early Gen 1's have a breachface that if you dryfire much can cause a burr to develop on the underside of the bolt that then catches on the ejector. This causes the bolt to stop midway through you bringing it to the rear. So they set the barrel back by a fraction of an inch to change the breachface. Plus they replaced the part of the bolt that had developed the burr and also timed the bolt ignition whatever that means.
$50 for shipping. $200 labor @$100 per hour to assess sticking bolt, accuracy, and damaged tenon threads for action bolt. Incidently, I was emailed yesterday stating there would be no charge after all, as the warranty changes had not been updated on the web page and I had not been informed that I would be charged if no warranty work was validated. Worked out ok for me, but the future does not bode well.
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I had numerous issues until I swapped out a Timney, has he swapped the TT with another, and still has the issue?
So does my TT....the question is has he isolated the action and trigger to see if it stays, or goes away by changing the trigger, or even a different bolt for that matter?
He’s on vacation and not answering messages lol. Once he’s back I’ll do some digging and see what all he’s tried. I believe he has changed triggers and bolts but not certain. Three of us ordered.gen 1 vudoos in like 2018 or something pretty early. Mine has been flawless but the other two have had issues.
For what it is worth, I'm 65 in a Fdn. stock for 2.5 years without a concern. But 55 will surely do.
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