If there was ever a problem with Franklin Armory’s BFSIII Binary Trigger, it was the expense it incurred on range day. Cranking through so much ammunition so quickly is fun, but it’s also expensive, even if you’re running .223/5.56.
Enter the BFSIII 22-C1. The 22-C1 is designed for Ruger’s 10/22 and compatible firearms chambered in .22LR, and it could be even more fun than its predecessors. We went to Franklin Armory’s booth at SHOT Show 2020 to check it out.
Like all of Franklin Armory’s Binary Triggers, the 22-C1 fires one round on the trigger pull and one on the release in “binary” mode. The 22-C1’s selector can also be placed on “semi-auto” and “safe,” and if users want to cancel the release shot, they can switch the selector to “safe” without having to release the trigger.
“Last year, our sales and marketing team tasked our engineers to apply our patented Binary Firing System III technology to the Ruger 10/22 platform because the rifles are relatively inexpensive, the ammunition is cheap, and just about every gun owner in the US already has one!” said Franklin Armory President Jay Jacobson. “I’m pleased with the final result and think our engineers did a great job!”
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Franklin Armory’s Brandon Dunham told us that units will start shipping in the first half of this year, and some assembly will be required to install the first iteration of the trigger. But Franklin’s engineers are also working on a drop-in trigger that will simplify that installation process.
We found the 22-C1 to be even easier to shoot than the Binary Triggers we’ve tested on AR-platform rifles. On rifles chambered in larger calibers, controlling muzzle rise is a real concern. Not on a Ruger 10/22. It’s easy to keep all shots on target with the 22-C1, even when running through an entire 30-round mag.
The selector isn’t very positive, and the trigger guard on the model we shot didn’t include markings to indicate “safe,” “semi-auto,” and “binary.” But Dunham told us that customers can expect these markings to appear on the triggers they’ll start shipping later this year.
Franklin will be offering the 22-C1 trigger for $299.99 MSRP.
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