I understand where you're coming from Dog1 , but every manufacturer occasionally has one or two "slip by" , and in the case of Traditions they would have gladly made it right . One lemon does not necessarily mean that all of them are .

The trigger on Ruger 10-22s is purposely set on the heavy side by the factory , probably to protect Ruger from the all too popular liability torts these days , and it's about the only thing about the rifle that I don't like .