Evaluate New Purchase .22 Trigger Pull?

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Hmmm. Not my first dance buying a handgun, revolver or semiauto. BUT ... buying a new semiauto .22LR with wife. She'll be the decision maker. I'm just the gift giver. She has a Charter .38 snub that she hates, can't DA fire, and can't/won't deal with the recoil and noise. Perfectly understandable. So, we'll be letting her shop, something along a .22LR, best in a SAO auto. Ruger MkiV, SW Victory, Browning Buckmark, et al.

Now the question: buying new, how does one test the trigger? I have always asked if I can dry fire (various centerfires,1911, Shield, 442, etc) to feel the trigger. Some shops say yes, some say "here, use these snap caps." Great. But rimfire? Should I expect for her to be allowed to dry fire for the trigger? Should I expect a "No, it's rimfire" (understandable)? Buy and bring my own snap caps?

There's no place to rent/test various guns. Does my 25 year bride have to go on feel and slide pull only, or should she be allowed a (couple? three?) dryfire/s to get a feel for the trigger pull?

She's ready and excited to again dip her toe into the guns pool. But we can't keep buying guns just to*test* what trigger pull she likes.

-jb, happy to walk through a 1911 or .45-70 purchase
 
My LGS will only let you dry fire a 22 LR if you use snap caps. I am sure they would be happy to sell me some but not sure if I could use my own. I would call any particular store ahead of time. Another problem around these parts is that the gun stores have very little inventory on 22 LR pistols. My LGS has had no Ruger or Buckmark for a while now. Browning Buckmark pistols have a reputation for excellent trigger out of the box and the one I bought October 2019 was no exception. 22LR ammo is also pretty hard to find and usually expensive, typically 10 cents a round or more, when you do find it if you don't already have a decent reserve. My LGS is very large and last few times they had ZERO 22LR for sale.
 
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If you are lucky enough to find a MkIV, and the trigger isn’t what you really desire, the Volquartsen drop in trigger kit is AMAZING!

It took me about 20 minutes to install using their you tube vids. The trigger is now a glass-smooth 2 pounds with zero creep, zero overtravel and an obvious reset. :thumbup:

(I also installed their firing pin and extractor in the bolt, but that was icing on the cake.)

The neatest part of the MkIV is the easily swappable uppers. I bought a 10” barrel to start, then I bought a 5.5” upper from Volquartsen for 36 bucks ( These have to go through an FFL as the upper is the serialized part :(.)

Swap the bolt from one to the other and I have two different guns using the same nice grip/trigger system. :)

Just an idea if you end up going the Ruger route.

Stay safe.
 
The trigger on my MKIV was horrible OOB, but the Volquartsen kit was the ticket... for another ~$200. My Victory on the other hand, had a perfect trigger OOB, and still does.
Riomouse911 said:
If you are lucky enough to find a MkIV, and the trigger isn’t what you really desire, the Volquartsen drop in trigger kit is AMAZING!
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GJeffB

Another .22 you might want to consider is the Beretta Neos. Buds has them in stock for around $330 to $350. I would say the trigger is average; not super light but not heavy or gritty either. The sights are good and it has a rail on top if you want to mount a red dot or some other type of optic. One of the nice things about the Neos is it's magazines. They're really well made and very easy to load.

If you don't have any snap caps handy you can always use a small drywall anchor as they are the same size as a .22LR round and are a perfect fit.
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Find an old High Standard.
They seem to be on a downturn as far as price goes - downturn, in this case, means a lot of them are being offered at prices they sold at 5 to 10 years ago.

A lot of the triggers on them are measured in grams - not pounds...
 
You can dry fire the TX22 all day long - as per Taurus. It has a fantastic trigger. I actually just picked up the TX22 Competition which has a 5in barrel and is optic ready. It is excellent. I put 175 rounds through it without an issue and it is crazy accurate. I can’t recommend it enough.
 
I have a variety of triggers, most are pretty good, and some when checking them I would call them spongy, creepy, and basically terrible. When I'm at the range I honestly don't even notice the difference.
 
Browning Buck Mark has a great trigger out of the box. Easily improved upon as well. Buck Marks seem to come in all shapes and sizes so that should help.
 
SimonRL said:
You can dry fire the TX22 all day long - as per Taurus. It has a fantastic trigger. I actually just picked up the TX22 Competition which has a 5in barrel and is optic ready. It is excellent. I put 175 rounds through it without an issue and it is crazy accurate. I can’t recommend it enough.
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Im dying to get one of those. I got an email from Rural King they had some for $450. But I was at work and didn't have my card with me. They were gone shortly.
 
Mars5l said:
Im dying to get one of those. I got an email from Rural King they had some for $450. But I was at work and didn't have my card with me. They were gone shortly.
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I just happened to walk into my local Shoot Point Blank and there it was in the display for $449. Ironically, a week ago I bought a Beretta Neos because the Competition left me with an itch I couldn’t scratch, so now I find myself spoiled for choice.
 
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