10/22 BX trigger upgrade

I held off for a long time, as I didn't think the difference was likely to be all that great. Ended up getting on a Black Friday sale. I immidiately noticed a huge difference in the trigger press, and my resulting accuracy. I love mine and would recommend it over the stock trigger by a mile.
 
Anyone know if they use different material in the BX upgrade? Or is it the same parts just machined and polished to a higher standard?
 
I got to try a kid trigger on my friends rifle the other day and it is amazing feels like glass, but its so not cheap. I guess if you want that nice of a trigger you have to pay up for it
 
derekwilliams90 said:
I got to try a kid trigger on my friends rifle the other day and it is amazing feels like glass, but its so not cheap. I guess if you want that nice of a trigger you have to pay up for it
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Speed costs money…
How fast you NEED to go? :)
I’m a fan of a sweet trigger but there comes a point when it’s financially ridiculous.
 
its all money vs reward.
for the majority of people who shoot their 10/22's occasionally a BX is perfectly good and it a hell of a upgrade from the stock trigger pack.
if you shoot your 10/22 more than once a month you should look at getting something more.

if that is polishing up the trigger pack yourself or putting in some VQ parts.
or getting a Timney or a Kidd or sending it out to Brimstone or Dlask that is all up to the shooter and how much disposable income they have.

but the better the trigger the higher the price.
i have a dozen 10/22's and each of them have a different trigger in them.
so I can say with 100% certainty that the better the trigger the higher the price.

but for the money I tell the majority of people to get get a BX and that will be all they will ever need.
(and yes, the BX would come from the factory in all 10/22's)
and if they want more I tell them to polish their stock trigger pack, cheapest option.

if they want to spend money and actually get a decent trigger I think the Timney trigger pack is the best for the money.
and the Brimstone is a dream - but I do believe they have stopped or gone under.

i think I have a old video from years ago comparing trigger packs, ill post it if I can find it.
* never mind, I just looked at it on youtube and it does not have the BX or the brimstone on it.
 
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wayupnorth said:
its all money vs reward.
for the majority of people who shoot their 10/22's occasionally a BX is perfectly good and it a hell of a upgrade from the stock trigger pack.
if you shoot your 10/22 more than once a month you should look at getting something more.

if that is polishing up the trigger pack yourself or putting in some VQ parts.
or getting a Timney or a Kidd or sending it out to Brimstone or Dlask that is all up to the shooter and how much disposable income they have.

but the better the trigger the higher the price.
i have a dozen 10/22's and each of them have a different trigger in them.
so I can say with 100% certainty that the better the trigger the higher the price.

but for the money I tell the majority of people to get get a BX and that will be all they will ever need.
(and yes, the BX would come from the factory in all 10/22's)
and if they want more I tell them to polish their stock trigger pack, cheapest option.

if they want to spend money and actually get a decent trigger I think the Timney trigger pack is the best for the money.
and the Brimstone is a dream - but I do believe they have stopped or gone under.

i think I have a old video from years ago comparing trigger packs, ill post it if I can find it.
* never mind, I just looked at it on youtube and it does not have the BX or the brimstone on it.
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I dunno. If you learned how to shoot using a Cooey 39 or something similar with a heavy, long, draggy trigger (my Swede before I put a Timney in it, for example) and learned how to control the rifle with one of those, a trigger upgrade is 'cherries on top'. I shot thousands of gophers on the prairies and hundreds of rabbits and possums in NZ with factory draggy, sticky triggers on my factory 10/22... Focus on the sight picture. Keep the sight picture and follow through - keep the sights on the target after the shot breaks...
 
alpining said:
Haha, well, I'm not sure if Ruger won't do it because of the cost of changing the tooling, or for fear of offending their loyal Fudd customer base.
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I think they probably figure people enjoy the "customization" aspect of the 10/22 so much that they don't want to mess with it and disrupt the aftermarket and hands on do it your self people who get satisfaction from pimping their guns.
 
GimpyGolden said:
I got better results spending an hour working over a factory trigger than I saw with the BX I had.
Very little file on the hammer and then polish everything up and put in an MCarbo kit. Actually this came out nicer than my VQ kit trigger did.
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I agree, not much point in buying the BX trigger when you can spend some time with a fine stone to get better results with the stock one. It's not that hard to do, just have to be careful to not screw up any angles.
Kristian
 
DMS1 said:
The bx can be improved by stoning and polishing as well
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True, but it's the same basic parts from what I could tell. Granted my BX trigger group came with my target version 10/22, so maybe not the same as the one they sell as an upgrade, but it was significantly better than the regular 10/22 trigger group.
Kristian
 
turbo_bird said:
I agree, not much point in buying the BX trigger when you can spend some time with a fine stone to get better results with the stock one. It's not that hard to do, just have to be careful to not screw up any angles. ...
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I like to tinker, and I love doing this kind of work. But I have to add a caution to people considering trying this: Unless you know what you're doing, it's actually pretty easy to screw things up and produce an unsafe firearm.

There are some good (and many not-so-good) videos on the topic.
 
alpining said:
I like to tinker, and I love doing this kind of work. But I have to add a caution to people considering trying this: Unless you know what you're doing, it's actually pretty easy to screw things up and produce an unsafe firearm.

There are some good (and many not-so-good) videos on the topic.
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Yeah I have 0 experience with modifying parts so I’d rather not mess it up and do something unsafe, so a drop in trigger is more appealing
 
I was contemplating the BX trigger upgrade but picked up an MCARBO spring kit on EE.

Can't speak to the BX trigger quality but for the $20 I put into the spring kit made the spongy factory trigger significantly better with a nice crisp break point with a slight improvement on weight without polishing or anything.

I wasn't looking to lighten it up to any crazy amount, just wanted to improve the feel of the trigger. This is often a go-to rifle for the kids when we get out to the range or a friend's farm so I was not wanting anything extremely light.
 
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