Check out the new Ruger SR22!

 

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Why Why Why!

 

Ruger already makes the best 22 semi-auto in the world.

Well, I will take one so I can compare the two. I don't think it will replace the Mark III and 22/45. They should have made it the same as an SR9 in size and shape. It looks too much like a Walther but probably better; I like it with the aluminum slide.

Nice.

Well, I will take one so I can compare the two. They should have made it the same as an SR9. It looks too much like a Walther, but I like it with the aluminum slide.

 

Correct. If they would have at least used the same frame as the SR series then I could see. But it's not. FAIL

Looks like a 24/7 OSS.

Looks just like the Taurus. Agreed Ray.

If it works flawlessly, it might just be the best budget 22LR out there. Currently, I don't have room for another 22, but if the Mark III continues to be a little finicky, I just might.

 

Since Ruger has the market on 22s and it had a little flub with the growing pains of the SR-9s, I don't think this little gem will be a flop. It still reminds me more of a Walther than a Taurus. I want one.

Man. This would've been my ideal pickup. I was in the market for one a few months back, and wound up picking up the Bersa Thunder 22. Great gun, but only with minimags so far. Everything else, not so much. If what redneck santa said is true, the SR22 works with the bulk packs too. It looks just like a p22. I wonder if ruger is really making it themselves.

Man. This would've been my ideal pickup. I was in the market for one a few months back, and wound up picking up the Bersa Thunder 22. Great gun, but only with minimags so far. Everything else, not so much. If what redneck santa said is true, the SR22 works with the bulk packs too. It looks just like a p22. I wonder if ruger is really making it themselves.

 

It's "made" in the USA...

 

 

This might be the perfect 22 handgun to introduce children. It is lightweight and with the smaller grip will probably be ideal if it is reliable.

So to rant, it seems like past Rugers have their own personalities - guns like the LCR & LC9, GunSite Scout, Charger 10/22 and of course the MK I/II/III series - they all have that extra design flare that sets them apart from other guns. Even the SR1911, despite being a late entry in crowded market, felt unique. However, I get NOTHING from this design. A ten round, polymer, rail mount, blah blah blah... My 2 cents, not excited about this one - and I'm a big Ruger fan.

 

 

I'd rather they up production on some other recently introduced models rather than introduce yet another gun.

So to rant, it seems like past Rugers have their own personalities - guns like the LCR & LC9, GunSite Scout, Charger 10/22 and of course the MK I/II/III series - they all have that extra design flare that sets them apart from other guns. Even the SR1911, despite being a late entry in crowded market, felt unique. However, I get NOTHING from this design. A ten round, polymer, rail mount, blah blah blah... My 2 cents, not excited about this one - and I'm a big Ruger fan.

 

 

I'd rather they up production on some other recently introduced models rather than introduce yet another gun.

 

Agreed, 100%

A local vendor said he could get one in in about 5 days and that it would be $499. If I was in the market for one, I might be willing to go as high as $375 for one, but I would never pay $500 for one when I could get an all-steel Mark III or even a 22/45 for around that price. Maybe Ruger wants to phase out the more pricey ones and replace with polymer. Anyway, if that is the street price for these, they can keep then.

A local vendor said he could get one in in about 5 days and that it would be $499.

You should find a new dealer. MSRP is $399...

A local vendor said he could get one in in about 5 days and that it would be $499. If I was in the market for one, I might be willing to go as high as $375 for one, but I would never pay $500 for one when I could get an all-steel Mark III or even a 22/45 for around that price. Maybe Ruger wants to phase out the more pricey ones and replace with polymer. Anyway, if that is the street price for these, they can keep then.

 

 

I'd be interested in learning who this "local vendor" is, so I can stay away from them. Talk about trying to rake someone over the coals. Damn.

Before we go condemning a FFL, especially if they are one thats on this forum lets make sure we have our story straight. The FFL may have been looking up a different model. Thats one of the reasons whenever I put in a price request with someone I give them the manufacturers P/N for what I am looking for with description.

Before we go condemning a FFL, especially if they are one thats on this forum lets make sure we have our story straight. The FFL may have been looking up a different model. Thats one of the reasons whenever I put in a price request with someone I give them the manufacturers P/N for what I am looking for with description.

That's actually a very good point... particularly in this case where Ruger already makes a firearm called the SR-22

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr22Rifle/models.html Smart move Ruger.

Yep, I always provide the maker's model number in the price request. In the case of this new pistol, that would be model #3600.

I gave the model # right off of the Ruger website and $499 is what came back. There should not have been ANY confusion in what I was asking about. As far as I am concerned, that is a rip-off price, considering that the suggest price is $399 and it should be at least a little lower than that.

 

I purposefully did not give out the vendor's name, but I am dissatisfied with that price to say the least.

If I may ask, was this via the price request tool or via a phonecall to the dealer? Not that it really matters, I guess, since that price is out of line as far as I'm concerned.

That's actually a very good point... particularly in this case where Ruger already makes a firearm called the SR-22

http://www.ruger.com...fle/models.html Smart move Ruger.

 

But there's no dash mark. So it's different.

If I may ask, was this via the price request tool or via a phonecall to the dealer? Not that it really matters, I guess, since that price is out of line as far as I'm concerned.

 

It was a phone call placed to a dealer and then the dealer made a follow-up call back to me with details.

So is posting prices from the Price Request Tool allowed?? Or do all of us have to use the price request tool to find out the real price on this gun?

So is posting prices from the Price Request Tool allowed?? Or do all of us have to use the price request tool to find out the real price on this gun?

 

 

I would suggest NOT to post the quoted prices from the price-request tool. That info should be between you and the dealer as far as I'm concerned. What's nice about using the price request tool is it comes out to be pretty obvious who is consistently less or more expensive.

I agree, unless you spoke with the person quoting you the price and they said, sure, I would not..

Understood.

Nice informative review:

It looks like a fun plinker, and the slide is a monster upgrade from the zinc to aluminum (compared to the look alike Walther P22). I was thinking about the P22 but it seems that this is a better gun overall, including price.

Will be in the market for a .22lr handgun once my FID and P2P arrive, trying to decide between this, M&P 22, and a full caliber handgun with a 22LR conversion (likely a 1911 or Baretta 92).

 

It may have been me, bad magazine, or a dirty gun (range gun), but I put about 200 rounds through a P22 last week and every single time it jammed on the last round. I would say that 90% of the time it tipped the round up, almost like a stovepipe, but the rim usually stayed in the magazine. The rest of the time the slide just didn't go comepletely forward.