10/22 trigger job/assemblies

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Hey all,

I just got my first 10/22 and think is great. But I am finding that the trigger pull is pretty high and is effecting my groupings. Being new to guns I dont know alot about trigger jobs. But I have seen some trigger assemblies online. I have also seen people talking about filing things down and what not. However with my skill set filing things I want to stay way from. I would be confident in taking apart my assembly and changing parts. So for my question or questions.

Do I need a whole assembly to get a lower trigger weight? (I dont think I do)
Or are there just a couple of parts I can change in my gun? (Sear I think maybe?)
Lastly could someone maybe recomend a few places (websites or stores in lower mainland) that I could find these things. Some of the assemblies I saw online won't ship to Canada. I'm not sure if this is due to regulations and laws or just the website.

Thanks and as always sorry if I'm asking things that have been answered millions of times.
 
I found an excellent tutorial on Rimfirecentral.com on how to disassemble and polish the trigger. Took me several hours of polishing. Then I did unspeakable things to a mechanical pencil in order to get the spring to replace the factory trigger return spring (all the pens I tried had springs that were too large). I managed to smooth out and lighten the trigger considerably at next to no cost plus I had the satisfaction of doing it myself.

I have virtually no skills in gunsmithing or using tools but did a lot of research before I tried but was quite happy with the results. Worth giving it a try. If you screw up the factory parts are cheap and you can always get an aftermarket trigger later.
 
Part of the trigger weight issue with the 10/22 is the notch in the hammer where the sear engages, after market hammers have the notch a little lower down. Some of the modifications suggest changing the angle where the sear engages to reduce pull weight - careful on that one (for the cost of a couple beers the after market hammer keeps things simple).

One of the Volquartsen kits comes with a different main/hammer spring, potentially an issue if it breaks and you need a replacement.

I went with a Clark's kit (they stopped shipping to Canada June 1st) and trigger is better than any non-tuned rimfire in the collection. Volquartsen originated from Clark thus result likely similar. Some rumours that other vendors (other than Brownells) may stop shipping soon too as apart from export license issue there is now a permit issue.
 
another vote for rimfiresports.com.

I've ordered two VQ hammers, 3 VQ extractors and a 597 magazine from them in the last month or so. Great service, great products, free shipping to Canada.

Cheers
 
Start with replacing the hammer and possibly cutting a little off the coil spring on the plunger behind the trigger (not hammer). You can also polish the plunger to make it smoother. Hard to go wrong with that.
 
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