Is The BX Trigger Worth It?

[CB900F]

Fella's;

Now that the thing's been out on the market for a bit, I'm wondering what people think of Ruger's BX drop-in trigger group for the 10/22. How does it compare to the other options out there? I'm going to presume that there's no way it can outshine a specialty house made trigger group such as a Kidd or Volquartson, but how does it compare say to the Volquartson parts kit results? Doesn't Timney now offer a drop-in? But last I knew the Timney was about 30 bucks more expensive. Worth it or not?

Another question being, since Ruger hasn't been at all afraid to raise the price of a 10/22, why not just make it a running change in the gun & have done with it? Sure, the price of the gun would go up, but it shouldn't go up as much as the accessory trigger itself. A likely, at least to my mind, result would be the current 10/22 selling for $259.00 instead of $219.00. Would you buy the improved result at that price?

900F

 

[bfoosh006]

My biggest compliant about it is the polymer housing...

If your 10/22 has a cast housing... then I would go with a known quality trigger upgrade set.

If your 10/22 has a polymer trigger group already, then the BX is a decent priced upgrade.

But, I have much more confidence in a cast housing holding up in the long run, then a polymer one.


Bottom line for me.. you get what you pay for, and buy once, cry once.

Anyway... read these reviews from Midway USA's page... again I would think about the longevity of the polymer housing. But in general people love it.

http://www.midwayusa.com/product/534496/ruger-bx-trigger-guard-assembly-ruger-10-22-25-30-lb-polymer-black?cm_vc=ProductFinding#ReviewHeader

 

[Fishbed77]

But, I have much more confidence in a cast housing holding up in the long run, then a polymer one.

Nope.

Ruger's testing has indeed shown the polymer housing to be more durable than the cast one:

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-1022.htm

 

[rule303]

It is about equal to doing a VQ hammer and sear. Not to the same level as some of the drop in $200 units, but much better than factory. Not bad for someone who isn't comfortable replacing the individual parts and doing some polishing.
BTW, I have done many, many 10/22 trigger jobs. The polymer housing is superior in every way to the old aluminum one.

 

[handloader357]

I think they're hit and miss. I read about people loving them and hating them...

That said, As luck would have it, last time at Cabela's they had 2 on the shelf. The retail packaging is pretty cool as they have cut outs to cock the hammer and to pull the trigger. There were night and day differences between the 2 on the shelf. One was great and the other was barely better than the terrible trigger my carbine came with.

A few weeks later I got to play with a 10/22 charger in a shop and it was almost as good as the BX I grabbed at Cabela's. Guess my original carbine trigger was one of the worst ones made.

 

[joneb]

The BX trigger group worked for me, there were four on the shelf at the LGS so I picked the one I liked.
Many years ago I installed a hammer and spring kit in my 10/22, it reduced the trigger pull but made the gun finicky with ammo. The BX trigger has the same pull as the last upgrade, but the gun will shoot any ammo now

 

[dvdcrr]

Why couldnt Ruger make it standard. Shouldnt a rifle come to you with a good trigger out of the box? Why intentionally sell a rifle with a 6lb trigger when you can do 3.5 for your customer. What happens to all those take off fcg? End up in a landfill 40 years from now? Kind of wasteful really.

 

[Crowcifier666]

They build another 10/22 with it

 

[Cloud]

Another option is send your old trigger to www.brimstonegunsmithing.com .

I sent one in for the tier 3. (About $35.00) . I'm getting ready to send another one in.

 

[herrwalther]

Why couldnt Ruger make it standard. Shouldnt a rifle come to you with a good trigger out of the box? Why intentionally sell a rifle with a 6lb trigger when you can do 3.5 for your customer. What happens to all those take off fcg? End up in a landfill 40 years from now? Kind of wasteful really.

I must be the oddball out but I don't think the stock 10/22 trigger is bad. Certainly not a target trigger by any means. Mine breaks consistently at 5.5 to 6 pounds, no take up and doesn't feel squishy like other bad rifle triggers I have owned. I don't see any reason to upgrade to the BX trigger personally. 5 and half pounds is suited for dispatching rodents on the property.

 

[greyling22]

Another option is send your old trigger to www.brimstonegunsmithing.com .

I sent one in for the tier 3. (About $35.00) . I'm getting ready to send another one in.

that's what I would do if I was uncomfortable with doing my own work.

 

[CraigC]

Shouldnt a rifle come to you with a good trigger out of the box?

Haven't you been paying attention? Virtually no rifles on the market come with a good trigger due to liability. Don't blame Ruger, blame your fellow shooters who did something dumb and sued a manufacturer for it.

 

[bfoosh006]

Ruger's testing has indeed shown the polymer housing to be more durable than the cast one:

No offense... but says who ?

Magpuls PMag's crack at the feed lips.

Glocks frames do crack


I guess I am just saying I haven't heard of problems with the aluminum trigger housings Ruger used use. Hence I am more comfortable with a aluminum trigger housing.

 

[Hookeye]

IIRC the problem wasn't with the durability, it was tolerances.
They worked, but had to be paired with other parts based on variances.

Polymer either stopped or greatly reduced that process.

 

[Hookeye]

BTW, I am OK with just dropping in a Clark Trigger kit and leaving it.
Not the greatest, not the most expensive, but makes a 10/22 tolerable.

Put one in my 1st gen Charger.........factory trigger was horrible.
Put another in a rifle, and one in a bud's DSP.

They work.

 

[Fishbed77]

No offense... but says who ?

Ruger. Please refer to the drop tests (with photos) in the link I previously posted.

Magpuls PMag's crack at the feed lips.

Glocks frames do crack

And I've seen frame or receiver cracks in M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, Colt Pythons, 1911s, SIG pistols, and AR-15s. What's your point?

Empirical testing (not flawed preconceptions or irrelevant comparisons) has shown the polymer 10/22 trigger housing to be stronger than the older cast aluminum design.



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