ANY problem with the ruger sr-22? buyer question !

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aFTER reading about the blown extractor /ejectors on the sw 15-22 i am curios if any similar or other things are happening with the rugers?

im in the market to buy a ar 15 likerimfire rifle, either a sw or ruger, or perhaps a remington ....

all info /comments most welcomed .
thanks
 
NB.nagantsniper said:
aFTER reading about the blown extractor /ejectors on the sw 15-22 i am curios if any similar or other things are happening with the rugers?

im in the market to buy a ar 15 likerimfire rifle, either a sw or ruger, or perhaps a remington ....

all info /comments most welcomed .
thanks
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Id go with the ruger of remington they are non-restricted and just as fun.
 
The Ruger or the Remington are not built by a company that specializes in lookalike airguns, either. The Colt in particular, offers to void the warranty if you take it down beyond opening the action to adjust the spring tension for the bolt. But at least they provide a parts breakdown in the manual.

http://www.colt22rimfire.com/uploads/pdfs/Manual-Colt-22-TacticalRimfire.pdf
http://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/other/S&W_M&P_1522_Rifle_Manual.pdf

The Ruger looks and handles less like a AR than the Colt or the S&W, but the innards have a history dating back to 1964 or so, so you can pretty much bet that you will be able to get parts for it in 20 years, if that matters.

The Remington is supposedly more accurate than the Ruger, but has a smaller group of accessories available on the aftermarket. Stuff like mags, barrels etc. Some for Remington, a lot more for Ruger, pretty much none for the others. Granted, the others are newer on the market, and are not built to get more than exterior dress-up accessories, though.

Invite a S&W owner out gopher shooting! Or shooting at the gravel pit, or out in the boonies. The Ruger and Remington are both able to be shot legally, at places OTHER than a Restricted Approved range. That makes them both a better choice for me.

Personal choice for me is a Ruger. Mags are on hand, Know the insides, know the mechanics, know the availability of pimp gear for it, happy with the accuracy. I can shoot it anywhere, instead of just at a range. Still trying to figure out if I'll buy a SR-22, or a kit to build one like I want, whether its the machined Nordic kit, or the molded plastic Archangel kit.

Cheers
Trev
 
ruger vs 15-22

i have a ruger and love it...wouldn't trade it for anything..it's a blast to shoot and tons of accessories for it...never any issues...my m&p 15-22 is still in the shop a month and counting waiting for new extractor and spring
 
never had a problem with mine, i would stay away from the 597 as alot of people complain about stuff with it and theres just not as big of a market for upgrades as the sr22
 
Dacton said:
never had a problem with mine, i would stay away from the 597 as alot of people complain about stuff with it and theres just not as big of a market for upgrades as the sr22
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I have the 597 and it out performs my buddies SR22 on every level all I did has change the hammer and extractor and most 10/22 owners do the same. I guess he got a lemo. But theres a huge issue for some folks with the 10/22 and after market mags. Let’s face I, it’s been around for 40 plus years the 597 about 10. If you look hard enough there is negative press on just about every firearm out there. Bottom line buy what you like and can afford.
 
There may be a problem with the dust cover on the Colt/Walther M4. Have seen a couple where the spring loaded retaining pin inside the cover does not hold it closed. These were new rifles.Don't know how prevalent this may be !?
 
The Remington 597 VTR actually has a real M4 extention tube and stock UNLIKE the Ruger SR-22. The barrel is more like a bull barrel UNLIKE the Ruger SR-22 which shoots like any 10/22.

I love my 50 round bull dog magazine on my Ruger, feeding it is fine after you have done it a couple of times, the Remington 30 round mag feeds fine too now, after I figured out that I have to hold the magazine while shooting.

I am kind of an accuracy guy and I will have no problems to show that the Remington is really more accurate than the Ruger, it is as accurate as many wish the Ruger would be.

I can punch one big hole with my Remington 597 VTR at 50 yards with SK standard plus ammo, my Ruger SR-22 just can`t do that.

The Rermington 597 VTR now sells at Frontier at $365 (ouch, I paid 445), the Ruger is at $599 FYI.
 
Nybez said:
Don't take off the scope mount base if you can avoid it they have small torque heads screws and soft aluminum reciever. They are very easy to strip.
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On the other hand, both mine and a friend's SR-22 had the scope mount base (ie picatinny rail) very loose right from the factory, to the point of backing out.

Its worth checking those screws and the underbarrel screw by the receiver are tight, just don't armstrong them to death.

The only other problem is when you get the rails and accessories you want on the gun, it makes you giggle like a schoolgirl.
 
only had one problem so far

my only issue i've had with it was the four top receiver screws came loose as did the two under the barrel. it took about 3000 rounds and my groups went to hell. a little locktite and snugging up and no problems since. very happy with it. also i dont know if the is a speed loader available for the remington and those a nice to have. cheers
 
The only issue I have is the receiver in my SR-22 comes loose after a bit of shooting. It's not flopping around like a wounded duck, but I can feel and hear it clicking back and forth (probably around 1mm or less). One of these days, I'm gonna take some glass bedding and fix the problem.

(E) :cool:
 
Dacton said:
never had a problem with mine, i would stay away from the 597 as alot of people complain about stuff with it and theres just not as big of a market for upgrades as the sr22
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so you own a 597 vtr right , and you speek from experience?
the ruger is a proven action and the sr-22 is a great rifle , mine is as accurate as my 597VTR ,as far as upgrades you can many aftermarket hammers ,extractors etc.. for the sr-22 as the vtr , handguards,stocks???? both will use the same aftermarket stuff as it is based on the AR platform, Mags? well they both have high cap avalable so there is no complaint there and as far as reliablity ? it is a 22 they all like different ammo, and just like any gun they all need the tweeks , ruger is a trigger ,vtr is a simple guide rod adjustment

both great guns , was going to sell my vtr untill last weekend but threw a scope on it and had a hell of a good time , mabey I wont sell it now , The only reaso I bought it was because of the complaining that people were carrying on with ,a simple guide rod adjustment and no problems
 
Im looking at the SR22 and it all sounds good execpt you need TOOLS to field strip it.
I hate damn non military guns that make you pull out screw drivers.

VZ58, SKS, AR15...field strip ez.

I wish that Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22 .22LR was NON restricted.
It strips nice and EZ.

why is it restricted? too "evil" looking?
 
I've owned and sold three 597's. One (the first) was an accurate rifle that was totally reliable if kept clean. It would begin to have FTE's and the odd FTF if allowed to go more than a couple hundred rounds without cleaning. The other two 597's had abysmal accuracy, inconsistent reliability, and horrible triggers. All three are gone now.

I've also owned probably a half dozen 10/22's and still have a couple. Accuracy has generally been good, none have been great without some work done and money spent. All have been stone axe reliable with no functional problems, and some have gone many thousands of rounds with no cleaning other than an occasional wipedown. I'm sold on 10/22's.
 
jjohnwm said:
I've owned and sold three 597's. One (the first) was an accurate rifle that was totally reliable if kept clean. It would begin to have FTE's and the odd FTF if allowed to go more than a couple hundred rounds without cleaning. The other two 597's had abysmal accuracy, inconsistent reliability, and horrible triggers. All three are gone now.

I've also owned probably a half dozen 10/22's and still have a couple. Accuracy has generally been good, none have been great without some work done and money spent. All have been stone axe reliable with no functional problems, and some have gone many thousands of rounds with no cleaning other than an occasional wipedown. I'm sold on 10/22's.
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I can say the same about my VTR all I did was the extractor and the hammer. Under 50.00. Not bad and it will feed anything I give it. I have over 1000rds 0 cleaning and not one FTF! With that 16" stock bulled barrel its dead on!
 
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