Trigger on Ruger 10/22

[r.fallon]

Hi guy can any one tell me how to lighten the trigger on the ruger 10/22? Is it just a matter of polishing the seer or the notch in the hammer where the seer engages? thanks RF

 

[Grizzlypeg]

You can alter the original hammer (?) notch fairly easily if you are patient and good with following instructions and watch what you are doing. On rimfirecentral there is a description of how to do it using a vice and a drill bit to allow only the right amount of material to be removed at the right angle. It works. There is a description in the sticky's above showing other good 10/22 mods like the auto bolt release and the jb weld trick. You can also buy a valquartson or pc custom hammer for inexpensive and swap it out and get the lighter trigger that way as well.

 

[Nonus]

I tried the stoning of the hammer with a vice. I couldn't get the thing set up correctly like in the how to. I guess it is just the crappy tire vice I got.

However I used my Lansky sharpening kit to stone it by hand. Just go slow and check it often. It will take a while to get the metal off but it can be done easily. I took a stock trigger that was horrible and made it fairly light in the matter of 30 minutes or so. I whacked the hell out of the trigger assembly and it did not fire so all is good.