Aluminum 10/22 trigger housing - upgrade options

[hermosabeach]

I went shooting this weekend and I pulled an old 10/22 out to shoot.

I really thought the trigger was broken as it's a very heavy pull.

So I was sleuthing around and looking at a variety of 10/22 trigger options

I saw that some are only for the polymer trigger groups.


I have an old 10/22 with an aluminum trigger housing.

What are the thoughts to upgrade the trigger to something with a clean 2 1/2 or so pound break?


It has a bull barrel and I am use to 2-4 pound triggers on my bolt guns and AR rifles.


A buddy has a new KIDD 10/22 and I was disappointed with his trigger.
Still a very heavy break.

[newbutold]

My old 10-22 with an aluminum trigger housing has a 7# pull. I replaced it with the Rugar polymer trigger group @ 2 1/2# pull. Works just fine.

[G-forceJunkie]

You can get a Ruger BX trigger group for like $90, 2.5-3#. Or go crazy with a high end aftermarket one for around $275.

[JTROKS]

If you’re up to tinkering try this: https://www.eabco.net/ruger-1022-ham...g_p_13376.html

Had a friend that bought this but couldn’t put it together. I ended up doing it for him and it’s a heck of a lot better than the factory trigger pull. I ended up polishing the contact points and used a little trigger grease I bought many decades ago, Lithium grease will work also. I also installed a trigger overtravel stop to make it matchy cool like.

There are also other kits like Power and Volquartsen. Don’t skip the washer install as they take the slop out producing a consistent pull.

[Toxic Shock]

When I was first starting out doing hobby gunsmithing I was building 10-22 clones. I machined my own receivers and even made my own barrels. I've modified at least half a dozen 1022 trigger groups for less creep & lighter trigger pull. This included both aluminum and polymer trigger groups. When the BX trigger came out I tried one. Not only do I not spend time reworking 10-22 triggers anymore, but I've even replaced some of the reworked triggers on a few of my rifles with BX triggers. They're a really good trigger at a fraction of the cost of other aftermarket options. I'd recommend the BX trigger.

[ar15barrels]

I went shooting this weekend and I pulled an old 10/22 out to shoot.

I really thought the trigger was broken as it's a very heavy pull.

So I was sleuthing around and looking at a variety of 10/22 trigger options

I saw that some are only for the polymer trigger groups.


I have an old 10/22 with an aluminum trigger housing.

What are the thoughts to upgrade the trigger to something with a clean 2 1/2 or so pound break?


It has a bull barrel and I am use to 2-4 pound triggers on my bolt guns and AR rifles.


A buddy has a new KIDD 10/22 and I was disappointed with his trigger.
Still a very heavy break.

Nothing beats my Kidd 2 stage trigger that I ordered setup with 8oz 1st stage and 8oz 2nd stage.
If your buddy had a kid with a heavy pull, it's probably because it was ordered that way or somebody mucked with it.

[newbie1234]

Keep the aluminum housing and do these.
(NOTE, DONT USE THE FILE, USE THE STONE AND DO A LITTLE BIT AT A TIME, pro tip: use the same stones on the 1911 trigger job+ dremel + polish tips+, Flitz polish compound).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3GBSe6d7iI

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPJVUefaSmY&t=96s

[RandyD]

I have Kidd triggers on three 10-22's, and all of them are excellent triggers. I also bought the trigger with the magazine release lever, and it makes changing magazines a lot quicker and easier.

[BigStiCK]

Nothing beats my Kidd 2 stage trigger that I ordered setup with 8oz 1st stage and 8oz 2nd stage.
If your buddy had a kid with a heavy pull, it's probably because it was ordered that way or somebody mucked with it.

^^^^THIS^^^^

Everything KIDD I've ever owned has been top notch.