10/22 Triggers
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I've got two 10/22/s One is mostly all Kidd, trigger, bolt, and barrel. The trigger is a two stage set at the lightest weight they offered at the time. I think it's 6 oz first and 6 oz second. It is truly unbelievable. No take up, no slack, just touch the trigger and it fires. Bench rest only. So for me, yes, it was worth it.
My Kidd and VQ are twice as good as the BX, and they cost twice as much.
Worth it to me.
I have modified/polished the stock parts left over from aftermarket replacements, and can get a lighter trigger than the BX.
Worth it to me.
I have modified/polished the stock parts left over from aftermarket replacements, and can get a lighter trigger than the BX.
I have VQ hammer kit ($48) in a 1974 carbine, bought the gun with it installed, definitely better than factory,
I have also a couple of BX ($69) I like these too, and similar to the VQ. I understand they can be hit & miss.
No longer available but Brimstone trigger job ~$80 is the best.
I have also a couple of BX ($69) I like these too, and similar to the VQ. I understand they can be hit & miss.
No longer available but Brimstone trigger job ~$80 is the best.
Although the BX trigger is a huge improvement over the original factory trigger, the Jard, Kidd, and VQ are still far superior.
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BX was a huge improvement over the stocker in mine. No experience with any others
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GasGuzzler
Hawkeye
BX only seems great because of how bad OEM usually is. Doesn't compare to an aftermarket.
KIDD was new (on eBay) when I built my 10/22 so I stayed away from his stuff. No point of reference to his past. I put Volquartsen parts in mine ... hammer and sear plus springs. Kept the original trigger shoe to look OEM. All the pins are shimmed for minimal side to side movement. I used their parts in my MKIII 22/45 as well.
KIDD was new (on eBay) when I built my 10/22 so I stayed away from his stuff. No point of reference to his past. I put Volquartsen parts in mine ... hammer and sear plus springs. Kept the original trigger shoe to look OEM. All the pins are shimmed for minimal side to side movement. I used their parts in my MKIII 22/45 as well.
When I customized one of my 10/22's back in the mid 90's I used Butler Creek (when they were in existence) for their trigger kits. It was cheaper in cost and didn't look any different than other trigger kits out there. They might of even come from one of the names mentioned above, but with BC on the package like most gun parts are sold nowadays, with BC having the QC in how they wanted it made. Works great to this day. I believe it gave me a 2 or 3#(maybe less) pull. I should test trigger pull since I do have a poundage scale now.
It had some over-travel in trigger, so I drilled the "metal" trigger guard and installed an adjustable screw to remove it. Also, has a 20" Butler Creek bull barrel and target/bench laminate stock from Richard's Stock and Bushnell 6-18x50A/O scope, I can hit the colored office push pins at 50yds easily with my setup using CCI Mini SV.
Rifle has been a safe queen for many years since I disassembled many years ago, to remove the black paint on receiver/trigger assy/scope rings to polish the now bare aluminum alloy, resand the stock and apply about 6-7 coats of gloss polyurathane, with fine sanding between coats. I should get it back out and give it a good shakedown.
It had some over-travel in trigger, so I drilled the "metal" trigger guard and installed an adjustable screw to remove it. Also, has a 20" Butler Creek bull barrel and target/bench laminate stock from Richard's Stock and Bushnell 6-18x50A/O scope, I can hit the colored office push pins at 50yds easily with my setup using CCI Mini SV.
Rifle has been a safe queen for many years since I disassembled many years ago, to remove the black paint on receiver/trigger assy/scope rings to polish the now bare aluminum alloy, resand the stock and apply about 6-7 coats of gloss polyurathane, with fine sanding between coats. I should get it back out and give it a good shakedown.
Yes!!! Absolutely
I used to bring my 10/22’s to Rody’s Gun Shop in Newport, NH where they are made and Bill Rodeschin would do a trigger job for $10.00….he told me once that he guessed that he had done over a thousand over the years and as a long time Ruger Newport employee along with his brother, Henry….he knew the inner workings of the 10/22 as well as anyone I have ever met. His triggers where the best I have ever experienced, the new BX trigger is NOT as good!
Another trigger I've heard of, but don't have any experience with is Brimstone. I'm not sure if they are still around or not. But they had different levels of trigger jobs. And (not sure about these days,) you could buy a metal trigger guard housing if you got one of their triggers.
One trigger on my 22/45 that I'm not too happy with is from Tandemkross (spelling) I'm not sure if they do 10/22 triggers or not, but I can't recommend them. It's just kind of loose and sloppy.
One trigger on my 22/45 that I'm not too happy with is from Tandemkross (spelling) I'm not sure if they do 10/22 triggers or not, but I can't recommend them. It's just kind of loose and sloppy.
Not too long ago one of my customers brought one of the recent crappy plastic receiver 10/22s to me in pieces. Evidently he had tried to "You Tube" the original trigger, it was a disaster. Along with the KIDD "parts kit" of loose pieces, no directions included, were unidentified springs etc. well monkeying around with this disaster for a day I finally got it to work with about a 3# trigger pull. Getting the disconnect to function was a pain in the butt.
GasGuzzler
Hawkeye
Never seen a 10/22 with a plastic receiver.
