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whats the difference between the ruger 10 22 with black synthetic stock and stainless barrel and Receiver or?
the one with the synthetic stock the stainless barrel and black Receiver and black trigger
the first one i described also has a black trigger.
i know that one is black and one is silver. im just curious as to what the difference is between the receivers, and triggers.
First off, Ruger does not produce stainless receivers. All Ruger 10/22 Receivers are ALUMINUM ALLOY, whether they are blacked or grey finished. Volquartzen and a few other manufacturers machine aluminum or stainless steel receivers for custom 10/22 builds.
There are NO differences between the Ruger 10/22 receivers except color. The TRIGGERS are technically all the same for all Ruger 10/22′s as well, however, the specifications for the Ruger 10/22 Target models will have a lower TOP end trigger pull specification. Ruger quotes that the specification for the 10/22 STANDARD trigger is between 2.5-6.5lbs, while the specification for the 10/22 TARGER trigger is 2.5-4.5lbs. So you are just as likely to get a standard rifle with a 2.5lb trigger as you would in a target rifle, however, you’d never get a target rifle with a 6lb trigger… So technically, the trigger is NO BETTER, however, it’s not as bad as it could be.
EDIT: Thanks for catching my mis-type John, I have been re-fitting a slide to a Ruger P-97 all afternoon, so I have “polymer” on the brain. The 10/22 receivers are ALUMINUM ALLOY, and have never been stainless steel, nor carbon steel. They’ve all been alloy since the first one rolled off the line. You are incorrect, however, that the receivers are “cast forged”. First off, Ruger 10/22 receivers are MACHINED, not “cast” nor “forged”. Secondly, there is no such thing as “cast forged”. Casting is a process of pouring molten metal into a mold. Forging is a process of forcing semi-molten (or even cold) metal into a given shape. By definition, nothing can be “cast forged”.
EDIT #2: Bob K is incorrect about the triggers groups being the same alloy as the receivers. New models of Ruger 10/22′s are indeed sporting polymer trigger groups (not a typo this time). Personally, I haven’t noticed much difference in the performance of the polymer trigger groups vs the old ones. If you want a BETTER trigger on a Ruger, bite the bullet and buy a Volquartzen (stainless steel or blued steel housing and guard instead of polymer), or at LEAST buy a Power Custom trigger kit and have it fitted by a qualified smith (uses existing polymer housing and guard).
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