Is it worth it to Upgrade a Ruger 10/22 Trigger group ass.

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Hi
My son in law wants to upgrade his Ruger 10/22 trigger group. Is it worth it? If so, which one should we buy? Are they easy to do? Where would a person go to buy one of these?

Any help or info on this matter would be much appreciated.

Thanks Graydog
 
Kidd is awesome but it isnt cheap. Timney is second best imo and cheaper but isnt adjustable.
I have a timney for my 15-22. The difference is apples and oranges. Ive done diy trigger jobs on my savage; 10/22 and su22.
They may have the same pull weight but the timney doesnt have any creep. It just breaks. The others feel almost spungy now. The real question is how much does he shoot? If its not very much, save your money, buy him more ammo and do the trigger mod yourself.
A 1/2 an hour polishing parts and sanding down the hammer/sear does wonders.
 
i have done 4 or 5 myself. its easy. whet stones and some polishing compound do wonders. All of mine break cleanly between 1.5 and 3 lbs. Probably not as good as timney or kidd but it was also free. Or you can get a volquartsen hammer for around $45 and they are quite nice too.
 
I have purchased the Volquartsen TG2000 trigger assemblies for both my 10/22 and Magnum Research .22 Mag.

I can't say enough good about them!! They come in around $200 and worth every penny. 2lb trigger pull, very smooth and just awesome!!!


All it takes to change them out is pop out two pins... that's it!
 
I think it depends on what your son in law uses his 10/22 for:

If he is trying to get the most accuracy out of a custom target rifle, then yes it is worth it. I have a Kidd 2 stage in my bench rest rifle and love it.

If he just wants a nicer, smoother, lighter trigger on a plinking or hunting rifle, then I think a a little work on the stock trigger group is great. When I bought my DAR-22 I paid Dlask $65 to do the same type of trigger work as others have mention doing themselves, above. The trigger is lighter (2.5 lb +/-) and much smoother.
 
I went with a Kidd "Trigger Job" kit rather than the full trigger group replacement. I think it was a little over $100 and I am very happy with the results. It was simple to install, maybe 20-30 minutes from start to finish and there is a good video to help you along. It is only for the polymer housing and will not work in a metal housing. If you do go this route, make sure to verify that the safety works and adjust the bottom screw accordingly.

It improved my shooting and got thumbs up from other 10/22 shooters.
 
I have the Kidd two stage it is expensive but to me it is worth the price.

Prior to the Kidd I used the factory trigger group with the Volquartson hammer, I also polished the internal parts.. This mod made a huge improvement over the factory trigger weight. I believe this item sells for approx. $50.00. You may also want to consider doing the mod on the bolt release & adding a recoil buffer.

The Kidd trigger is a drop in item. The VQ hammer requires a little work but it is not difficult.
 
I have a timney drop in trigger and I have a stock trigger that has been modified I like the timney better. It greatly improved my offhand shooting. I think everyone would agree that the stock trigger is not acceptable so whichever way you go it will be an improvement. To answer your question yes it is worth it to upgrade the trigger.

I got the timney from mystic precission.
 
I had my trigger apart and I'm not interested in polishing and filing the sear and hammer. Is there any part I could buy , that do not need polishing? If so where? I only use the gun for plinking, but I don't like the 7 or 8 lb trigger it has now.
 
Brianma65 said:
I had my trigger apart and I'm not interested in polishing and filing the sear and hammer. Is there any part I could buy , that do not need polishing? If so where? I only use the gun for plinking, but I don't like the 7 or 8 lb trigger it has now.
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I bought polished parts from Brimstone Gunsmithing for my 15-22 (AR trigger) He can export parts up to $100 value to Canada. I think he offers 3 tiers of 10/22 trigger work.
 
google 10-22 trigger job not hard use a fine stone to take a little off the hammer where it contacts the sear. The video will show what to polish, worst case new hammer 20 bucks
 
Tom E Gun said:
I bought polished parts from Brimstone Gunsmithing for my 15-22 (AR trigger) He can export parts up to $100 value to Canada. I think he offers 3 tiers of 10/22 trigger work.
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I went with the tier 1 trigger job from Brimstone and haven't regretted it. The only thing is now when I shoot other rifles I'm usually disappointed.
 
unless he's benchshooting i wouldnt put out the money on a drop in trigger group.
spend the $100 and send it to Brimstone and get the Tier 1.

if you go drop in i run both the timney and the Kidd 2 stage and id recomend either.
Kidd IS the better one by far but both are a million times better then the stock, and the Kidd one is adjustable.
 
graydog said:
Hi
My son in law wants to upgrade his Ruger 10/22 trigger group. Is it worth it? If so, which one should we buy? Are they easy to do? Where would a person go to buy one of these?

Any help or info on this matter would be much appreciated.

Thanks Graydog
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I see your in the Okanogan so there is a couple of easy close choices . Full Timiny drop in from Mystic in Summerland, but pricey $260.Other is a trigger job by Del owner of Delselins for about $75 and he guarantee s your satisfaction. My son has the full Timiny seems nice but not $260 nice.
 
Brimstone tier 2. All the hard parts of the tier 1, just a little less fiddling around and its cheaper.

Great trigger. Very close to my tuned CZ452 Varmint. Very close
 
Hey Graydog - I put a Volquartsen hammer (only - did not change springs ect) and would say I saw a 50% improvement in the trigger - was affordable and easy to do - good bang for the buck.
 
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