AR 15-22 with horrible groups, 9" @ 25yds!

[Linkpin]

I haven’t ventured into any mods to my newly acquired 15-22 except for making certain that the pic rail was tight then I mounted a cheap Bushnell RD and a Bushnell 3X Mag. At 25 yds I’m shooting 1-5/16 groups with a full mag and CCI LRN. That said, I will be looking for a new trigger. There are a lot of them to choose from. Any suggestions?

 

[minconrevo]

I haven’t ventured into any mods to my newly acquired 15-22 except for making certain that the pic rail was tight then I mounted a cheap Bushnell RD and a Bushnell 3X Mag. At 25 yds I’m shooting 1-5/16 groups with a full mag and CCI LRN. That said, I will be looking for a new trigger. There are a lot of them to choose from. Any suggestions?

As with any .22LR it's best not to go too deep into reduced hammer blow territory as that is where failures to fire will rise up. The factory one will smooth out with use. I dropped a nice reduced trigger pull cartridge-style unit into a 15-22; had to take it back out due to the rise in FTF. With a non-cartidge type reduced pull kit, along with a supply of various tension hammer springs, you might get where you want to go.

 

[lar45]

Hi everybody, I finally got it fixed yesterday. The tools came in quickly enough, just life got in the way.
The barrel nut was only finger tight and could be spun both directions very easily. I slid the nut wrench tool in place, clamped the barrel with the barrel blocks and gave it a good one grunt twist with a 1" wrench.
Below is a target I shot at 25 yds. I forgot to count how many rounds, but it was 6 or 7...

Thanks again for all the help.

 

[StakeOut]

Glad to hear you got it fixed.
I shoot mine with a FF3 red dot and 2018 made .22lr mini mags