Blackhawk30
Single-Sixer
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I'm thinking of buying one.What is the current serial number range?I understand that the slide stop has been beefed up the better resist breakage?How are these guns running now?
SR22 Pistol
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WIL TERRY
Buckeye
BLACKHAWK30, I am gonna tell you this for your own good. YOU better wait until they come out in the newly announced castiron frame. That dang plastic frame on it now will melt of you get your morning's toast near it. I am glad I got to help you out this afternoon.
And so it goes......
And so it goes......
OP
Blackhawk30
Single-Sixer
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Cast iron?Any chance they will do a stainless model first?
OP
Blackhawk30
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Color case would be nice too.
WIL TERRY
Buckeye
GREAT ANSWERS !!!
LET ME NOTE: My SR22 has 1800 rounds through it as we speak with not a single stoppage of any kind and it shoots up a storm.. All five magazines have worked perfectly and may well be one the finest 22 magazines I've ever seen after loe-these-many-years,fifty-one to be exact shooting 22 pistols. By the way, the magazine is a copy of the BERSA 22 magazines and my BERSA 22 pistol has nearly 20,000 rounds though it as we speak and it has NEVER bobbled a single round. No shiq Sherlock, NOT ONE !!!
The neat little Ruger SR22 also has a clean crisp trigger, sights that work just fine once those damned white dots are blacked out, and excellent accuracy out past 100 yards. You know, one of these days I am goona have to clean and lube the pistol....NAAAAAA....I'll get to it next year maybe.
LET ME NOTE: My SR22 has 1800 rounds through it as we speak with not a single stoppage of any kind and it shoots up a storm.. All five magazines have worked perfectly and may well be one the finest 22 magazines I've ever seen after loe-these-many-years,fifty-one to be exact shooting 22 pistols. By the way, the magazine is a copy of the BERSA 22 magazines and my BERSA 22 pistol has nearly 20,000 rounds though it as we speak and it has NEVER bobbled a single round. No shiq Sherlock, NOT ONE !!!
The neat little Ruger SR22 also has a clean crisp trigger, sights that work just fine once those damned white dots are blacked out, and excellent accuracy out past 100 yards. You know, one of these days I am goona have to clean and lube the pistol....NAAAAAA....I'll get to it next year maybe.
Forget the "plastic" comments... The frame is actually polymer, tough, ain't going to melt, shows no signs of wear after nearly 2000 rounds. Mine loves CCI Blazer (boxed brick), all other CCI, Remington Golden Bullets, Remington Thunderbolts, Winchester red box, but hates most Federal, mostly American Eagle.
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Frank in GA.
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I've had mine for several months now and after a quick trip back to it's birthplace it's running great with no stoppages or concerns for the most part. I'm closing in on 3,000 rounds down the tube (if I'm not there already) and find it to be a cool little pistol that is Fun & cheap to shoot.
WIL TERRY
Buckeye
MY REFERENCE TO IT ABOVE was a joke , Sir !!eagleguy said:
It looks like my pistol came with a newer version of the takedown leveler. The twin tactical website has a picture of both factory and their aftermarket version of the leveler see pic. When I checked my pistol, the leveler looks more like the aftermarket part than the original one. Since the pistol was brand new when I got it, I can only assume that Ruger improved and beefed up their design.SN#361-160xx purchased on 10/31/12. I just put 450 rounds thru it and the leveler shows no signs of any damage or stress cracks. Hope this helps.
Tom
Tom
Bruiser
Single-Sixer
Was cracking a problem? Just bought mine Friday so I'll have to check the SN and this as well.
norfolknova
Single-Sixer
There were a few instances of the takedown lever being damaged and the slide dislodging from the frame being reported. I bought mine back in Jan and it says SR22PISTOL. I have about 2000 rounds through it with no problems as of yet. But then I am not one to shoot super high velocity mega max rounds that some people like to shoot, hell after all i am only killing paper with it
Matt
Matt
My only hesitation is size... seems like an awful big gun to shoot 22... when I could get a Beretta Bobcat. (ammo capacity aside)... while I do prefer the "standard" operation (instead of the tip-up barrel of the Bobcat) it's just so tiny & has been around forever.
WIL TERRY
Buckeye
ruger9two said:
I believe you are confusing two very different missions here, Sir, that of pocket pistol and that of sporting pistol. The SR22 is simply superb at the latter.
WIL TERRY said:
Well, "confusing" might be a bit extreme... I simply want a .22 pistol, but only ONE. I don't need or want a .22 pocket pistol and a .22 sporting pistol. So I'm trying to decide. And why couldn't the Bobcat be a sporting pistol anyway?
WIL TERRY
Buckeye
ruger9two said:
TRY HITTING TIN CANS at one hundred with it. ONE gun can NEVER EVER EVER NEVER do it all. You want to compromise yourself right outta 22 capability bidness, Ol'Pard!!!
And WHY would you want only one !?? And WHY would you pick the least capable 22LR pistol I can think of as the ' one'n'only.' THINK !!
PS: not on your case but after 60+ years of shooting, and having way over fifty 22pistols and revolvers I am here to tell I believe you've not thought this out far enough.
Not planning on shooting at anything 100 yds away with a 22lr pistol. That's what I have rifles for. Any 22 pistol I purchase will be for fun/plinking, and possible future PD, if that ever becomes necessary, and that would include concealability.
What you're saying would be like asking "why would you buy a 10/22 compact when you can instead buy the 10/22 target, a much more capable weapon." Like you said- no one gun can be everything, the right tool for the right job.
For what *I* am looking to do with a .22lr pistol, I frankly don't see where the extra size is necessary in this caliber. I still want to at least handle both, if not shoot both (not many places have a Bobcat to rent) to see which I would prefer, of course.
What you're saying would be like asking "why would you buy a 10/22 compact when you can instead buy the 10/22 target, a much more capable weapon." Like you said- no one gun can be everything, the right tool for the right job.
For what *I* am looking to do with a .22lr pistol, I frankly don't see where the extra size is necessary in this caliber. I still want to at least handle both, if not shoot both (not many places have a Bobcat to rent) to see which I would prefer, of course.
It has been my experience that the Beretta Bobcat is hit or miss (mostly miss). They do not last like a Ruger. Check Beretta's warranty. 1 year vs Ruger's lifetime. The Bobcat is bigger than a S&W 380 bodyguard! If you want a bobcat that might last and shoot most ammo get a taurus PLY. I have 1 and it is sweet. Try some velocitors in it. 
WIL TERRY
Buckeye
ruger9two said:
NOT AT ALL !!! We go back to the concept of a 22 sporting pistol and a pocket pistol, TWO totally different things. Sure, both can do a bit of the others mission in life but the more you compromise the two the more you screw both of 'em up into a hodgepodge of meaningless features.
As a lightweight relatively small 22LR sporting pistol the SR22 is one of the absolute best I've ever beheld. It seems to me after 3000 rounds through one the last two months that it is nearly perfection in every criteria I can think of; even getting used to it's really neat backwards safety took all of thirty seconds from my life; the trigger is great, the sights work perfectly; the damned sight dots can disappear in a second; the magazines are a truly excellent design[BERSA]; it feels great in the hand; it handles and points superbly; it point-shoots like a champ; NOT a single malf in 3000 rounds; its DA is not too bad and works; it is beautifully made; I'll make a minor wager it is the best selling pistol of the year.
And so it goes...
WIL TERRY said:
wil,
Didn't cha' already know that Ruger designed the rear sight blades so they can be turned around if you don't want the white dots?
I also read that the front sight is reversible for the same reason, but I didn't see that in the manual.
No need to black them out with a marker!
Ron
WIL TERRY
Buckeye
RonJon said:WIL TERRY said:
wil,
Didn't cha' already know that Ruger designed the rear sight blades so they can be turned around if you don't want the white dots?
I also read that the front sight is reversible for the same reason, but I didn't see that in the manual.
No need to black them out with a marker!
YEP I DONE KNEW THAT OL' PARD and blacked 'em out anyways !!! You'll fine damn few old time bullseye shooters who can stand the sight of dots and any other color markings upon their pistol sights. We want 'em BLACKBLACKBLACK and then one more coat of sight black iffen you please, Sir.
I'll bet you did not know that S&W "invented" red front sight inserts and while outlined rear sight blades to sell GUNS. Actual tests in gun shops showed the colored sights would outsell the Model 29 44MAGS with black sights 100 to as much as a 1000 to one. NOT A ONE of the colored sight guns would shoot as well at distance as the black sight guns because of light refractions through that damndable orange front sight insert. This was told to me by an even older-than-me S&W employee.
Ron
Sporting 22 vs Pocket 22..interesting question. After many many months of fixing, tweaking, and cursing a Beretta Bobcat and Taurus P22 I finally reach the conclusion that a 22lr pistol must have at least a 3" barrel for the ammo/gun combination to work reliably. After giving up on the Bobcat and P22 I discovered the Bersa Thunder 22 (3+ inch barrel) and now the SR22. The Bersa is 100% reliable with all CCI ammo. The SR22 is 100% reliable with all High Speed ammo except American Eagle. The lighter aluminum slide on the SR22 is the correct answer...thank you Ruger!
PS: Did I mention that IMHO the smallest, most reliable pocket (SD) gun I'll ever carry is a 32. My daily CCW is a Kel-Tec P32.
PS: Did I mention that IMHO the smallest, most reliable pocket (SD) gun I'll ever carry is a 32. My daily CCW is a Kel-Tec P32.
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Tommyb said:It looks like my pistol came with a newer version of the takedown leveler. The twin tactical website has a picture of both factory and their aftermarket version of the leveler see pic. When I checked my pistol, the leveler looks more like the aftermarket part than the original one. Since the pistol was brand new when I got it, I can only assume that Ruger improved and beefed up their design.SN#361-160xx purchased on 10/31/12. I just put 450 rounds thru it and the leveler shows no signs of any damage or stress cracks. Hope this helps.
Tom
My serial number is 360-94xxx - and looks more like the one on the left - with the spring loaded ball. What I have read was that early on some SR22s had a takedown lever that did not engage tightly and could work themselves loose during use and of course having the take down lever open when firing is not a good idea.
regarding the slide - since it is aluminum - I read there were some issues with early production units where the slide stop engages the slide - steel vs aluminum - I am not sure when they added it - but mine has a small steel pin in the slide at the rear of the notch where the slide stop meets the slide.
WIL TERRY said:RonJon said:WIL TERRY said:
wil,
Didn't cha' already know that Ruger designed the rear sight blades so they can be turned around if you don't want the white dots?
I also read that the front sight is reversible for the same reason, but I didn't see that in the manual.
No need to black them out with a marker!
YEP I DONE KNEW THAT OL' PARD and blacked 'em out anyways !!! You'll fine damn few old time bullseye shooters who can stand the sight of dots and any other color markings upon their pistol sights. We want 'em BLACKBLACKBLACK and then one more coat of sight black iffen you please, Sir.
I'll bet you did not know that S&W "invented" red front sight inserts and while outlined rear sight blades to sell GUNS. Actual tests in gun shops showed the colored sights would outsell the Model 29 44MAGS with black sights 100 to as much as a 1000 to one. NOT A ONE of the colored sight guns would shoot as well at distance as the black sight guns because of light refractions through that damndable orange front sight insert. This was told to me by an even older-than-me S&W employee.
Ron
My S&W 686 Classic Hunter and 629 Classic Hunter came from the factory with a black front sight and black rear sight blade. All the other 686 & 629 had the red ramp and WO rear.
