Reviews & Ratings for KIDD Innovative Design Bolt Handle Charging Assembly w/Guide Rod & Springs For Ruger 10/22 — 14 reviews — Page 1

This comes as separate parts. For installation (no instructions given) you slide a spring on the provided rod (and there is an extra), compress the spring by hand and then slide the charging handle down to hold the spring on - holding the assembled contraption with the spring compressed with your hands. Then you place the combined set into the weapon as normal compressing the charging handle and hold that all in place as you drop the firing block into the receiver to hold it all in place.

The 10/22 is not simple to re-assemble. It's just not a very good design in general and having the spring not captured makes it that much harder to put together. But, you can hold it all together to add the block with some practice.

With no instructions and the markings (red, white, green paint) on the springs not very prominent, it's a bit hard to know which spring strength you're using. I looked up the manufacturer's website and saw that there are color markings and what each means. I was relying on flexibility of the springs to tell at first until I found the information on the manufacturer's website.

I probably should have given this a 3 for no capture ability (not referenced in the listing) and no instructions included, but I do like the flexibility of the 3 springs and they did include an extra rod (though there's no way to keep a spring on one - expanded it's much longer than the rod).

The white (light) spring caused some stove pipes during shooting, so I switched to the gre...
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Received quickly and was able to install without any issues. Careful with springs as they are not captured like stock 10/22 charging handle.

Smooth and more comfortable with the cushioned charging handle.

Right out of the box the quality just looks better,those extra springs come in handy too!! An easy upgrade that makes a good difference

Alittle difficult to install under the spring pressure.
Smooth and looks great. Using white spring

I was assembling my 10/22 and I just didn't like the stock guide rod setup. This is super smooth. I also like the charging handle better.

First, the guide rod is super smooth and allows the handle to slide easily with no binding. The rubber insert feels great against your finger too. If you switch between subsonic, supersonic or hyper stuff like CCI stingers, the different weight springs are awesome to ensure reliable functionality and prevent damage to your receiver and bolt.

Smooth action. The Kidd name truly lived up to it reputation. Changed out factory bolt in my 10/22. Had consecutive issues with the bolt getting jammed in the receiver. As of 2 months of use; not one jam.

This is the first Kidd product I haven't given a 5 star rating for two reasons:

1) It's a complete PIA to install because of the loose fit handle on the rod. Might not be an issue if you've got small hands, mine are XL to 2XL (depending upon glove quality/brand),

2)Will not work with receiver built exactly to Ruger's minimum specifications (mine is a forged unit machined to Ruger's minimum to + 0.001") with a Kidd bolt because the outside diameter of wound spring (all 3) is significantly larger than ever 10/22 bolt charging handle I've seen. The factory Ruger and a TandemKross charging handles work excellent with my forged receiver, Kidd bolt, Kidd Trigger setup.

Haven't installed it yet due to no instructions � � Will update review when I find the instructions.