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Other SR22 features include a stainless steel replaceable barrel, an ambidextrous manual thumb safety/decocking lever, ambidextrous magazine release, plus a visual inspection port to determine the load status of the pistol. The SR22 includes two finger grip extension floorplates that can be added to the magazine for comfort and grip. Each SR22 is also shipped with two 10-round magazines and a soft case.

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(GunReports.com) -- Sturm, Ruger's new Ruger SR22 pistol is a scaled-down version of a full-sized pistol suitable for plinking, target shooting and small game hunting.

"Ruger has built a solid reputation for excellence in rimfire pistols with the Mark III and 22/45 product families, and the new SR22 will contribute positively to that reputation," said Chris Killoy, Ruger Vice President of Sales and Marketing. "This pistol is feature-packed and an incredible value - consumers won't find a similar product with everything the SR22 offers at a comparable price."

The SR22 has light double-action and crisp single-action trigger pulls. Its external hammer is designed with a rounded spur for easy cocking and single-action shooting. The SR22 features a polymer frame and two interchangeable (no tools required) rubberized grips with angled serrations, allowing shooters to select either a slim or wider palm swell option. The aerospace-grade aluminum slide has serrations on both front and rear for better grip and slide manipulation. The easy-to-use underside Picatinny rail features multiple cross slots for variable mounting of most popular accessories.

The 3-dot sight system has a fixed front sight and a rear sight that is adjustable for both windage and elevation. A reversible blade allows shooters to select two white dots or a solid black blade.

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Comment by: david b | January 5, 2012

To me, this looks a lot like a Walther P-22. If it's less expensive it might be a good substitute for the Walther, and.....of course.....since it's American made, perhaps we should all go out and buy one.

Comment by: canovack | January 5, 2012

Good point there about buying American made. Maybe I'll pop for one just for that reason alone. I could give it to my sister as a birthday gift - she loves that caliber as she's a dead-eye with it but has some injuries that make larger caliber guns too painful for her.

Comment by: david b | January 5, 2012

While most folks have a tendency to down play the value of .22 LR as a defensive caliber, I don't think I could get very many people to stand in front of any .22 and willfully get shot by it. .22 LR repeaters are especially effective if the shooter does his or her part and properly picks lucrative targets.....like anything in the frontal area of the oculo-cranial triangle.

Comment by: canovack | January 5, 2012

If I remember correctly, where the little ammo box now says "Dangerous within 1.5 miles", when I was a kid I think they said "Lethal within one mile".

Comment by: david b | January 5, 2012

I was thinking the same thing about the P-22. Based on the MSRP, it should be competitive when it finally hits the streets; and hopefully, Ruger is finally working out their new product recall bugs...

Keep in mind that while most of us can accurately put a magazine full of .22's in a perp quicker than we can recover from the recoil in a centerfire double tap, the main reason most "experts" shy away from the .22 LR for use against a lethal threat is that rimfires have the least reliable priming. Thus, while the .25 ACP has "worse" ballistics than the .22 LR, it is arguably a more reliable choice. Obviously, your ammo selection is crucial, but rimfires are still the most likely to misfire.

Comment by: PVB | January 6, 2012

Yeah, PVB, as I recall, John Browning developed the .25 ACP specifically to be a more reliable cartridge than the .22 rimfire. I suspect that spinning primer material into the rims of cartridge cases, back when Browning was still around, has likely progressed to the point that today's RF ammo has gotten pretty reliable. I have yet to experience a misfire in any .22 RF since around 1964, but even on that one, when I rotated the cylinder of the revolver to try a second strike, the cartridge did fire.

Comment by: canovack | January 6, 2012

I'm getting a few now and then, but I'm still shooting up ammo from a store-closing sale back in about '72. I bought every .22lr and every 12 ga. I could carry out, and I needed a cart to do it. So far it's still good, but I probably do need to go shoot it up. (I even got a few paper-wrap buckshot shells.) I'm now getting maybe 3 - 5 misfires per 100 now on the rimfire, which I mostly use for squirrel hunts. None on the shotshells - yet.

Comment by: david b | January 6, 2012

I no longer shoot bargain brands and seldom have a .22 misfire; however, I shot a lot of bargains, even from reputable manufacturers, before I got here. Every time I go to the range, I find at least one .22 LR left on the ground with a dented rim.

Comment by: PVB | January 6, 2012

Maybe I should have been specific as to brands? What I bought en masse was mostly Winchester rimfire, and some Remington, but nothing 'bargain'. The shotshells were all Winchester, with the exception of a few boxes of Remington as well - and there used to be a little bit of Federal too, but those are gone.

Comment by: david b | January 6, 2012

Winchester, Federal, and Remington all offer "bargain" packaging. I've found all of their "bulk" ammo to leave room for improvement - misfires, insufficient recoil, excessively dirty. (I shoot a lot of semi-autos.) I also began reading manuals and calling manufacturers to find out what they use for testing. I'm now a Mini-Mag guy...

Comment by: PVB | January 6, 2012

Any USA made rimfire pistol is good news. They are extraordinary tools for teaching youngsters in the art of shooting and they have softer report on the wallet when we conduct high volume practice. I concur with the fact that with the soft recoil and excellent precision of the .22LR anyone can use it in a defensive situation. We must not forget that guns in .22LR can also be used as a formidable survival tools. But as was noted by most participants of the blog, “promotional” quality ammo is not expected to be reliable and is extremely dirty. I have found that a least 3 to five misfires result in 500 shots. Target grade ammo and high velocity premium ammo fare a lot better (Federal Gold Medal Ultra Match is the best example at standard velocities and any copper plated high velocity ammo from any of the big three in USA is also highly reliable. I hope that this small pistol from Ruger will provide the reliability and high quality that we always expect from them.

Comment by: Firemouth | January 6, 2012

Firemouth - .22's aren't just for teaching youngsters....

Comment by: PVB | January 7, 2012

Dear PVD-You scored 10, but got no "X"; missed by a hair the second part of the sentence that says, and I quote:"...and they have softer report on the wallet when WE conduct high volume practice." Emphasis supplied on "WE". At this date I have in my vaults five rimfire guns, and in pure honesty, all of them were bought for the youngest kid in the family: me. I have a Weaver scoped Winchester Mod.310 single shot that was my first rimfire when I was 18 years old (my first gun was a Remington Wingmaster 870 12ga. that my father gave me NIB in 1972 when I was 16; I began shooting air guns when I was 8, and firearms when I reached 11). I also have a Ruger 101 in .22LR, that I tuned myself by changing the trigger springs and judiciously polishing the internals. There is a Ruger Mark II Target with a Volquartsen grip and sight base where resides a red dot sight. A Ruger 10/22 with a Hogue Target SS fluted barrel, Hogue rubber stock, Volquartsen mag. release, Power Custom trigger and Bushnell 3-9X scope. Last, a Winchester Mod. 255 in .22WMR. I really miss with tears in my eyes a High Standard Supermatic Citation that I sold when I was 21 to buy a S&W Mod. 28, and a Ruger Single Six with both the LR and the WMR cylinders that I sold to my brother Albert.For me, shooting is a family sport. My youngest son, when is in possession of one of the semi-auto guns has no limits on ammo expending and I can assure you, dear friend, that is the moment that I pray for the soul of the inventor of the .22LR ammo; he should be canonized. A different situation arouses when my sons (3) take charge of the AR's. I literally can feel my wallet sobbing inside my pocket...

Comment by: Firemouth | January 7, 2012

There seems to be a tendency to downplay the importance of the .22 rimfire cartridge, since most of the writings we see in the gun magazines and even in this forum, pay most attention to center fire cartridges. Open any trade magazine, and you will be regaled by articles about the new hot cartridge of the month. While many of us, myself included, continue to accumulate firearms and ammunition in what we perceive to be the best caliber and load, we often forget that some of the best and least expensive practice is afforded us in the form of the .22 LR. For most of my major caliber guns that I carry concealed, I have a .22 LR version of it, or something very close to it that provides lots of fun and practice. Frequent practice using close facsimiles of the guns that I usually carry, but in .22 LR, goes a long way toward maintaining proficiency in an economical manner.

Comment by: canovack | January 7, 2012

Alot of people knock the .22LR and even the .22 Mag. as only target guns and ammo. But sasistics show and have shown that more people are killed with them than any other gun or ammo. I know how leathal a .22 mag can be if your good shot with one. Knowing the right people in the PX system and proff what I could do to the Company CO. I use a Ruger singal six in the tunnels in the Nam. Most tunnel rats are shown with the 1911 .45 acp, Colt, but alot of use used smaller cals. to keep from having our ear drums from being blown out and the .45 as back up when it got really hot.

By using some bees wax and waxing the rounds it kept the moister out and kept down any miss fires, and like any other ammo hitting the enemy in the right places will drop them in a hurry. Buy the way alot of Tunnel Rats liked the .32 cal. God Bless America and Our Troops Past Present and Future. Keeping to My Oath Locked Loaded and Keeping My Powder Dry. Get the US Out of the UN and the UN Out of the US

Comment by: bear1 | January 7, 2012

Firemouth - I apologize if I appeared to be singling out your statement. Yes, I read it. However, we are not the only people who read this, and I have seen too many people try to teach their friend, girl, etc. on a massive magnum. My comment was intended for general edification.

We appear to agree that .22's are a great entry level gun, regardless of age. In many of our cases (here on this thread) we learned to shoot at a young age, but there are more new shooters at older ages than ever before. Thus, we occasionally need to remind ourselves when taking a friend out for the first time, we should pack a good .22, like your Ruger Mk II.

My first was an H&R single shot, which I still have. I also have several of those you list. (By the way, if you live where it is legal, and can scrape up the cash, enduring the BATFE paperwork is well worth the fun of having a "can" on a Ruger Mk II...) Only five rimfires though? Sounds like a perfect excuse for you to get a Ruger SR-22! ;)

Comment by: PVB | January 8, 2012

Canovack - agreed. I'd also add that when they do feature articles on .22's, they further the "fun gun" and children & girls stereotype.

Bear1 - Don't you wish you could have used a silencer? I was really glad we didn't tunnel rats in Somali - you guys were definitely a special breed!

Comment by: PVB | January 8, 2012

PVB, as you pointed out that not only the young are starting to shoot, and I for one have had the honor to be able to teach some of the older people how to shoot, that have never fire or even been around guns before. Even with those that are gung ho and want to get going with the big cals. I start out with the .22 cal. and work up, especally with the fairer sex. Because I don't want to scare or give them somthing that can cause them injuries to thier wrist or shoulder. Also I have found out that it gives them a better chance at gun control and a better chance to learn how to clear a miss fire or stove pipe round, etc. Besides you have so many types of .22's, from singal shots to pumps, to lever actions, to simi autos, and bolt actions, to teach from and they get a good knowlage of each. This also goes with hand guns, derangers,revolvers to simi autos. God Bless America and Our Troops Past Present and Future. Keeping to My Oath Locked Loaded and Keeping My Powder Dry. Get the US Out of the UN and the UN Out of the US.

Comment by: bear1 | January 8, 2012

As far as I can remember, learning to ride a bike was a process. In almost 99% of the cases, most of us began at early age on a 16” or 20” inch bike. First you had to gain the sense of balance. Maybe a big brother, or cousin, or our father took hold of us until we rode a few yards. On our first take off we did the extraordinary distance of five yards. After a few dozen tries, voila, we did it; we are riding this crazy contraption! From there we grew to a 24 inch bike, and latter to a 26. One day we saw this guy in a multi colored jersey riding this fancy, fast looking thing with skinny tires. I want one of those, we said. We learned to ride one of those too and ended riding in a tour. Shooting is the same thing. The best way to learn (and to teach) is step by step. Best tool for introducing new shooters to the sport, by ample margin, is a .22LR.

Comment by: Firemouth | January 8, 2012

A word of wisdom in here: start with a rifle, and at a short distance. With a rifle immediate hits at distances of 10 to fifteen yards are a guarantee. Start with BIG paper targets with a Shoot N’See sticker, so your new disciple, after his first hits can see that green “blood” around the holes. Now you got him; it’s hooked up to the gills and he will come again looking for more. Why? Low recoil, low sound and precision; you didn’t scare him, or her. They were not disappointed; they hitted their targets and they saw their hits on the target. That was fun. Now, with more practice they will gravitate to the bigger calibers, and next, the pistols. In less time that we thought of, they will master the gun. That’s the idea; another 2nd Amendment defender.

Comment by: Firemouth | January 8, 2012

With the shotgun is the same. Start with the 28ga. It’s a low recoil gun with a good pattern. You want your pupil to break clay birds without disappointing him, or her. The .410 is an expert’s gun. The 20 and the 12 have substantial recoil. You don’t want to scare your pupil; you want him, or her to stay in the game; the right tool for the occasion. For us, the oldies, the .22LR is the perfect gun for volume, for making corrections on recently acquired bad manners, to cure a flinch, for having lots of fun, as a tool for survival, or for personal defense, for plinking, for serious competition, for hunting, or for whatever a good .22 is good for. And speaking of shotguns, when I am making mistakes on the skeet field with the .410, no, I’ll not go back to the 28. Give me the big 12; I want to know what the hell is going wrong with a substantial pattern. The 12 is the perfect tool for correcting errors.

Comment by: Firemouth | January 8, 2012

I’m a big Ruger fan…and own several…BUT… Ruger needs to get the LEAD out and start producing an auto .22 WMR!!! I’d buy that in a heart beat! Too many .22 LR pistols out there! We need a good auto .22 mag and Ruger is the one to do it!

Kindest Regards...

In God We Trust...

Comment by: Geometric1 | January 9, 2012

Geo - from what I've read, the main challenge in producing .22 Magnum autos is in the lack of consistency in pressure. Many rounds are lower pressure and dictate a blowback like .22 LR; yet others have too much and need some sort of locked breech. This is supposedly the nut Kel-Tec has cracked, though most of us have yet to see concrete evidence thereof.

IMO, the other big hindrance is ammo cost. I have .22 Mag revolvers, and often find myself opting to buy more brass or components for my centerfires, rather than spend as much per round on "throw-away" brass. Even if you do not reload, 9mm ammo costs compare quite favorably to .22 Mag, and sometimes 9mm is actually less expensive.

Ruger did make a .22 Mag 10/22 at one point, though I'm not sure why they stopped. (I know, we're talking pistols here, but the action is relevant, especially since they make the Charger.) I agree with you though - a reliable .22 Mag auto would be a blast!

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