10/22 question

[CTtrapper]

Someone was telling me about a change with the 10/22 safety? and maybe something else but could not really explain it as they didn't know much themselves. Can someone enlighten me?
Thanks

 

[griffinwerks]

The new 10/22's now have a nylon(plastic) trigger housing. As far as the safety I believe it is still the same, haven't played with a new one yet. If he was referring to adjusting the safety after some trigger work there are tricks to that. Jim

 

[hminsky]

I have both the metal and plastic versions, they look pretty much identical to me. I made a special tool to help get the safety back in over the detent spring, bascially just a wooden dowel with a tapered cut at the end.

 

[dhuze]

I dont know about a change in the safety. The push button safety has been around forever and still works fine, but they did change the magazine release button to a lever. Maybe he was thinking of that.

 

[CTtrapper]

Yeah, he was pretty unsure so the trigger guard material change may have been it or maybe the mag release.
When did the mag release change become std. issue?

I hate to see Ruger too, start and go cheap. I'd rather pay a few bucks more for a gun and keep the quality.

 

[BossHarley]

I agree - given the 2 parts that most people don't change on a 10/22 are the receiver and trigger housing (internal parts are of course changed regularly).
Make a quality receiver, bolt and trigger assembly and I don't care about the rest.
I may buy a tactical innovations receiver for my next build, depends on what I can get a store to order it for? I hate paying the transfer fee etc....