Sig Trailside, or Ruger 22/45?

[twoblink]

I have a Ruger 22/45, but am thinking of trading it in later for a Sig Trailside..

Good trade, bad trade? The 22/45 is accurate, but a bit nose heavy...

 

[kalibear45]

Have you considered a Ruger Mark II ~ THey are nice and accurate plinkers and the weight balances well in my hands. Plus the stainless ones are purty...

 

[TeamCorbon]

In my last job at a gunshop we sold several Sig Trailsides. EVERY one of them came back to us with a magazine problem. The magazine is plastic and the catch is metal. The catch was wearing the area on the mag where it locked into the gun and they began to either fall out or wouldn't lock in at all. I think Sig is on to this and it may have been corrected. For now, I'd stick with the Ruger.

 

[10-Ring]

I haven't even seen a Trailside, much less shot one! That said, the Ruger is just a fine, relialbe shooter & at a good price point.

 

[Hkmp5sd]

twoblink,

Try a Ruger 22/45 with an integral suppressor like the jobs done on Ruger Mk II's. They are NICE!

 

[Selfdfenz]

I'd hang on to the 22/45 untill I was able to determine the Sig wasn't a lemon.
I've seen some "issues" discussed about the Sigs on some of the rimfire forums. The mag issue and FTF/ETE.

If nothing but good had ever been said about the Sigs maybe the price would be justified. Right now I don't think so.
S-

 

[MikeK]

I own both. 4" bull barrel Ruger 22/45 and 6" Trailside. Right now if I had to give up one it would probably be the Trailside by a very narrow margin. I had no mag problems, they were with the early models from waht I've read. I did have a failure to lock the slide back after the 7th magazine. Sent it back to SIG and they replaced the slide stop and gave me an extra mag and had it back a week after they received it. Great customer service!

In my opinion:

22/45
May be a little heavy, but is that bad?
Reassembly is a challenge until you get it down - FOLLOW ALL of the instructions - but you know this by now.
Rock solid.
Grips are OK for me, but can't be replaced.
Accurate.
Stock trigger is OK.
Red dot sights can be left on for disassembly.
Magazines are cheap.

Trailside
Almost too light, but thas can be remedied by adding weights.
Assembly/disassembly is simple.
Seems solid after the repair, but I need a few thousand rounds to tell for sure.
I have the el cheapo standard grips, but they can be replaced.
Just as accurate - maybe moreso after I shoot it some more.
Stock trigger is real good.
Red dot sights have to be removed for disassembly. (The internals don't seem to have much to gunk up and you can use a bore snake to clean the barrel.)
Magazines are expensive (especially for plastic).



Hope this helps. Personally, I'd keep them both.

 

[Watch-Six]

I would keep the Ruger. I don't like how nose heavy the 22/45 is either, but my experience with the Trailside was very bad. I bought one new when they first came out. It was a complete lemon and Sig replaced it with another pistol. It worked better, but still had problems probably caused by the lousey magazine. I got rid of number 2. Keep the Ruger or try a Browning Buckmark, but I would NOT risk a Trailside again. Watch-Six

 

[Matt Sutton]

Find a gunsmith that will chop 1"-2" off of your barrel, recrown, and drill & tap the front sight screw. Your muzzle heavyness will be gone, and your accuracy with a nice target crown may improve.

 

[Kahr carrier]

Keep the 22/45.

 

[stevec]

If you're thinking of blowing some money on a Sig because your Ruger is too top heavy, why not just blow the money this:
http://www.volquartsen.com/product.asp?pid=44

An aluminum receiver and barrel assembly that drops in place. BUT - I don't know if 15oz is lighter or heavier than your current reciever.

Steve

 

[Pappy John]

Every time I pick up a Trailside I'm pleased with how it feels in my hand, but the fact that I can buy two 22/45's for the asking price on the Trailside has kept me Sigless. It sounds like you just need a shorter Ruger. I have the p-4...a bull-barreled 4" version that balances great for me and a MkII in 6&7/8" that, I agree, is nose heavy.

 

[MoNsTeR]

I have a Ruger MkII (6 7/8" slabside) and a Trailside (6" Comp.), I like the Trailside better. But, the 22/45 models are much cheaper, and I won't hesitate to buy one when (not if) I decide I need a "plinker".

 

[bandaidman]

the trailside is a great shooter....maintenance is a breeze....i have never hada gun related FTF or malfunction...my wife even likes to shoot it

i have 4 mags...never any problems with mine although they are expensive for what they are ... $30-35!!!!

 

[Zundfolge]

For the price of the Sig you can get one of those Baikal .22 target pistols.

here's one on GB

http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=7282758

 

[3 gun]

I'd stay with the 22/45. Friend had a Trailside, it didn't impress me. And that was before I learned the price difference.

 

[Dave Bean]

I've got the Trailside and I've shot the Ruger. The Trailside, IMHO, is of higher quality. There's an old saying, "You get what you pay for." Yes, it's more expensive, but I think it's worth it.

There are small things which do it for me. I don't like the levers on the Ruger. I like the feel of the grip on the Trailside. It's easier to mount a scope on the Trailside.

There were earlier reports of mag failures, but I think it's been fixed....haven't heard about this from people who have purchased it more recently.

Dave

 

[twoblink]

I've done a trigger job on the 22/45, it doubled the accuracy of the gun!! Volquartsen triggers rock!