Rollers should roll. I had to soak mine in Kroil to dissolve the packing grease and free up the roller. Any trigger for the older model (pre-Accu-trigger) 110 variations will work. I converted one of my Strikers to rear trigger (Timney) and it works fine, but I use it less than the others because of the weight. If you want a hunting gun, leave it as a mid grip. If you want a bench rest gun, the rear trigger conversion may be for you. If you are converting to a .223, you may have to change the follower. I have a older 110 in .223, and I believe the follower is different. You could substitute a benchrest style follower, which would make it a single shot.
The main problem with the Striker trigger is that many Striker owners are trying to make them into something they were never intended to be. A number of folks disagree with me on this point, but the Striker trigger linkage was designed (or mis-designed depending on your point of view) as a two stage trigger much like the old 98 Mauser. First stage takes up the slack; second stage fires the gun. When you try to make it into an XP-100 trigger, there is not enough slack in the linkage to allow the trigger to re-set itself, and slam fires occur. The stock trigger is not a bench rest trigger, and try as you might, you cannot make it into one. However, you can achieve a very safe and serviceable trigger on your Striker.
Your gun is a Generation One, which is easily identifiable by the two action bars with the aforementioned roller at the end. In my opinion, the Generation one has the best trigger system because it is not mounted to the magazine box. This is one of the main reasons why the factory Striker trigger will not stay in adjustment. It works fine on the bench but fails in the field because of the difference in loaded vs unloaded magazine combined with the characteristically loose magazine box. You can change the factory trigger for a Rifle Basix trigger, which requires some modification, but is worth the trouble. I installed the factory Gen 3 trigger that was on my 300 WSM into the Gen 1 which conventional wisdom says will not work. The trigger pull is now excellent.
Go to the Specialty Pistols website, and do a search for "Savage Striker", and you will find a host of information providing more detailed answers to your questions. Good luck.
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