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Last week I got myself a new BX trigger for my Ruger 10/22. I installed it, but haven't had an opportunity to try it yet. It will be interesting to see if it makes a difference.

Stock 10/22 triggers tend to leave a bit to be desired, though the one I replaced has seen LOTS of use, to the point where it's really not all that bad. The BX trigger from Ruger is reasonably priced. In think I found mine on sale for $53 and paid about $9 for shipping. We shall see. There are many excellent after-market triggers available for the 10/22, but the problem is that most of them cost more than a new 10/22 rifle. For the kind of shooting I do, I'm not going to spend $200 or more on a trigger for a $200 gun.

Hopefully I can get to the range Wednesday.

Looking forward to seeing what you think of it. There seem to be a lot of different opinions on the BX. There are also some who I refer to as trigger snobs who swear that if it isn't their preferred trigger it is crap.
Hope it works well for you. And the price certainly was right.

I would call the BX trigger a so-so trigger. Brimstone does a better job modifying the stock trigger for about the same price. Of all the custom 10/22 triggers I have the BX is at the bottom of the list. But its also at the bottom of the price list.

Well, I got to the range today to try my new trigger. Unfortunately, I forgot to check on my ammo situation, and only had 40 rounds with me. Still, that was plenty enough to confirm that the BX trigger is a substantial improvement over the stock 10/22 trigger. For what I paid for the BX I'm happy.

Glad to hear that, ditto.

A "good" trigger is like a "good" deal. If you think it is "good", then it is, regardless of what anyone else thinks about it.

Glad you like the new trigger.
I didn't know that my 10/22 trigger was bad till I started reading numerous comments about how bad other people thought it was. In reality it probably wasn't as bad as most of the ranters seemed to think. But I did start paying more attention to the trigger and found that it was stiff and there was a definite catch before the break. And when it broke I could see the front sight move just slightly.
So I became obsessed with making this bargain priced fun to shoot plinker into a small hole punching target gun. I tried the home remedy polish and tweak trigger jobs. The trigger did improve but still had that catch before the break and slight bobble of the gun. So I opted for the Brimstone Gunsmithing Tier 2 job and had them add a bolt release, sexy silver bolt handle, and Rimfire Tech pull magazine release. Adding about $120 to the investment of a basic $219 plinker.
One of the things I love about the 10/22 is the unending list of aftermarket goodies. You can tweak the basic carbine into whatever you want it to be.

Oh no... I'm not gonna start down that slippery slope!

ditto1958 wrote:Oh no... I'm not gonna start down that slippery slope!

What, you don't want to take a $200 rifle and hang $800 worth of stuff on it?

I have over a thousand bucks into several of my $300 Henry. I've done all my trigger work myself but adding scopes, custom large loops and buttstock wraps adds up.

White Squirrel wrote:

ditto1958 wrote:Oh no... I'm not gonna start down that slippery slope!

What, you don't want to take a $200 rifle and hang $800 worth of stuff on it?

Well... it is a terribly slippery slope. I think more like $2,000 is fairly common for guys who can't leave their 10/22's alone.

If I ever do make a custom 10/22, it will likely be a "stealth" build. I would find a walnut sporter stock with good wood, refinish it, and then upgrade everything with parts that are not obviously non-stock.