Hi all, I have owned a few ruger M77's and now a T10/22. I found them to be reasonable acurate and handy rifles but I have one major complaint. The triggers. For me a nice light, crisp trigger makes a good gun but the Rugers have truly brutal triggers. I heard that they were coerced into manufacturing their rifles with such heavy and apparently non adjustable triggers for legal reasons. Fair enough, but why doesn't every other gun maker have to make rifles with shitty triggers that can't even be improved?
Can anyone here enlighten me on this and tell me if there is anything you can do other than buy a new assembly?

Do a search here, there's a link to a site that will tell you how to do an adjustment of the Ruger trigger. Or just buy a Timney. - Dan

To do a good job on a Ruger MKII requires some welding and drilling and tapping and installation of a screw for overtravel adjustment. The installation of a sear engagement screw is also a plus. The work is expensive but the Ruger trigger can be made into a good,safe, 2 3/4 lb trigger. Regards, Bill.

The easiest way is to replace it with a Timney trigger.

However, a good guns smith can follow the instructions found below. All the is required is a little filing, then polishing of the original trigger assembly. This trigger work is the best for the Ruger M77 MKII trigger, but only a gun smith who knows how or who can exactly follow the instructions should be allowed to accomplish the work. Once you modify the trigger the warranty is over, and you assume responsibilities or liabilities.

www.centerfirecentral.com/77trigger.html

I tried the link to the site, and for some reason it didn't work. Maybe the web site is down. That URL is the best one, because it has detailed instructions on the work, and includes dimensional drawings that are easy to follow.

Some other instructions (without drawings) can be found in the Interned under "Ruger Model 77 trigger."

[ 12-03-2002, 09:14: Message edited by: Ray, Alaska ]

RUGER TRIGGERS SUCK!!! Replace it with a Timney or find a GOOD 'smith that knows how to make them more user friendly.

Instead of buying a rifle that needs a new trigger, how about buying a rifle that doesn't require a new trigger to begin with? As long as we the shooting public are willing to put up with companies requiring us to accept a 6 pound trigger they will continue to produce them. I for one will not buy any rifle that requires me to fix it before it's usable. As long as we continue to accept this sort of crap from gun makers they will continue to screw us.

Any gunsmith worthy of the name,can tune a ruger trigger for around $45

Boltman,
Tell me who makes such a rifle in the $400 to $600 range?

A freind of mine just had timmys installed into two ruger stainless rifles very nice set at 2.5 lbs.

Express, you can easily install a Timney in about an hour. No special tools involved - only a flat file and screwdrivers. Just go slow and don't remove too much metal at one time. Nothing to it.

Kentucky Nimrod---

For a nice new rifle that needs little or no work check out the CZs. I haven't seen a bad one yet.

I had the same complaint with my Mk11 trigger. A local smith did a reasonable job (a big improvement) for about $30, but eventually I ended up taking it to another with a better reputation and letting him have ago. I spent another �40, but the trigger is now excellent; equally good as on my Sako. I actually took the Sako in, and told him I wanted him to match the trigger on the Ruger to the Sako as close as possible and thats what he did...as far as I am aware it was simple stoning work with no replacement parts.

In the past, "out of the box" so to speak, I have found the triggers on most European rifles were much better than there American counterparts in the same price range. Tikka and Sako being a couple of examples. However, in recent years there has been an improvement on American rifles, more so on the heavy barrel models...keep complaining folks! No rifle should have a lousy trigger and no big bore should split there stocks!

Pete