BX Your Ruger
I don't know how many times I have been asked to tune up a trigger on a Ruger 10/22 by customers. I know it's a lot. Usually, they ask me to get them a Volquartsen trigger or just ask me to polish out the factory trigger. No don't get me wrong here, I love Volquartsen trigger systems, However at $260 it's a proposition that most guys just shooting squirrels or rabbits really don't want to do. I don't blame them either.
I was recently at a National competition shoot where Ruger had a small booth displaying the latest and greatest. Since it was a big shoot, they were giving away all kinds of swag. One of the things they were giving away was your choice of a New BX trigger group for the AR-15 or a 10/22. I tried both but since I had already purchased a Timney trigger group for my AR-15 I elected to go with the 10/22 trigger. My 10/22 is quite a bit older and I have never really done anything to it other than enjoying years of squirrel hunting and plinking. Before I switched out the trigger group, I used my trigger pull scale on it. It was a consistent 5-6 lbs. I never really paid that much attention to it. It had a slightly rough break and was a little gritty. So it was time to switch it out. The BX trigger claimed to have a smoother and lighter break right out of the box. It took me a few minutes to swap the trigger group, Remove the stock screw and the forend clamp and put the action out. Remove the 2 retaining pins for the trigger group and out it dropped. Installing the BX trigger was just as easy. First,
remove the plastic guard that is included and put it into place. Replace the trigger group pins and re-assemble the gun. I was then time to try out the trigger in the gun. I first scaled the trigger, 2.5-3 lbs consistently. It was clean, very smooth and consistent. As I don't like to dry fire rimfire guns much, I took it out and loaded up for some fun. It surprised me how clean the break was, but also that the reset was very positive. You could hear it and feel it, the pre-travel was minimal from reset and I couldn't feel any slack at all.
Now I shoot a lot of guns and tune triggers constantly for customer's, this was one that really got my attention. A factory replacement that feels like a match trigger. Now here is the best part, yes I got mine for just being present at a shoot, not everyone can do that. I am sure that was just a trial to see what people thought of them before they were released onto the market. These triggers are readily available at Brownells for $75. With an MSRP of $89.99. You really can't beat that if all you are going to do is hunting and plinking. I would even think of using this as a competition trigger if I wanted too. Overall the Ruger BX trigger system is a good, reliable and enjoyable option if you don't want to spend a lot and still want a match grade trigger group. So there you have it Straight from the gunsmith's mouth
