Jeremiah is a great communicator, and his VLOG is visually excellent on the Ruger SR22. The reassembly of the slide is tricky on the first time, but manageable. The safety features are complex but offer peace of mind for the new shooters and security for those who live in the big Cities. I look forward to seeing more gun reviews.
I appreciate the kind words the visuals are all on the camera man, Chris Downs and his excellent editing skills. He is a master with a camera! The reassembly is tricky but I agree it's not complex. I think you hit the nail on the head this would be an excellent gun for a new shooter and it will eventually leave you wanting more, weather that is accuracy or a better trigger etc. We appreciate the feedback and we really should consider doing some more gun review type videos, the load development videos are almost a review but a little different with a split focus on the gun and the handloading. Thank you for watching and for taking the time to comment it is appreciated! --Jeremiah
Great video. I bought my daughter an SR22 and I’m sure she’s to blame for the 22LR shortage! But, I’m glad to buy the ammo since it brings a smile to her face every time she shoots it!
They really are a lot of fun it's a great little gun to learn on and simply plink away with! I love hearing stories like that these bring so much joy and create lasting memories for so many folks! Thanks for watching and the kind words! --Jeremiah
Thank you very much for the kind words and the feedback it is always appreciated. We appreciate that and hope you enjoy the other videos as much as you liked this one! --Jeremiah
Thank you for the kind words and the feedback, we pride ourselves on showcasing the results exactly as we get them, we will continue to test handloads and guns in the future and we have even started including factory ammo for those that don't handload. We appreciate you taking the time to watch and encourage you to subscribe as we have new videos about every other week depending upon how filming goes. Thanks again! --Jeremiah
The SR22 is a fun little pistol with a big boy look. That's the appeal and that's what it's good at. Mediocre trigger, modestly accurate with it's favorite rounds, and a fun, gateway 22 for new shooters. The early guns had a problem with the take-down tab and would try to buck the slide off the frame during recoil. Mine did. Ruger took care of the problem in their typical reliable fashion and an ex-gf still owns and shoots the gun quite happily today. My own thoughts evolved into "it's not powerful so it had better be accurate". I'm glad I owned one, I'm glad someone else does now and, I'm glad I've got a Volquartsen. Great content, as always, and don't be afraid to make longer episodes if you feel it's needed to do a subject justice. I'm happy to watch and I promise that my responses won't get longer if the video does.
I agree in full with that I try not to come off with any bias or anything and present everything as matter of fact as possible but to be honest It seems like a lesser Walther P-22 and I really do not like all the safeties and the inability to carry it "cocked and locked". I think it is a good gateway gun and it is reliable and a lot of fun to shoot but it will leave you wanting more. I am a sucker for accuracy, probably more so than I should be but I like accurate guns. I am a huge fan of Volquartsen I think they make excellent products and they are quite accurate in my experience. Glad to hear that you enjoyed this video as well I know it is a little different than our normal episodes so the feedback is always appreciated! I try to be quick and to the point in the videos and minimize my rambling but that said we always give enough time to cover everything in detail but we try to keep the videos easy to watch and easy to find segments as well. thank you for your support and the kind words they are greatly appreciated! --Jeremiah
Indeed I agree that is what I do with my Walther P-22 I am not sure why I did it that way for the video. Probably not the best way to do it. But at any rate thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! --Jeremiah
The De-Cocker is nice, esp if you carry this platform and I have (10+1). In de-cock mode, the trigger pull is the safety after you de-cock the pistol and return the safety UP, and has a Firing-pin block. The size of my G26 but single stack and much lighter. RELIABLE it is with quality ammo and with DOUBLE-STRIKE ability for those hard cases. When I first got this platform it shot extremely Low and had to raise the rear sight so HI I almost loss the rear sight spring. Replaced the front post with a HIVIS Fiber optic and solved the problem. Painted the rear dots RED (swap rear blade around for blacken) and a steel captive guide-rod improved the accuracy. Great platform. The magazine safety IS, in some states, is a requirement so don’t blame RUGER for it. The manual safety, not a 1911, is usable with little practice. Would have liked more magazine count, but again some states make things difficult.
I do agree with you the de-cocker is a very nice feature. I know a guy that carries one when he goes out walking in case he runs just in case he encounters a rattlesnake or something like that and I think that makes a lot of sense. Ammo is certainly a key consideration when it comes to reliability. Those HIVIS fiber optic sights are very nice I like those a lot. This is just my opinion as in the video it's a personal preference and I know some states have quite restrictive gun laws. However I do not want Ruger to cater to those few states when there are 40+ others that it doesn't matter in. I would much rather see a California compliant model such as other manufacturers have done. I know they call it a manual safety however, in my opinion a manual safety does not de-cock the firearm it in fact prevents the firearm from firing. I think when most people hear manual safety they think of the 1911 manual safety. I am not saying it is not usable or anything like that but rather that it is different than what most people think. Or at the very least different than what I was thinking. I see it more as a de-cocker and firing pin block than a manual safety. But that may just be me. At any rate I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment and share your personal experience here in the comments section I think that is what it is all about. --Jeremiah
Thanks for the video...nicely done. Would be interested to see one on the GSG Firefly (formerly Sig Mosquito) which has a de-cocker and a manual safety.
Thank you for taking the time to watch and offer feedback it is greatly appreciated!! I would be more than happy to cover that as well. I do not have one currently but I will keep my eyes open for one should one happen to cross my path. It would be very interesting to compare the safeties between the two firearms and compare the differences. Thanks again! --Jeremiah
It really is a lot like the Walther I have one and I should have brought that in that was a bit of a missed opportunity but hindsight is always 20/20 I suppose! At any rate thank you for watching and taking the time to comment as always it is appreciated! --Jeremiah
Wish I could help with the primers man, they're a little more expensive than they used to be in Canada but they're available. Hope the shortages don't last much longer for us all. Cheers!
That is really nice! I am glad to hear that you can still get them we did manage to get some small pistol primers in thankfully! I hope not either but I am also not holding my breath when it comes to these shortages! Thanks for watching and for all of your support of this channel! --Jeremiah
I will certainly give that a try I think I have tried it both ways but it has been awhile since I took this pistol down and it's probably time for a cleaning anyway! Thanks for the tip and taking the time to watch and comment! --Jeremiah
Good Video..2 things 1 I had 1 of the 1st to come out..I never had an issue with mine on being ammo picky..any issues which they weren't many..was the ammo itself. 2 the M22 has been very good for me..I am wondering if that was one of the bad lot they had.?
Thank you for the feedback we greatly appreciate it! As stated in the video at 30:04 I have only heard reports of it being picky we ourselves did not experience that, when we did experience issues it was mostly ammunition related as well in once instance I can recall it may have been me "limping" the gun. I tried not to be too hard on it, I do not like the fact that they call the decocker a manual safety I don't think that is what most people think of when they hear manual safety. So I did harp on that and the magazine safety a lot perhaps more than I should have. We do our best to simply let the results speak for themselves and provide an unbiased baseline for performance and accuracy with a hint of my personal thoughts on the firearm. All in all though I did not think the performance was too bad for a rimfire handgun at 15 yards. Sadly with all of these videos they are only a sample size of one so we very well could have gotten a less accurate one or one that was a little more finicky than others anything is possible. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment we really appreciate it and I personally love hearing from others who have these firearms and have conducted testing and have experience with them. I feel it adds a lot of value hearing from others in the comments, so thank you for continuing to do so! --Jeremiah
I’ve had one for a while. Very accurate with the thread protector on. Once I put the thread adapter on the POI changes drastically. It’s also the same when I put the suppressor on. It goes high and to the left or right, I don’t remember. Anyone else experience this issue with their sr22?
In our testing we ran the barrel with the thread protector on and no suppressor adapter on and then we ran it with the thread adapter on with the suppressor on and you can see for yourself in the target review the accuracy difference along with the point of impact shift with the thread protector on vs. the suppressor. There is some shift and in our testing it seems different ammunition can make a big difference in the amount of shift. I hope that helps and wish you the best of shooting! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!! --Jeremiah
I bought one of these paper wrights on a Tuesday. Took it home and cleaned it. The next day took it to the range to shoot it. Nothing but failure to feed and failure eject!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I immediately gave it to the gun smith at the shop I bought it! Haven't heard back as of yet!!!!!!!!!!!! As soon as they say it is ready I will be getting rid of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have heard of folks having these issues as stated in the video but I have not experienced it personally. I have also heard of the Walther P-22 having the same issues however I have not experienced it personally either. I would suggest sending it back to Ruger if the gunsmith can not figure out what is wrong with it. From what I understand Ruger does have good customer service. Hopefully they would be willing to make it right for you. At any rate thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! --Jeremiah
It would have been nice to see you shoot 5 rounds with and 5 without supressor to see if the impact change? (higher, lower left o right? and also find out if without supressor you were more accurate or tighter groups?
Indeed we did shoot both suppressed and unsuppressed but for times sake in the shooting segment we only showed shooting suppressed, it would have added a lot of time to the video to show both so we thought we would just show us shooting suppressed. Just go ahead and jump to the target review at 20:30 and you can see the point of impact shift, accuracy and velocity average of 5 shots. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment hopefully this helps you out! --Jeremiah
hello there, pls allow me this question: what´s with the magazine safety when one inserts the magazine into the gun, pulls the slide back and loads a bullet into the chamber, then ejects the magazine - is the trigger deactivated then? and my second question: is the reason this safety even exists the fact that people forget the loaded bullet in the gun? thanks in advance.
Great question, you are correct when the magazine is not inserted into the gun the firearm will not fire. I guess that is the thinking behind the magazine safety but to be honest if you follow the 4 rules of firearms safety it just makes the magazine safety defunct and I don't believe we should build firearms around negligence but rather practicality and it is for that reason I do not personally like magazine safeties. Plus if you are mid magazine change and attempting to "top off" the gun and need to fire it for some reason you can not with the magazine safety which is another reason I do not like them. Great question thank you for watching! --Jeremiah
No problem thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! We were shooting at 15 yards which is what we test all of our handguns at so they are directly comparable to each other from video to video. Perhaps in the future we will do some testing at further distances. --Jeremiah
@@mikes1097 We thought so too, a lot of folks want to see 25 yards, but that doesn't seem fair to the .22LR handguns or pocket pistols. Thanks for replying and for the feedback! --Jeremiah
@@mikes1097 We thought so too, some folks want it to be done at 25 yards but that didn't seem fair for the 22LR handguns or pocket pistols. Thank you for replying and for the feedback we greatly appreciate it! --Jeremiah
This was an interesting video about a pistol that I was curious about its features. Ruger seems to have overly complicated the engineering of its recent firearms. I see absolutely no need for a magazine safety or a fixed barrel. This gun does not seem to be particularly accurate, nor do the various combinations of ammunition reflect tight groupings. Since the focus of this video was keyed into the pistol itself and not a detachable suppressor, while that is interesting, your video should have focused only on the handgun without the suppressor since the suppressor not only does not come with the gun but using a suppressor changes point of impact and moreover not everyone will use a suppressor. I had a suppressed Ruger Mark II that was extremely accurate such that hitting a 4 inch x 6 inch index card, shooting offhand was doable at 100 yards. Ruger needs to go back to the drawing board and make some changes to the SR 22 and take away some so called safety features and make it far more simplistic . Your video was well done.
We are very glad that you enjoyed the video and found it informative as well! I have to agree with you there, I always try to present the firearms in a matter of fact way and without any bias and present the facts. I also agree in my opinion the accuracy was a bit lacking. I suppose we could have cut all the suppressor content but we thought we might as well include it since many folks also are looking for good guns to be suppressed. We did shoot it both suppressed and unsuppressed so folks could focus or compare whatever they like. When we reviewed the targets we were sure to show both the suppressed groups and the unsuppressed groups. I am a big fan of the Ruger Mark II those are great guns! I appreciate the feedback and Thank you for the kind words and for watching and taking the time to share your thoughts! That is what the comments are all about and I truly believe we have some of the best comment sections on RU-vid! --Jeremiah
@@jimeckenrode1271 Well that is my opinion I do not like the fact that you can not put the gun on safe with the hammer cocked to do so you must de-cock the gun. I do not like magazine safeties or disconnects. I have my reasons but they are my own. Comparing the accuracy of other .22 LRs I have this one is not quite as accurate but it's accuracy wasn't bad just a bit sub par in my opinion. We do our best to showcase the results exactly as we get them though, we showcase the group sizes both suppressed and un-suppressed so you can see for yourself and make a decision for yourself. Which is always what we shoot for, we present the facts and you can make a decision for yourself. The opinion are simply my own and you can take those for what they are worth. At any rate thank you for watching and taking the time to share your experience with the firearm. I think that is what the comment section is all about. --Jeremiah
I am getting ready to purchase this pistol. I think overall it’s a very good pistol with some flaws of course. I currently own a Ruger Mark IV target pistol with bull barrel and it’s excellent for accuracy & reliability!!! I’m sure the SR22 will not disappoint but also know it’s no comparison to my Mark IV.
Not very accurate or the sights are off or in need of adjustment. Hopefully they are adjustable. I have had the Ruger LCP2 and the sights are not adjustable and they were way off. That’s just my experience with a Ruger product.
I did not adjust the sights at all in order to show the factory zero, thankfully the rear sight is adjustable. However the group sizes are what they are and a good representation of what you can expect out of this pistol. Thanks for sharing your experience and taking the time to watch and comment! --Jeremiah
I think you misunderstand the purpose of this video, the sights were not adjusted to showcase the factory zero the gun had and to keep consistent point of aim and point of impact across multiple ammunition types. The accuracy testing is showcased by the size of the group and not where the group impacted that can be adjusted later on to whichever ammo works the best and is the most accurate in the testing. The sights were also not adjusted to showcase the difference in point of impact with the suppressor vs. without. I hope that makes sense and hopefully clears any confusion about why the test was conducted the way it was. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment! --Jeremiah
That is a Konig Jager Super Bench and sadly they are no longer in business. It is a great bench though. These days I recommend Stukey's Sturdy Shooting benches as an alternative. Thanks for watching! --Jeremiah
When we review the targets we shot we review the velocity of each ammunition. And indeed the CCI had low velocities through this short barrel on an average of 5 shots we got 596 FPS. Thanks for watching! --Jeremiah
@@HandloaderTV I am still learning about the semi auto pistols Ive always shyed away from them because i didnt understand them fully revolvers and hunting rifkes I have owned for years but Im now interested in the other fire arms as well thabks
@@kevincraig8257 I feel like this could be a good option to learn on as far as semi auto pistols go it does have a lot of safety features however I still can't justify the magazine disconnect / mag safety. The semi auto handguns can be a lot of fun and I am personally a big fan of semi autos and there have been quite a few nice ones featured on our channel but that doesn't even scratch the surface of what is out there these days. If you have any questions don't hesitate to ask! --Jeremiah
Thus far we have not had any issues with the rear sights getting knocked around but I must admit this is not a go to carry gun and is mostly only used for plinking. Hopefully others will chime in. Thanks for watching! --Jeremiah
@@nolagospeltracts8264 Hmm that is not good at all, I would recommend getting that fixed I have not had that happen with our SR22. I can not stand it when I get something zeroed and it shifts from that zero. Hopefully you can get that fixed. --Jeremiah
Most definitely! We just finished filming the first episode of a series on specialty loads, we'll be shooting .45 Colt in a single action Army and I am currently working on a load development series on .357 Magnum in a new Colt Python so keep your eye out for that! We are working on it! Hopefully the .45 Colt specialty loads will be the next video we post and then maybe one more and then the load development on the .357 Magnum! Thanks for watching and for your support of this channel! --Jeremiah
I have to agree with you the accuracy did not really impress me much at all, I think it's a great little plinker but beyond that I don't care for it much. We try and show the results exactly as we get them and do things the same way for each video so everything is directly comparable. Thank you for taking the time to watch and comment! --Jeremiah
@@HandloaderTV Good, The Taurus is going up in price around here now around 399.00. It's a sought-after pistol it seems. The GSG Firefly is pot metal. The Walther p-22 reminds me of the Ruger. Might as well get one of the good Rugers then, MkII or MkIII Solid as a rock, built like a tank.
@@armedfarm3429 I would love to eventually get my hands on the Taurus and see how that performs, I would be quite curious just how accurate it is. I agree it is very reminiscent of the Walther P-22 and I may do a video on that at some point as well since I have one. I agree in full the Ruger MK II or III would be a much better choice for a target pistol. --Jeremiah
Not impressed. Rugers should be way better than that, and waaay toooo maaany saaafetys! I have much experience with Ruger handguns, and I would have to say, ALL were better than this one. Jerry
To be honest I was not impressed either, I thought this was pretty rough for a Ruger. I tried to showcase everything in a matter of fact and not let any personal bias in but I do really hate magazine disconnects / mag safeties. I think they are stupid. I have quite a few Ruger sixguns and every one of them is very well timed and they are of excellent strength and quality. I think they just dropped the ball on this gun. And not very many people seem to be talking about that! Thanks for watching Jerry and taking the time to comment it is appreciated! --Jeremiah
If I did in fact make a mistake I would greatly appreciate it if you could tell me exactly what they were I would appreciate it. If I find the information to be false we will correct it. I did in fact read the owners manual and did a lot of research before making this video, and after re-watching I can't seem to find any misinformation or anything along those lines. --Jeremiah
