Does anyone have any experience with the Ruger drop in BX22 trigger, is it worth it and is it much better than the stock trigger, so are the more spendy options that much better?

Thanks,

I'm kicking around the idea of building a 10/22 takedown.

The research I've looked at on the Internet, the BX trigger is pretty good for a $80(+/-) trigger.
Yeah, Timney and Volquartsen are the top of the line, but expensive. You start with one of those, next thing you know, you're playing around with a $1200 .22 caliber rifle.

Every thing I've been reading regarding the BX triggers, a little YouTube, some super fine Emory cloth/sand paper or a really good stone, and you can smooth out whatever rough spots and put it back together.

It's the way I'm going when I decide to build mine.

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Originally posted by archerman:Thanks,

Does anyone have any experience with the Ruger drop in BX22 trigger? yes.

is it worth it? yes

and is it much better than the stock trigger? yes

so are the more spendy options that much better? no experience, no opinion.

You could likely achieve the same improvement over the stock trigger by installing a Volquartsen hammer. About $40.

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Originally posted by Chris Orndorff:
You could likely achieve the same improvement over the stock trigger by installing a Volquartsen hammer. About $40.

Did this on mine. And since you are taking your trigger apart, good time to install the auto bolt release and an extended mag release. Did these for less than the cost of the BX Trigger, and IMHO the trigger is better than the Ruger one.

I've installed several of these on my 10/22's. Its definitely an upgrade from stock and I think worth the money. But I haven't screwed around with the available parts from other specialists in the 10/22. This is simple plug and play and move on.

I built up 3 10/22's this spring and summer. One got a BX trigger, one (with a Kidd barrel and bolt) got a Timney drop-in trigger.
I definitely prefer the feel of the Timney and think it was worth the extra hundred over the BX.

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Originally posted by archerman:
Does anyone have any experience with the Ruger drop in BX22 trigger

Yes, simple and quick drop-in. No worry about alignment issues

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...is it worth it and is it much better than the stock trigger

Much better and worth more than the time you'd put in if you disassembled the action and smoothed the parts yourself

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...so are the more spendy options that much better?

Of the more expensive parts, I only have experience with Volquartsen.

The feel of the Volquartsen trigger is better. I don't think it is twice as nice, but it is nicer.

It depends on your intended use.
If you want a 10/22 with a very nice trigger for general use, I think the BX is the best value. If I was looking at setting up a 10/22 for casual competition, I'd look seriously at an aftermarket trigger. A nice balance would be an upgraded barrel paired with the BX. A Volquartsen trigger would almost be wasted on a 10/22 with a factory barrel

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Originally posted by IrishWind:
And since you are taking your trigger apart, good time to install the auto bolt release and an extended mag release.

This should be a given. These make the whole 10/22 experience much more enjoyable

I just put a Volquartsen barrel and a BX trigger on my 10/22. Haven't shot it yet, but I know the trigger feels a lot better than the stock one from dry firing. For the money you seem to get decent enough quality (I chose it because it was under $100, as opposed to the competition, which all cost as much or more than the barrel).

How does it stack up against Volquartsen, et al? No idea. This is my only 10/22, and my only experience with an aftermarket 10/22 trigger.

With the BX install my 10/22 went from a crunchy 7.5 pounds to a fairly crisp 4.5, Worth it? I say yes.