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So I have a 10/22 that's well loved and used; this is my go to for gophers and plinking out at the farm. However I'd like to add some flash and pomp to the little guy.
Trigger group is the classic old metal style no changes done; I was thinking of putting in the bolt buffer update and maybe the extended mag release.

Stock is BC .920 synthetic stock
Barrel is BC .920
Something very similar to this set up here http://www.midwayusa.com/product/723143/butler-creek-target-rifle-stock-and-20-barrel-combo-ruger-10-22-920-diameter-1-in-16-twist-22-long-rifle-blue

I dont have a mountain of money to spend towards updates or improvements but am wondering what budget friendly updates the community might recommend. I know these guns can go up to thousands of dollars in investment and I'd prefer not to go that route.
 
Look on Ebay or wherever for a book called -The ultimate Ruger 10/22 manuel and users guide. There is endless upgrades in this book, lots costing nothing but time.
 
Wham-O said:
Rework the trigger group.
You'll learn lots in the process and be thankful you did when it's all done.
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Thanks Wham - what type of work do you recommend? lightening the trigger pull? replace springs, extractor, ejector, buffer, etc? I'm kind of afraid of opening the trigger housing and having something pop out at me.
 
There's lots you can do but at varying degrees of experience.
First...learn how to take apart your trigger group, clean everything and put it back together with confidence.
Once you have mastered that, you can start polishing some of the internals (hammer, disconnect, sear) or you can install an aftermarket trigger "kit".
You can then polish and radius the trigger plunger, the hammer strut, the mag release plunger, mod the bolt release, put in oversized pins and shims and drill and tap the trigger for an over-travel screw.
Just go slow and take everything apart in a somewhat confined space. Springs might fly and pins may fall out, but if your in close quarters you'll find them.
The one thing you'll certainly need before you start is a cheater pin for your trigger/disconnect. (you'll learn why ;) )
Here are some video's to follow.


 
Thanks again - Out of curiosity are these parts available easily in Canada or am I looking at shopping across the border? I've checked DLASK and MILARM but they dont list these parts on their sites. Any suggestions?

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Wham-O said:
There's lots you can do but at varying degrees of experience.
First...learn how to take apart your trigger group, clean everything and put it back together with confidence.
Once you have mastered that, you can start polishing some of the internals (hammer, disconnect, sear) or you can install an aftermarket trigger "kit".
You can then polish and radius the trigger plunger, the hammer strut, the mag release plunger, mod the bolt release, put in oversized pins and shims and drill and tap the trigger for an over-travel screw.
Just go slow and take everything apart in a somewhat confined space. Springs might fly and pins may fall out, but if your in close quarters you'll find them.
The one thing you'll certainly need before you start is a cheater pin for your trigger/disconnect. (you'll learn why ;) )
Here are some video's to follow.

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Bolt buffer and the auto bolt release is simply the easiest and cheapest mods. You can glue on a spent casing to the mag release. I really like the pws t3 mag release so bought it from brownells.
I've bought an axiom stock from amazon.ca $82 including shipping/taxes! 1.2lbs
The best upgrade other than the bolt release and buffer is getting a tactical solutions barrel.
Wow it's light and groups better than the factory barrel.
Trs-25 rds is another great red dot for our guns!
Hope you have fun!
 
I bought some volquartsen parts for my 10/22 from milarm. They don't list them on the site though, send them an email or give them a call.
 
One good hint is to get a large ziplock or other plastic bag and do all your trigger group assembly/disassembly with your hands and the parts in the bag that way if a spring flies it's still in the bag. Do the auto bolt release mod on your own bolt release, very easy, just go slow. It's very easy to take metal off, it's a lot harder to put it back:) PM me your email and I'll send you some good files on doing a really nice trigger job using stock parts other than the plunger which I just get rid of using the bobby pin mod from RFC. You can then use the plunger hole in the trigger guard for an overtravel screw. The only part I would by for one of these is the bolt buffers and as they are so cheap that really makes the trigger upgrades almost free, just what you were looking for.
Kim
 
Buy a Kidd trigger kit, its well worth it, the best was to shrink your groups. I wouldn't start taking metal off trigger parts if you don't know how the trigger comes apart in the first place.
 
It has been recommended to me that I give a try for
1) Match target Hammer / Sear combo
2) new extractor
3) bolt tune up kit with new firing pin

Seems reasonable for around $200 ..... that's almost the cost of a new rifle (but then again those updates basically give me a new lease on the one I currently have) and this would be before any "toys"
 
So i've opted for the following and am wondering if there are any additional inputs that someone might recommend? parts are VQ.
Hammer bushings, Hammer spring (reduced trigger pull), and Exact Extractor.

Not sure if I'm in need of a new trigger/hammer or what other parts I would be looking at.
 
Some tips...

1) You can do your own auto bolt release

2) I found that either getting a new hammer or working your own had the biggest impact on my trigger pull.. Did the polishing from the sticky and stoned the hammer (you REALLY gotta know what you're doing if you wanna stone it, but the polish is easy enough) which reduced the creep and brought it down from 5.25lbs to 2.75lbs

3) PM me if you want a new bolt buffer.. I may have a spare piece of 1/4" delrin rod lying around, no charge if I can dig it up

4) I probably will get the bolt tuneup kit sometime soon
 
TRaTSeRiF said:
Some tips...

1) You can do your own auto bolt release

2) I found that either getting a new hammer or working your own had the biggest impact on my trigger pull.. Did the polishing from the sticky and stoned the hammer (you REALLY gotta know what you're doing if you wanna stone it, but the polish is easy enough) which reduced the creep and brought it down from 5.25lbs to 2.75lbs

3) PM me if you want a new bolt buffer.. I may have a spare piece of 1/4" delrin rod lying around, no charge if I can dig it up

4) I probably will get the bolt tuneup kit sometime soon
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I think you need polyurethane and not delrin for a bolt buffer, delrin may be too hard to work properly. Before you buy the bolt tuneup kit do a radius job to the back of the bolt, you will be amazed at the improvement in cycling and reliability.
 
Thanks everyone for your input. I will do the work-ups as mentioned and apply the additional parts as needed. I'm pretty excited about doing the upgrades.
I've fiddled around on the trigger group so I'm comfortable with pulling it apart and putting it back together; while not speedy it still gets done.

I'll post some pictures if I think about it during the process and maybe some words.

Thanks again.
 
elimsprint said:
I think you need polyurethane and not delrin for a bolt buffer, delrin may be too hard to work properly. Before you buy the bolt tuneup kit do a radius job to the back of the bolt, you will be amazed at the improvement in cycling and reliability.
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Thanks for the tips.. I heard somewhere that in addition to MoBuff, others like Tufferbuffer and VQ are also made of delrin.. That's why I went with that route. I'll most likely do the bolt before the new stock (the only missing element) arrives.
 
I have 3 new tuffer buffers sitting in front of me and I am sure they are polyurethane as I have never seen clear blue soft delrin. That said I just looked up the MoBuff and they are delrin. I thought delrin would be too hard to work as good as the poly ones do but what do I know. I see at the VQ website theirs are polyurethane also. I noticed one that is a viton wrapped steel core, that's new.
 
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elimsprint said:
I have 3 new tuffer buffers sitting in front of me and I am sure they are polyurethane as I have never seen clear blue soft delrin. That said I just looked up the MoBuff and they are delrin. I thought delrin would be too hard to work as good as the poly ones do but what do I know. I see at the VQ website theirs are polyurethane also. I noticed one that is a viton wrapped steel core, that's new.
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I'll report on how mine works out... If it wasn't so cheap, I wouldn't have bothered with this one.. Not shooting suppressed, don't think it prevents any mechanical failures and not too worried about the recoil of the mighty 2-2 :D
 
I love my buffers, I used to use a 1/4" nylon bolt before the commercial ones were even available. The nylon bolts wore out fairly quickly though. They get rid of that annoying, at least to me, clanking noise from the bolt hitting the stock steel pin. I also feel it makes the bolt work a little smoother though that is just a subjective feeling I have, I have no proof whatsoever.
 
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