Best Taurus TX22 Forced Reset Triggers 2026

Quick Answer: Which TX22 FRT To Buy

Buy the MaRs Pulse22 at $25 for a TX22 Standard or T.O.R.O., because it is the cheaper of the two picks here and the install is a single disconnector swap. The Freedom Finger 22TY, at $93.99, is the premium pick with the broader maker listing: all TX22 models and generations (2TX22, 2TX22C, TX22, TX22C). A TX22 Compact is the open case. The MaRs product-page chart marks the Compact not compatible, and Freedom Finger does not name the Compact, so a Compact owner should get written confirmation from Freedom Finger before buying. Both are 316 stainless, both drop in without gunsmithing, and both keep the pistol semi-automatic at one round per pull.

If you are still spec'ing the pistol around the trigger, the firearm builder lets you stand up a Taurus TX22 and see the compatible optics, magazines, and parts before you commit. For the full TX22 upgrade path beyond the trigger, our Taurus TX22 upgrades guide covers optics, magazines, sights, and holsters, and our TX22 chassis and PDW kits guide covers the braced shells that pair with a faster trigger.

What A Forced Reset Trigger Does On The TX22

On the TX22, a forced reset trigger is a replacement disconnector that uses the slide's rearward travel to push the trigger forward against your finger after each shot, so the reset happens at the speed of the action instead of the speed of your finger relaxing. You still pull the trigger once for every round that fires. The mechanism adds no second sear, no shot on release, and no auto function; it only shortens the time between when one shot fires and when the trigger is ready for the next pull. That is the entire difference between an FRT and a standard semi-automatic trigger, and it is why a well-running TX22 FRT feels like it is firing far faster than your trigger finger alone could manage.

Because the TX22 is a blowback .22 LR, the slide carries far less energy than a centerfire pistol, which is why these FRTs are sensitive to anything that robs the slide of velocity, suppressors and weak ammunition chief among them. The selector-based cousin of the FRT, the forced reset selector or Super Safety, lives on the AR-15 and is a different mechanism that neither TX22 trigger uses. If you want a forced reset in a rimfire AR instead of a pistol, our AR22 FRT build guide walks the dedicated .22LR upper and selector tuning that build needs, and our Ruger forced reset triggers guide covers the other major rimfire platform, while our FRT compatible guns guide maps every host platform with a forced reset path.

Worth saying plainly because TX22 trigger listings constantly mix the categories: a flat-shoe trigger upgrade is not a forced reset trigger. Replacing the TX22 trigger shoe improves the pull, but only a forced reset disconnector resets the trigger off slide motion. If you want an actual FRT, the MaRs Pulse22 and the Freedom Finger 22TY are the two TX22 FRTs worth buying.

MaRs Pulse22 vs Freedom Finger 22TY: Which Fits Your TX22

Price and fitment confidence split these two. The MaRs Pulse22 covers the TX22 Standard Gen 1, Standard Gen 2, and T.O.R.O., and at $25 it is the cheaper of the two picks here. MaRs is the value buy for a Standard or T.O.R.O. TX22. The catch is the Compact: the MaRs product-page chart lists the TX22 Compact and Compact T.O.R.O. as not compatible, while the MaRs install-guide page lists all TX22 models. The Freedom Finger 22TY runs $93.99 and lists all TX22 models and generations (2TX22, 2TX22C, TX22, TX22C), but it does not name the Compact, so a Compact owner should get written confirmation from Freedom Finger before buying. That is a steep premium over the MaRs part, and what it buys is the broader maker listing, not a confirmed Compact fit.

Build quality is a wash between the two. Both are 316 stainless, a corrosion-resistant alloy that outlasts the factory polymer disconnector under the higher cyclic stress an FRT puts on the trigger group. MaRs laser-cuts its part; Freedom Finger CNC-machines its own. Neither maker's process is a reason to pick one over the other, so let fitment and price decide. The one functional edge worth noting on the 22TY is that Freedom Finger states it falls back to standard semi-auto function if the forced reset does not complete, which is the same safe failure mode every TX22 FRT should have.

Installing A TX22 FRT

Installing a TX22 forced reset trigger is a drop-in disconnector swap, and both of these parts are fully reversible. Clear the pistol and confirm it is unloaded, then field-strip per the Taurus manual and open the trigger pack to access the factory disconnector. Drive out the disconnector pin, lift out the polymer factory disconnector, drop in the stainless FRT disconnector, and reinstall the pin. Reassemble, function-check on an empty chamber, and confirm the trigger resets cleanly before any live fire.

The one place the job goes wrong is the sear housing. It holds small pins and springs under tension, and the moment the disconnector pin comes out, anything not held in place leaves the bench. Pressing that pin back through a housing you are pinching between two fingers is the other half of the problem, because the holes will not stay lined up. Freedom Finger Triggers sells a two-piece $25 bench block shaped around the TX22 sear housing that solves both: the housing seats in a pocket that supports it from both sides while you drive the pin out, then flips over so the pin presses back in already aligned. It ships with the 1/16 in punch the job needs and a spare disconnector pin, which is the part most likely to bend on a first attempt. It is a bench fixture and nothing more, so it works the same whether you are fitting the Pulse22, the 22TY, or putting the factory disconnector back in.

TX22 Disconnector Bench Block

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TX22 Installation Block

• Two-piece block that captures the TX22 sear housing
• Supports the housing from both sides for pin-out and pin-in

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Suppressors, Ammo, And Reliable Reset

A TX22 FRT runs best unsuppressed with full-power high-velocity .22 LR, because the forced reset depends on the slide cycling with enough force to push the trigger forward. Suppressor back-pressure on a blowback .22 can slow or stall that reset, and both the MaRs Pulse22 and the Freedom Finger 22TY can get picky once a can is on the gun. The fix is order of operations: prove the trigger runs unsuppressed with your intended load first, then add the suppressor and confirm reliable reset before you count on it. If the reset stalls suppressed, the pistol still fires normally in standard semi-auto, so a failed forced reset is an inconvenience, not a stoppage.

Ammunition matters as much as the can. Subsonic and low-velocity .22 LR moves the slide with less authority, which is exactly what an FRT does not want. Run high-velocity loads to give the reset the energy it needs, and avoid the cheapest bulk-pack ammo that short-cycles even a stock TX22. The TX22 is already one of the more reliable rimfire pistols on dirty ammo, but a forced reset narrows the margin, so feed it accordingly.

Are TX22 Forced Reset Triggers Legal?

The mechanism is settled; the pistol-specific federal status is grayer than it is for a rifle FRT. The May 16, 2025 settlement between the Department of Justice and Rare Breed Triggers established that a forced reset trigger fires one round per trigger function and is a semi-automatic component, not a machine gun. The National Firearms Act reaches a weapon that fires more than one round per single function of the trigger, and an FRT is built to fire exactly one, which is why TX22 FRTs sell as ordinary parts rather than registered NFA items; for a handgun that is a mechanism point rather than a closed federal question. The settlement's federal non-enforcement was written around rifles and pistols where the magazine sits ahead of the grip (AR- and AK-style pistols, for example), and Rare Breed agreed not to build FRTs for conventional grip-fed handguns. The TX22 loads its magazine into the grip, so a TX22 FRT sits in a less-settled federal posture than a rifle FRT rather than under the same clear non-enforcement. Treat it accordingly and watch for ATF classification news.

A couple of other TX22 FRTs exist direct from boutique makers, but the MaRs Pulse22 and Freedom Finger 22TY are the two we recommend on fitment, price, and build.

Supporting Upgrades For A TX22 FRT Build

Three TANDEMKROSS parts are worth adding alongside a TX22 forced reset disconnector: the Fire Starter striker at $39.99 for light primer strikes, the halo Charging Ring at $49.99 for one-finger slide racking, and the Titan extended magazine release at $24.99 so reloads keep pace with the trigger. None of them touch the disconnector, so none of them change how the forced reset behaves. They address the three things that slow a fast rimfire down: a strike that does not light the primer, a stoppage you cannot clear quickly, and a magazine button you have to break grip to reach.

The Fire Starter is the part to swap when the pistol throws light strikes and the ammunition has already been ruled out. Rimfire priming compound is genuinely inconsistent between brands and lots, so ammo is the first suspect and often the right one, but a chipped or peened striker tip produces the identical failure signature and no ammo change cures it. TANDEMKROSS machines the replacement from hardened tool steel so the tip holds its geometry across the round count a forced reset build puts through the gun. Budget bench time for it: the striker replaces the factory part inside the slide, so it needs slide disassembly rather than the pin-and-punch work the disconnector swap takes. TANDEMKROSS covers firing pins under a two-year warranty rather than the lifetime guarantee on its machined parts, which is a fair reflection of the fact that a striker is a wear item.

The halo Charging Ring is the clearing tool. TX22 slide serrations are shallow, and pinching them with sweaty hands to clear a rimfire stoppage under a timer is awkward on a stock gun. The halo clamps an anodized aluminum ring around the rear of the slide so a single finger hooks it and pulls straight back, with no screws and no permanent modification, and TANDEMKROSS builds it ambidextrous and holster compatible. It adds almost no mass, which matters on a blowback .22 where slide weight is part of the timing an FRT depends on. The Titan release is the cheapest of the three and the simplest: it replaces the low factory magazine button with a taller aircraft-grade aluminum one the shooting-hand thumb reaches without rolling the pistol in the hand, and it drops in with no fitting. Both parts are listed for the TX22, TX22 Competition, TX22 Compact, and TX22 Generation 2.

TX22 FRT Companion Parts

Lower Parts • $39.99

Fire Starter Striker (Taurus TX22)

• Hardened tool steel
• Direct replacement for the factory striker

$39.99

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halo Charging Ring (Taurus TX22)

• Lightweight anodized aluminum
• No screws or permanent modification

$49.99

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Lower Parts • $24.99

Titan Extended Magazine Release (Taurus TX22)

• Aircraft-grade aluminum
• Taller button face than factory

$24.99

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