what .22LR rifle has the best trigger out of box?

I think that like good scopes...once you have/use a great trigger, everything else feels pretty awful. lol With that said, I think the Savage Accutrigger is pretty decent. The one on my .223 (model 10) is better than any of the rimfire ones I've owned/tried...but only by a bit. Maybe luck. Anyhow, I consider them better than factory CZ 452 triggers, definitely better than any of the Marlins I've owned. I've yet to try any of the accutrigger knock-offs that are out there (Marlin "Pro-Fire", Ruger "marksman") but even though I've heard criticisms of the accutrigger...they mustn't be too bad if their competitors are copying them.

It's interesting that as your tastes evolve, things LIKE the trigger quality (or ability to change to something better) and scope considerations start governing rifle decisions before the purchase is even made. At least for me. The OP is excluding Anschutz, but I have to add that the nicest trigger I've ever owned/used is on the model 64 MP R (Anschutz trigger 5098) I picked-up early last fall. I'd like to think I've tried some nice ones, but nothing I've owned personally comes very close to this one. The Rifle Basix triggers I've put in 2 Marlin 917s have been very well worth the small investment. They really transform some rifles from decent, to very good. (or better)
 
If you're excluding only the match-grade rifles from Anschutz (which how it is stated by the OP), this leaves a number of Anschutzes that are labeled as "hunting rimfire" rifles (that's how they're referred to on the Nordic Marksman site)--with both the 54 action (1700 series) and 64 action (1400-1500s). The triggers on these non-match Annies are far superior to those on just about all other competing non-match rimfire rifles. With the 54-action models, the single-stage 5096D and two-stage 5109 triggers can be adjusted down to about 10 oz., and break cleanly with no creep. The 1400-series rifles based on the 64 action come with the excellent 5098 trigger than can be adjusted down to about 6 oz., again breaking like the proverbial glass-rod.
 
The kidd trigger for a 10/22... it comes in a box.
The savage accutrigger is pretty good. Can be made really good with 10 mins and a grinder or dremel.
My Cz452 was ok. A yodave kit made it exceptional.
 
I was once told to listen to advice when someone tells you to buy what they have, but heed the advice when they tell you not to buy what they have. Don't buy a CZ 512. The trigger on my 453 however, as the others have stated, is pretty good. Not 100% reliable in set mode unfortunately, but pretty good all the same.
Roy
 
Pick up a used Walther in the price bracket of an after tax CZ, you'll never find a better trigger for the price, plus will avoid all the downfalls of mass produced CZ barrels ;)
 
jarutski said:
Curious about the dremel to the accutrigger as well.
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I can’t post pictures ,but if you dissassemble an accutrigger, you can take out the trigger blade and grind away about 1/8. Where the trigger main springs rests on the back of the trigger piece. It essentially gives the you more room to adjust the accutrigger spring lower than factory specs. The trigger pull is then reduced. Best part is it still has room to be taken to factory pull weight.
*Disclaimer: I am not a gunsmith, individual results may vary*
I only attempted this as I found a great deal on a mark 2 and I have a parts rifle. If I find the link to the “how too” I will repost it
 
^^ rather than grind away on the trigger blade, you could just swap that accu-blade spring with one from a general "click" pen, they're usually very light and will reduce the blade pull to next to nothing.
 
Just to try and put things in perspective...does anyone here have a CZ453 AND a CZ527 with a set trigger? Reason I ask, I've never shot a 453 but have lots of CZ 452 and BRNO 2E experience. I also bought my first 527 in the fall of 2017, and it has the set trigger as well. IF the 453's set trigger in anything like the one on my 527, then an aftermarket trigger like the Rifle Basix one is WAY better than what CZ is, or was producing. I know that's not an "best trigger out of box" answer, but sometimes the only thing holding a decent rifle back IS it's trigger. If you can budget another $150 when you're buying your next 22, the shooting experience will change completely if a RB trigger is available for the model you're after.

Anyhow, the 453 trigger might be a gem...not sure, but there is no comparing an RB trigger to my 527's set trigger. The RB is way better.
 
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