Hype surrounding Ruger SR22

[oldcrowraven]

200 rounds today through new SR22. Zero FTF or FTE. Two different brands of cheap Wal-Mart ammo. Pleasantly surprised with accuracy. At 15 yards, all shots within the circumference of a soda can, when I did my part. Not bad for $290.

 

[thefish]

I have about 300 rounds through mine. One FTF, but i'm sure it was the primer, as it didnt have a light strike. Cheap walmart 333 ammo. Overall I think the fit and finish is excellent for a $300 pistol. No loose barrel issue as some have mentioned, trigger is smooth. I'm very happy with it and would buy another.

 

[Moose1995]

Finally got back to the range with it last weekend. I put hundreds of rounds through it of various ammuntion. I only had one failure to feed this time. It was with this federal ammo I have never seen before that is specifically made for semi auto guns. It otherwise shot well with everything. Accuracy is still not what I like out of a gun, but I was out shooting my brothers MKIII. I had my XD with me again, and I swear, I can't miss with that gun, so I know that its the ruger and not me as far as accuracy is concerned. I still think a big part of it is the trigger. None the less, I was plinking 3" diameter steel targets at 30 feet, and usually hitting 8 out of 10. I still love shooting the CCI stingers out of that gun. Makes you feel like you're shooting a .380. The guys shooting the cheap bulk stuff are always asking if you're shooting something other then a .22.

 

[Gtscotty]

On my first time out shooting my SR22, I had a couple failures to feed, the slide would be forward, but it failed to strip a round out of the magazine. I finally figured out that my support thumb was getting too touchy-feely with the slide. The way I tend to hold my glocks, my support thumb sometimes touches the side of the slide while im shooting.

With the glocks it doesn't seem to make a difference, but with the SR22, the friction was just enough to slow that little, light slide down and cause a failure to strip the next round.

I've since tightened up my grip form, and haven't had any problems. I agree that the SR22 trigger feels a little weird, but after I got used to it, it doesn't bother me at all, and the pistol has proven to be much more accurate than I expected.