BX Triggers?

[Chuckfish]

BX Trigger? Are they worth it? I have 2 10/22's and would like to improve the triggers. I know there are other s available but at a much higher price. The only mod's to either one at this point was to replace the steel buffers with the polly ones. They are used mainly for varmit and target.

 

[ditto1958]

My take on it is that yes, they are worth the price you pay for them. You can read lots of posts on gun forums where people trash the BX trigger and list all sorts of solutions that are better. And they may well be better.

But for around $60 (I think that's what I paid for mine) I got a trigger that's easily $60 better than the stock 10/22 trigger. I couldn't justify paying $230 for a Kidd, or a Timney, or one of those other fancy triggers, when my whole 10/22 only cost $218.

Others recommend getting the stock trigger worked on by Brimstone, but I didn't want to have to send my trigger away.

So I bought a BX trigger, and I'm pleased with it.

 

[rugerguy211]

I have a BX trigger on my 10/22.
The packaging on the BX allows you to dry fire it, and as I did, test the trigger pull weight.
I found one that was consistently right on 2.5 lbs so bought that one.
It is a huge improvement over the stock trigger that was over 6 lbs.

 

[gtxmonte]

Depends.......do you just want a "lighter" trigger or do you want a "good" trigger. Lighter alone doesn't mean good. In my opinion, BX triggers are just terrible factory triggers, with a lighter pull.

GOOD triggers have no take up, no creep, no grit, break like glass and have no overtravel. The pounds or ounces is does this at has no bearing on "good". So again, do you want light or good, or both. You don't get both in a blister packed $60 trigger. A GOOD trigger surprises you when it drops, because you didn't "feel" it doing anything before it did, other than the pressure you applied.

Brimstone or Swamp Fox are the best bang for the buck. You get a really nice trigger for fairly low dollars. You just have to do without your trigger group for a few days. Never really understand why someone can't do without their 10/22 for a week........but that's just me.

 

[gaschiermeyer]

I just installed one this weekend and I like it. It took care of a little binding issue I was having with an older 10/22 I have. I can always move it to another one if I want down the road. I can have a go at looking at the old trigger group and maybe doing a cleaning/polish job on it.

 

[WAYNO]

I have used many after market trigger groups, all with good success. Although the BX trigger may not be as nice as my $200 Volquartsen or Kidd, or others, it is far better than any original equipment Ruger trigger. $60 is already a relative bargain, and this year they've been on sale for substantially less.

WAYNO.

 

[blume357]

The BX Triggers are pretty good and worth the money in that you get a whole trigger group for the price. The one thing I don't like is they have yet to fix the magazine lock function... but then that is not that hard to modify.

 

[Mobuck]

" Never really understand why someone can't do without their 10/22 for a week........but that's just me."

Depends on whether your 10-22 is a "play toy" or a "tool". If I didn't have a spare 22 rifle (or a suitable option), I wouldn't want to be w/o mine for a day let alone a week.
By the same token, I'd have some reservations about how I use a 10-22 that had a $200 option trigger that I likely wouldn't with a $60(or less) BX trigger.

 

[DeltaRose]

Another plug for Brimstone- less than fifty bucks with shipping for their basic tier three trigger (far better than the BX in my opinion) and a little more the eighty bucks for their tier two trigger which is just amazing. I have no experience with their tier one trigger. Check out their website before you decide. They have great videos that describe the difference between their tiers of work.

 

[gtxmonte]

" Never really understand why someone can't do without their 10/22 for a week........but that's just me."

Depends on whether your 10-22 is a "play toy" or a "tool". If I didn't have a spare 22 rifle (or a suitable option), I wouldn't want to be w/o mine for a day let alone a week.
By the same token, I'd have some reservations about how I use a 10-22 that had a $200 option trigger that I likely wouldn't with a $60(or less) BX trigger.

That's fine, that's your option. My only point here is defining the BX as "good". Because it is not a good trigger nor anywhere close. It's just "lighter" than the 8lb monstrosity that comes on these rifles. That's why I asked the OP if he wanted "light" or he wanted "good". There is a big difference. You just want less effort, sure the BX is fine, although the tier 3 Brimstone is both MUCH better and cheaper. It's 38 bucks and you get a nice 2 stage trigger with a 2-3lb pull and a super clean break. Something you will NOT get in a BX.

Now if you are like the above and absolutely can't do without your rifle, brimstone will sell you a trigger group for $50. That and the tier 3 $38 dollar job, has you in a trigger for $88 that will blow the BX away. All depends on what a shooter WANTS

 

[Chuckfish]

What is this "Brimstone" you speak of? Sounds to be a tad bit better than the "Ruger" BX .

 

[WAYNO]

What is this "Brimstone" you speak of? Sounds to be a tad bit better than the "Ruger" BX .

Brimstone. A gunsmith in Washington State that specializes (among other things) in trigger work on 10/22's. You can send them your trigger group for tuning, or you can buy the complete product. And you have levels of tuning you can buy, depending on how nice a trigger want, and how much you want to pay.

I've only owned one of their triggers, and I bought it second hand. Never knew what the level of work it received, but I assume it was minimal, as I never thought it was improved anywhere near my more expensive triggers, or even my BX triggers. They very much agree. From their literature...
...This is an outstanding entry level value. It will not give you the equivalent of a $300 Kidd trigger. But if you like your 10/22 as it is and you don't plan on turning it into a $1,000 custom benchrest rifle, then this is a great option. This is not a full tilt competition trigger...




https://www.brimstonegunsmithing.com/collections/ruger-10-22


WAYNO.

 

[Sin6Sec63451022]

Road trip!

 

[RUFFBIRD]

I also replaced the trigger group in one of my guns with a BX from Ruger & it breaks at 2-1/2 Lbs. I am completely satisfied & sure does help my shooting enjoyment. The rabbits & grouse run when they see it coming. :lol:

I will now have to install one in the other gun or it won't get used!

 

[CraigC]

Never really paid attention before but shopping for a new 10/22 build, I tallied it up. It takes $122 to make a 10/22 trigger what I want it to be. That includes Power Custom trigger, hammer, sear, bolt release and magazine release. I might get their full trigger group if the safety wasn't Garand-style. Otherwise, I'd go all the way with the two-stage KIDD.

That said, the $40 VQ hammer is a great cheap fix if that's all you need.