New Ruger SR22 pistol and magazine loading issue

[hat28726]

Bought a new SR22P today and headed for the "range" along with the SR9c and the LCP. The .22 is a sweet handling, accurate pistol. I didn't clean it first on purpose to see how it would behave right out of the box. No problems. Except - getting the cartridges into the magazines was a real b***** at first. I shot Winchester and Blazer which shot fine, but the rim of the casings will not fit directly into the magazines. I have to cock them at an angle off to the side so they will clear the mag lips, twist them in line with the mag, then they will slide inside. Don't know if this is a factor that will disappear with use, but I have never experienced such a thing with .22 magazines.

Anyone else had this problem?

 

[Mobuck]

Most/all 22lr pistol magazines require the round to be pushed down and back to slide under the feed lips. I don't know of ANY 22 mag that allows a straight down loading style. Maybe I misunderstood your question?

 

[MS86]

I've experienced this on one of two magazines which broke in and loosened up with use.

Disassemble them and give them a cleaning you'll be AMAZED how much crud is inside of them!

 

[Mobuck]

All I ever did with new Ruger 22 magazines was manually run the follower up/down a few times and put into use.

 

[somorris]

I haven't had this issue. It probably wouldn't take much in the manufacturing process to create it though. I would go along with the suggestion to clean it, and if still too tight maybe smooth it up a fuzz with very fine grit Emory cloth.

 

[MS86]

All I ever did with new Ruger 22 magazines was manually run the follower up/down a few times and put into use.

May have worked for you. Perhaps neither of yours were narrow to begin with.

For me, repeated loading (normal use) widened the feed lips enough to where the cartridges would drop directly into the magazine.

Cleaning would likely not solve the issue the OP Describes.

The fact that they come with a light coating of sticky brown grease was just an observation.

 

[Mobuck]

"For me, repeated loading (normal use) widened the feed lips enough to where the cartridges would drop directly into the magazine."
By the very nature of an 'single feed' rimfire magazine it's not possible for the rounds to 'drop in directly'. I'm holding a SR22 magazine in my hand at this moment. It is a 'single feed' (meaning that the topmost round is centered at the top of the magazine and the stacked cartridges below it are basically in a single vertical column).
If the feed lips are spread to allow cartridges to 'drop directly into the magazine', what keeps them from popping right back out under magazine spring pressure?

 

[MS86]

"For me, repeated loading (normal use) widened the feed lips enough to where the cartridges would drop directly into the magazine."
By the very nature of an 'single feed' rimfire magazine it's not possible for the rounds to 'drop in directly'. I'm holding a SR22 magazine in my hand at this moment. It is a 'single feed' (meaning that the topmost round is centered at the top of the magazine and the stacked cartridges below it are basically in a single vertical column).
If the feed lips are spread to allow cartridges to 'drop directly into the magazine', what keeps them from popping right back out under magazine spring pressure?

Yeah, I think you may be misinterpreting the condition as described in the original post. Or, I have described the condition incorrectly.

As I stated "for me" one of two magazines were difficult to load, but broke in and functioned normally after repeated use.

If I'm reading correctly, it seems @hat28726 shared the same experience regardless of what you may have in your hand. Thanks for your reply!