Ruger 10/22 T

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As mentioned above I bought one of these last summer. It shoots jagged one hole groups at 50 yds with Eley ammo. I was completely amazed at how accurate this rifle is but was a bit disappointed in the factory trigger. Can these triggers be easily adjusted by a gunsmith or should I just buy an after market trigger. If so, what trigger do you recommend and where would I find one, cost, etc. Any other accurizing tricks or tips would be appreciated, however I am very happy with the accuracy already and don't forsee spending a ton of extra coin. Thanks.
 
Hello:

As another option, you may want to consider Hawk Tech Arms.

http://www.hawktecharms. com (Remove the blank space to get the link to work)

Have a look at the Volquartsen - VCL 10/22 Target Hammer. It will reduce the trigger pull down to the 2.5 - 2.75lbs. range. They also have free shipping to Canada.

Regards,

Chizzy
 
You can spend $30 to do a trigger job, or you can spend close to $300 (for a kdd).

There are several choices for triggers that I would look at. If your looking for a good cheap way to get a fairly light trigger (around the 2.5lbs range) the VQ hammer would be a good choice. Another choice would be Skeeters trigger kit (this is what I have on my 10/22). The triggger is around 1.8lbs, nice for allaround shooting.

Again, there is also a very expensive way to do things. The Kidd trigger is a very very nice trigger, that will get pull weight down to around the 6-8oz range. It comes with a cost though . At around $300 US it is very pricy.

One other option would be to modify the trigger you have now. This involves changing the angle of the "hook" on the hammer, by grinding the hammer until your are around the 3.9 Degree area I believe. Preatty hard to do if your not confident doing it. This is what I did with my 10/22, along with slight polishing, and the trigger is around the 2 pound range.
 
cz452shooter said:
You can spend $30 to do a trigger job, or you can spend close to $300 (for a kdd).

There are several choices for triggers that I would look at. If your looking for a good cheap way to get a fairly light trigger (around the 2.5lbs range) the VQ hammer would be a good choice. Another choice would be Skeeters trigger kit (this is what I have on my 10/22). The triggger is around 1.8lbs, nice for allaround shooting.

Again, there is also a very expensive way to do things. The Kidd trigger is a very very nice trigger, that will get pull weight down to around the 6-8oz range. It comes with a cost though . At around $300 US it is very pricy.

One other option would be to modify the trigger you have now. This involves changing the angle of the "hook" on the hammer, by grinding the hammer until your are around the 3.9 Degree area I believe. Preatty hard to do if your not confident doing it. This is what I did with my 10/22, along with slight polishing, and the trigger is around the 2 pound range.
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HeyCZ452 shooter, I was wondering about that Skeeters trigger kit, I thought I was familiar with a few of the triggers but had not heard of this one.
Where did you buy it and how much, what pieces come with it?
 
It was given to me but bought at Hawktech sports in the US. The kit came with the sear and the hammer, which gives me a trigger with no creep and a real nice pull weight. The kit cost about $65 I believe US.
 
cz452shooter said:
One other option would be to modify the trigger you have now. This involves changing the angle of the "hook" on the hammer, by grinding the hammer until your are around the 3.9 Degree area I believe. Preatty hard to do if your not confident doing it. This is what I did with my 10/22, along with slight polishing, and the trigger is around the 2 pound range.
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This is the way to go, for me anyway. I mean, you cannot possibly beat spending no money at all. I did similar "adjustment" on big bore rifle and mentioned it once on gunsmithing board here. Well dedicated gunsmiths recommended me to de-activate the gun as unsafe or even condemned this kind of work as illegal. So, I do this but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

Like you said - one should be confident in doing metal work and know exactly what he wants to achieve. Plus careful testing helps to minimize the risk of accidental discharge.
 
Or get the PC hammer and adjustable sear kit from Hawktech, and I believe they still ship to Canada for free.

I added this to kit my 10/22T and the trigger is about 2-2.5 lbs with a clean break and no creep. The kit has shims for the hammer if you need them, and hammer strut spring. I left the Ruger spring on the hammer strut.

While it wont improve the trigger, install a VQ extractor at the same time you have the action apart.
 
Not sure

about Power Custom Hammers. I have a VQ hammer. Radiused the bolt, JB weld trick with Marine Tex, Polished the snot out of the guts and bolt, used tiny washers to shim up the slop in the guts of the trigger and radiused the trigger return plunger along with polising the trigger shoe. Pull is down to 1.5lbs. I am sure if I flop the plunger around so the sping is against the trigger shoe it may drop a ounce or 2.

I had to work a Power Custom hammer for a fellow. It was just terrible. Not much better than a factory. Had to take the edge down that engages the sear and polish it up. Got it down to 2.5 lbs for him when I stopped. If I do a few more of my tricks I think it will get under 2 lbs.
 
I installed the PC target hammer and sear kit, not just a hammer. Perhaps their std. hammer needs more work?

I've done much the same internally to the trigger group as cycbb486, polished the guts, bolt, guide rod, radiused the plunger and installed an SSS guide spring.

Didn't take long to do, but it sure improved the smoothness of the action.
 
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