Ruger 22/45 Trigger and Bolt Stop Disassembly

1. Field Strip the gun.

2. Locate the Trigger Pivot Retainer (looks like a bent paper clip that the red arrow is pointing to in
Fig. 1)

3. Using the back of 2 small drill bits, press down on the Trigger Pivot retainer as close to the trigger
as you can and while holding the retainer down, push out the Trigger Pivot pin (Fig. 2)
4. Rotate the trigger and disconnector assembly out of the trigger guard. You may have to wiggle the
disconnecter assembly to get it to release from the sear. (Fig. 3)

5. The trigger will now slip off the end of the disconnector assembly and the trigger spring and
plunger will probably fall out so don't loose them.

6. Rotate the bolt stop assembly to where the hole of the trigger pin is sticking out of the hole to the
trigger guard (Fig. 4 red circle). With a little wiggling the assembly will come out. Be careful not to let
the small plunger and spring to fall out of the side of the bolt stop button, it is small and hard to find
on the floor.
 Ruger 22/45 Trigger and Bolt Stop Assembly
1. Insert the Bolt stop assembly by lining up the finger button with the hole, have the other end
sticking out of the trigger guard. (Fig. 4)

2. Rotate the bolt stop assembly clockwise and let the end of the assembly rest inside the grip, there
is a small groove it sits in.
3. Insert the spring and plunger into the vertical hole on top of the trigger.
4. Insert the round end of the of the disconnector assembly into the top horizontal hole on the trigger
and rotate the trigger so the plunger is being held in by the bar sticking out of the disconnector
assembly. (Fig. 5 red circle)
5. Rotate the trigger and disconnector assembly counter clockwise and into the trigger guard. (Fig. 5
red arrow) If the bolt stop is not resting in the grip or is still sticking out of the guard, the trigger will
not go in all the way.

6. Insert trigger pin. The notch in the pin should be on the opposite side of the bolt stop
assembly. (Fig. 6 red arrow) Some wiggling of the trigger is usually needed to get the pin
properly aligned.

7. The pin will go most of the way in except a little bit (Fig. 7 red circle). You need to push
down on the Trigger Pivot retainer, like you did in the disassembly step 4, and push the pin
until it is flush with the frame.

8. Using the back of a small drill bit (without holding down the trigger pivot retainer) push the
pin farther into the grip until a "click" is heard. This means the pin is locked in by the retainer
and should not vibrate out.
9. Assemble the gun as normal.