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Post by HighCotton on Feb 28, 2019 18:41:36 GMT -5
Got a little time tonight so I'm diving in on the Ruger 10/22 Target with the hammer forged bull barrel. I picked up one of the BX triggers so I'm wanting to see if I like the trigger pull. First, I'll take the new BX trigger apart to modify the auto bolt release. Clean and polish with some Flitz polishing paste and see how she turns out!
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 1, 2019 7:35:50 GMT -5
After cleaning and then working on the hammer and sear with the Flitz, I put her all back together. Five slow pulls with the scale and it looks like she is dead on 2 lbs! Feels smooth as glass! Now I need to get her on the range and see how she shoots!
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Post by esshup on Mar 1, 2019 7:57:24 GMT -5
Can you also adjust the over travel to a minimum on that trigger?
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 1, 2019 8:15:08 GMT -5
Can you also adjust the over travel to a minimum on that trigger? I'm not sure esshup. I will have to research that. If you or anyone else on here knows the answer to that I am open to the input.
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Post by esshup on Mar 1, 2019 9:37:01 GMT -5
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Post by saltydog on Mar 4, 2019 8:57:03 GMT -5
Highcotton....... what Bolt and spring is in your rifle ? What ammo does the best ?
That BX trigger sure is nice, I have one in one of my 10/22. It will interesting to see the longevity of one.
I have not had mine apart, what are the parts like on the inside ? Is it all plastic innards ?
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 4, 2019 12:00:32 GMT -5
Highcotton....... what Bolt and spring is in your rifle ? What ammo does the best ? That BX trigger sure is nice, I have one in one of my 10/22. It will interesting to see the longevity of one. I have not had mine apart, what are the parts like on the inside ? Is it all plastic innards ? So, before the modifications, the rifle seems to like a few different flavors of CCI the best. I'll make some notes on that once I get it to the range. The bolt and spring arte whetever came with the BX trigger. Mostly metal, it looks to me. Here is the mod I did on the auto bolt release: Basically, filing down the tip to give give it a smooth release without having to fidget with the "lock blade!"
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 4, 2019 12:10:25 GMT -5
From what I've read so far, the BX does not allow for overtravel adjustment. I've seen a few videos where guys have done their own mods with a simple drill, tap and set screw. Then I read a few more suggestions that it is not recommended to modify the BX trigger for overtravel. For now, I'll leave it be until I gather more bona fide data. Reality is, I am not the best sharp shooter anyway. So. it probably wouldn't matter much to me. But, if you find any new info, I'm definitely open to ideas!
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Post by saltydog on Mar 4, 2019 14:11:15 GMT -5
Did you check the trigger weight before your mods ?
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Post by esshup on Mar 4, 2019 14:26:28 GMT -5
From what I've read so far, the BX does not allow for overtravel adjustment. I've seen a few videos where guys have done their own mods with a simple drill, tap and set screw. Then I read a few more suggestions that it is not recommended to modify the BX trigger for overtravel. For now, I'll leave it be until I gather more bona fide data. Reality is, I am not the best sharp shooter anyway. So. it probably wouldn't matter much to me. But, if you find any new info, I'm definitely open to ideas! I would love to hear the reasoning why it isn't a good idea to modify the trigger for overtravel. I've done it to a couple stock 10/22 triggers with no ill effects.
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 4, 2019 19:26:54 GMT -5
Did you check the trigger weight before your mods ? I did and it broke consistently at 2 lbs, 4 oz. So, obviously that is not such an improvement. It’s just really smoothed out.
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 4, 2019 19:32:11 GMT -5
From what I've read so far, the BX does not allow for overtravel adjustment. I've seen a few videos where guys have done their own mods with a simple drill, tap and set screw. Then I read a few more suggestions that it is not recommended to modify the BX trigger for overtravel. For now, I'll leave it be until I gather more bona fide data. Reality is, I am not the best sharp shooter anyway. So. it probably wouldn't matter much to me. But, if you find any new info, I'm definitely open to ideas! I would love to hear the reasoning why it isn't a good idea to modify the trigger for overtravel. I've done it to a couple stock 10/22 triggers with no ill effects. Then I’d say you know best esshup! Did you do the drill, tap and install your own set screw? Or was one already in place for adjustment?
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Post by esshup on Mar 5, 2019 0:10:02 GMT -5
I would love to hear the reasoning why it isn't a good idea to modify the trigger for overtravel. I've done it to a couple stock 10/22 triggers with no ill effects. Then I’d say you know best esshup! Did you do the drill, tap and install your own set screw? Or was one already in place for adjustment? I did the drill/tap/install all myself. You can have the set screw sticking out too far and that will mess things up, but you adjust it down so the overtravel is minimal and it works fine. Small set screw, either a #4 or #6. Once it was to my liking I used green loctite that is made for use on pre-assembeled parts. It wicks down into the threads and is service removable like Blue is.
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Post by Russ Koon on Mar 5, 2019 13:09:52 GMT -5
hcg, re; the ammo accuracy... I was really amazed at how well my 1022T did with some Remington sub-sonic LRHP's.
I bought a couple hundred back when it was getting really hard to find any .22 HP's a few years ago. Didn't expect a lot from them, as Remington had been the first brand I'd sworn off of a couple generations before when I had done some accuracy testing and liked CCI best in everything I had at the time. Remington ammo seemed inconsistent on either loading or powder potency back then, with an audible difference from shot to shot within the same batch being a frequent occurrence.
But some is better than none, so I tried them, and went out to the range at our club to give them a good test with my most accurate rifle off the bench. I like to sight in for a 35 yard zero for squirrel hunting, and adjusted the sights for that range with the sub-sonic LRHP's.
I'm not quite as rock solid in my seventies as I used to be, but I can still do OK off the bench if I take my time between shots. Had a couple of five-shot groups that were very close, but were marred by one or two that I was pretty sure was just the old trigger-man, not the rifle or the ammo, then put a good string together and got one not-very-ragged hole! Best group I ever got with any gun.
Took that ammo and tried it in my Marlin, and it did very well in it as well, though not as well in the aging lever gun as in the Ruger. Went squirrel hunting with it to see how effective it was in getting clean kills, and I was very satisfied. Didn't get the opportunity to test it on a lot of squirrels, but it seemed to have just the right amount of speed to get the hollow point to mushroom without causing excessive meat damage, and was almost as quiet as a short in my Marlin.
Often wondered how my Ruger would do with a trigger job, and also about overtravel limits, which I felt would probably be helpful, but I think the thing I need most now if I'm ever going to take the Ruger to the squirrel woods is a gun-bearer!
That thing is a shooter for sure, but it could use some wheels!
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Post by omegahunter on Mar 6, 2019 9:32:27 GMT -5
I have used the Rem Subsonics for years. Right after I decided that the RWS Subsonics were too rich for squirrel blood! Although I will admit that I have only had luck getting them to shoot well out of my bolt guns. The lever action Browning uses bulk Winchester copperplated HP, and the 10/22 will only shoot the CCI Minimag HP well. When hunting with the Subsonics I really like how the pop of the bullet on a squirrel head sounds louder than the rifle report. Several years back I swore off the Remington Golden Bullets because I had always used them in a Colt New Frontier (that I no longer own) and got a whole box of them that were well dispersed with low powered loads. One bullet even bounced back off the plywood target backer. That was the last Golden Bullet I ever fired.
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Post by HighCotton on Mar 14, 2019 10:08:38 GMT -5
I had a chance to shoot the Ruger Target for the first time after installing the BX trigger at Shoot Point Blank in Greenwood. Unfortunately, the place is not fit to use a good gun rest so I'll have to wait another day to real dial in the rifle on my Caldwell Stinger rest. These were shots with me sitting on a stool, elbow on the bench holding the fore end, and tucked in as solid as I could. 25 yards, shooting CCI AR Tactical, 40 grain. The trigger is smooth as glass. I shot the center first and then made adjustments as indicated on the subsequent 4 groups. Love everything about the way the gun shoots. Hopefully in the near future I can get her on a good shooting rest, play with some different ammo and see what the rifle will really do!
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