Selector back = safe. Selector down = semi-auto fire. Selector forward = binary fire.
Posted on 03/08/2025 3:44:23 AM PST by marktwain
At the 2025 Shot Show, the Franklin Armory booth was displaying new products. The 22-EZ binary trigger group for Ruger 10/22 type rifles, pistols, and the Franklin Armory 10/22 type pistol and rifle, with the trigger group installed, caught my attention. Binary triggers offer an interesting choice for a fire control system. They offer the selection of a controlled rate of fire above the ordinary pull or release trigger while retaining the usual mode.
Franklin Armory patented the binary trigger. The reasoning was simple: triggers which functioned by pulling the trigger for a single shot were clearly legal. Triggers which functioned as a release trigger, by releasing the trigger for a single shot were clearly legal. Therefore a trigger which fired once by pulling the trigger, and once by releasing the trigger had to be legal. A Franklin Armory employee at the booth said the ATF admitted binary triggers were legal.
The binary trigger group offered by Franklin Armory for 10/22 type firearms is a sophisticated example of engineering. The beauty of the product is very little or no fitting is required. All the critical areas are in the trigger group and have been done in the manufacturing process. The binary 22-EZ trigger group for 10/22 type firearms is listed at $369.99.
When the lever is pointing to the back, the selector is on safe. When the lever is pointing straight down, the selector is in the normal, semi-auto pull trigger, one shot mode. When the lever is pointing forward, the trigger is in binary mode. It will fire one shot when pulled and one shot when released. An important point is: the user can exit binary mode or semi-auto mode when desired. If the trigger is pulled and a shot fired, but the trigger is not released, the selector can be
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Selector back = safe. Selector down = semi-auto fire. Selector forward = binary fire.
Seems like a bad idea from a safety standpoint to me. No thanks.
No thanks. Who would want one of those overpriced gadgets? An accident waiting to happen.
I have one on my AR-15 pistol. I’ve been eyeing a Cetme 308 rifle (really its an HK91) with a Franklin Armory binary trigger. It ain’t cheap though at about $650 just for the trigger, nevermind the rifle.
Some people will never be safe no matter what is in their hands
They’re very conversational but I have no interest either in 10/22 or any other variant.
Anyone who lived through 1980s or later video gaming is certainly physically capable of pressing faster than the action can cycle. Having a mechanism just waiting for “oops I left it on binary” NDEs seems very foolish.
Somebody clearly doesn't understand "binary". Binary has precisely two states: on/off, 0/1, fire/not fire, true/false.
It is the term the manufacturer uses for their trigger.
Perhaps they were thinking of two methods of fire:
1 method: pulling the trigger
2 method: releasing the trigger
It is probably covered by trademark in this context.
Too bad. I hope their mechanical engineering skills are better than their language skills.
Is is a "clip fed" weapon too?
Great point.
There are 10 kinds of people.
Those who understand binary.
And those who do not.
I would put these people in the latter category. Build “binary” trigger - that has three position selector. Hmmm.
🤦🏻
10 kinds of people. Excellent math joke.
I can do bit math at a rudimentary level. A consequence of schooling that included messing around with early TTL ICs, and wiring them up to do useful things, as well as learning enough about networking to understand IPv4 addresses and subnetting a little. IPv6 is beyond me other than to know the address space is stupendously gigantic, big enough to cover a lot. Like maybe all the atoms in the solar system (!!).
10-22 is one rifle
Everybody should be
Familiar with as is
Rugers Mark series Pistols!
Ammo prices are at Pre covid levels!
The Link brings out that .22 has a Good track record of reliability and therefore decent round for Self Defence. I’m leaning towards it as a Truck Gun. PoPo and Civilians both are Not put off by a .22 and if ‘Lost’ they don’t cost that much.
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