Ruger SR22 Any Opinions

[Historian]

Has anyone tried this new Ruger SR 22? I am looking to get one for Christmas and pass it on to my grandson someday. What's your opinion? Is it any good? I've heard good things and bad things about it so I thought I'd check with the guys who know. Thanks in advance.

Historian

 

[rimfireriot]

Check out:
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CustomContentDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&content=751501&sectionId=10002

I think it can be found for a lower cost, it is easier to clean (AR Style cleaning) and because it works more like a real AR-15 I think younger shooters are more excited by it. Check out the review on gunblast for more information.

 

[ArmedBear]

I've had a .22LR AR upper for a while.

Everyone, and I mean EVERYONE who tries it, wants to go buy one.

As rimfireriot says, it's MUCH easier and more pleasant to clean than a 10/22, and with a little extra oil, it'll go longer between cleanings. Given that, if I shoot a .22 semiauto rifle, I usually shoot a brick, that matters. The 10/22 stops working reliably much sooner than the AR design.

(The SR22 is a 10/22 action in a special stock.)

I'd go for one of the new AR-style .22s, or, if you're inclined to spend a little more, get a .22LR on a true AR lower, and it can be two guns in one, later on, if you add an upper in .223, or some other centerfire caliber.