ElConquistador
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I just picked up a Ruger SR22, here it is:
This is how it was in the box from the factory, I thought it was funny so I took a picture:
It's been a couple years since I've purchased a gun but about a month ago I bought a Ruger LCR on kind of a whim. The LCR is a nice enough little revolver, 13 oz, double action only, .38 special +P, etc. The problem with the LCR is that it really has no advantage over my Kahr PM9, it's bigger, holds less rounds, worse trigger, and the .38 special isn't exactly the most potent round even in +P. I have to admit that I may have been slightly influenced by Walter White. I shot it once, put a few rounds through it but it's really not a fun gun. It would be a good backpacking gun.
Anywho, today I hit up the local gun shop and traded it in on an SR22 with a threaded barrel. I put about 150-200 rounds through it without so much as hiccup. It was shooting a bit high but once I figured that out it was hitting everything. I didn't bring a paper target with me so I'll need to zero it later. The SR22 is a bit small, not quite a full size gun, but it's big enough to get a good grip on and I like the traditional slide that lets you operate it like a centerfire handgun as opposed to a Mark III or Buckmark where you have to "slingshot" the slide.
A couple things I don't like:
The safety works the wrong way, it flips up for fire and down for safe. I was worried that the 1911 shooter in me would rest on the safety and accidentally engage it. The safety was not a problem, it's also a decocker so it takes a pretty firm push to engage it, of course being a .22 there's not much recoil so the gun doesn't shift around much which also helped.
The only other con, and it's not a con unless you use the decoker a lot, is that the DA trigger pull really sucks. In the dictionary under "Stacking" there should be a picture of the SR22. The DA pull gets harder and harder the closer it gets to breaking, it's pretty bad and very heavy. I tried the DA a couple times but for the most part I shoot a magazine, and leave the slide back until I'm ready to reload and shoot again so it's not an issue. In general I'm not a fan of DA/SA in any gun.
Anyway, it put a smile on my face, it's definitely a keeper. I just wish I could find some .22 rounds to buy so I could shoot it more. The SR22 is a little more expensive than a traditional .22 like a Buckmark or Ruger Mk III or 22/45. The advantage is that it operates like a "regular" gun. If you're looking for a tack driver you can't beat a Mk III or 22/45, they have a great single action trigger, long sight radius, good sights, and there are tons of aftermarket parts so you can get a 24 oz trigger that breaks like a dream with drop-in parts. The SR22 is perfect for a trainer or even a packing around the woods gun.
This is how it was in the box from the factory, I thought it was funny so I took a picture:
It's been a couple years since I've purchased a gun but about a month ago I bought a Ruger LCR on kind of a whim. The LCR is a nice enough little revolver, 13 oz, double action only, .38 special +P, etc. The problem with the LCR is that it really has no advantage over my Kahr PM9, it's bigger, holds less rounds, worse trigger, and the .38 special isn't exactly the most potent round even in +P. I have to admit that I may have been slightly influenced by Walter White. I shot it once, put a few rounds through it but it's really not a fun gun. It would be a good backpacking gun.
Anywho, today I hit up the local gun shop and traded it in on an SR22 with a threaded barrel. I put about 150-200 rounds through it without so much as hiccup. It was shooting a bit high but once I figured that out it was hitting everything. I didn't bring a paper target with me so I'll need to zero it later. The SR22 is a bit small, not quite a full size gun, but it's big enough to get a good grip on and I like the traditional slide that lets you operate it like a centerfire handgun as opposed to a Mark III or Buckmark where you have to "slingshot" the slide.
A couple things I don't like:
The safety works the wrong way, it flips up for fire and down for safe. I was worried that the 1911 shooter in me would rest on the safety and accidentally engage it. The safety was not a problem, it's also a decocker so it takes a pretty firm push to engage it, of course being a .22 there's not much recoil so the gun doesn't shift around much which also helped.
The only other con, and it's not a con unless you use the decoker a lot, is that the DA trigger pull really sucks. In the dictionary under "Stacking" there should be a picture of the SR22. The DA pull gets harder and harder the closer it gets to breaking, it's pretty bad and very heavy. I tried the DA a couple times but for the most part I shoot a magazine, and leave the slide back until I'm ready to reload and shoot again so it's not an issue. In general I'm not a fan of DA/SA in any gun.
Anyway, it put a smile on my face, it's definitely a keeper. I just wish I could find some .22 rounds to buy so I could shoot it more. The SR22 is a little more expensive than a traditional .22 like a Buckmark or Ruger Mk III or 22/45. The advantage is that it operates like a "regular" gun. If you're looking for a tack driver you can't beat a Mk III or 22/45, they have a great single action trigger, long sight radius, good sights, and there are tons of aftermarket parts so you can get a 24 oz trigger that breaks like a dream with drop-in parts. The SR22 is perfect for a trainer or even a packing around the woods gun.
