10/22 Upgrades

Try shooting it, a lot... The factory triggers are serviceable but far from great. A PC or VC drop in hammer makes a world of difference for little money.

TDC
 
Timney trigger is nice...much better than stock or any upgrades you could buy to add to the stock unit.

Good glass is another nice upgrade.
 
The perfect set of mods, leave you with no parts from Ruger... should of started with a Dlask receiver...
 
A KiDD 2 stage trigger...or whatever u can afford. There triggers kinda suck.and a custom heavy barrel. Unless u can get your hands on an older style receiver hoytcannon is right!
 
langbanger said:
Disagree, the kidd trigger kit is just as good or better for much less money
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How do you figure that the Kidd trigger kit is "just as good or better" than a full precision Kidd trigger group??? That is most definitely not so... I have used the Kidd kit a number of times and have had over a dozen full Kidd TG's... and the overall quality, fit & finish and performance is much better with the full TG unit... both the single and double stage.
 
I haven't used the Kidd trigger or group, but I will say that the trigger upgrades are never going to be quite as good as the full group upgrades. I went with Timney myself and love it. The factory group is plastic junk and will never have perfect tolerance. It will also wear so unless you want to change shims regularly and still probably have more flex than you'd like, get a group.

Barrel should be changed too. Bolt is a bonus but not really "needed" at least not right away. The stock bolt can be polished up real nice, chamfered at the back, and you're doing pretty good. Also clean up those magazine feed lips on any aftermarket mag too fix failures (cleaning and chamfering the bolt helps too as there is less resistance to rearward movement. I think going to a titanium charging handle might be helpful for weight on the moving assembly but not sure...can't go too light though either or you won't run high velocity ammo well. Get a buffer to they are cheap.

Stock receiver isn't really a big huge deal bit I'm getting a new one just because...I'm sure the factory one isn't bad especially when you clean out the inside and smooth it out.
 
A Kidd 2 stage trigger is expensive but I doubt you will find better. I just sold my 10/22 but I already miss the way that trigger felt. Definitely a quality piece of equipment.
 
I had a Kidd two stage and its a strait target trigger..its was light but after awhile just felt like lots of creep. 375$ buys alot of high end ammo.
 
hoytcanon said:
How do you figure that the Kidd trigger kit is "just as good or better" than a full precision Kidd trigger group??? That is most definitely not so... I have used the Kidd kit a number of times and have had over a dozen full Kidd TG's... and the overall quality, fit & finish and performance is much better with the full TG unit... both the single and double stage.
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:runaway:I was referring to jreid's post recommending the timney is better than any trigger kit. Missed adding the quote. I have not shot the Kidd trigger group, but based on their other products, Im Sure they are probably the best of the best. I was not as impressed with the timney as I was with the Kidd kit.
 
I've got the Timney and, to be honest, I'm very impressed. The bigger downside of it is that it's not adjustable like the Kidd. But the Kidd is also costing nearly double, and it is much harder to get ahold of one.

I'm more than happy with my Timney though. I may pull it apart and polish it just for kicks, but as it comes it really is a good trigger. Don't have any complaints with it at all.

I can't imagine that any trigger parts upgrade, be it Kidd power custom, home made sear mod, etc, would be as good as either trigger group (Timney or Kidd).

If you want something now and don't want to pay nearly 400 dollars, the Timney is a great option. Another option still is the parts upgrade, but just don't expect it to be as perfect as your buddy's trigger group. It is cheaper though ... there's a company out of the Vancouver area (not a sponsor on here, but they are great people, Berry is a super nice and knowledgeable guy) and they sell green mountain barrels at a decent price as well as power custom update parts. The cost of the trigger parts for a full upgrade was really very reasonable (don't remember the exact price, I ended up getting my barrel and ti charging handle from this guy, and got the Timney instead of power custom parts, Timney came from Jerry at mystic precision out of Summerland bc)...so it's an option but imo the trigger groups are the way to go, I think anyone who really can't stand the factory trigger will be annoyed with the parts upgrade after some time with it.
 
This is a pretty slippery slope you've started on. In time if you go far enough you'll end up with enough parts to build another Ruger. And when you look at your "Ruger 10/22" you'll realize that there's nothing left from the original.

Best to cut your loses now and just sell the Ruger and buy one of the all aftermarket fully done "Faux Rugers".... :D
 
BCRider said:
Best to cut your loses now and just sell the Ruger and buy one of the all aftermarket fully done "Faux Rugers".... :D
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I agree with you 100%. Just looking at the pile of spare parts that used to be my Ruger 10/22 makes me wish I had dropped the money on one of the pre-built beauties. But then I wouldn't have had the fun of adding parts one at a time and actually seeing just how much better they made the rifle.

That said, those Tactical Solutions ultralite models are pretty nice.
 
I'm going the other way with mine. it will be "lock stock and barrel" all Ruger. tweaked trigger and bolt with a few small parts changed out such as bolt buffer and sights.
 
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