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TxRuger65 · July 14th, 2012, 06:54 PM

Just shy of the 1200 round mark I had a take down lever failure today. Sure is discouraging, love how this little gun shoots. Has Ruger acknowledged there may be an issue?

gmsoapy · July 14th, 2012, 09:04 PM

No. But they are repairing them. Contact customer service they will send you a pre paid mailing lable. You're not the first with a take down lever failure. I have two SR22's with around 2500 rounds thru each with no problems with the take down lever, loose barrel or slide ware. These same to be the problems that do show up. I don't feel it wide spread and if it is Ruger will fix it. They're great little guns beat the Walther P22's by a mile. That gun has all sorts of problems that Walther doesn't seem to think are problems.
Welcome to the forum great place with great people. Who are always willing to help.

MCPO · July 15th, 2012, 05:08 AM

Mine broke at 900 rds. Ruger sent the label and I had the pistol back in under a week. Sadly, it looked like the replacement part was exactly the same as the old one. Traded it same day it came back.

My P22 has over 6000 rds and not a single problem. The SR22 looks to be a much better build - except - for that take down lever. Seems to be a common failure for the SR22.

RolandW · July 15th, 2012, 05:27 AM

For those of you who know CNC machining and have had the lever out of the gun, how difficult does it look to machine? Any chance of a billet 7075 aluminum aftermarket part?

professor · July 15th, 2012, 09:43 AM

I just had to join to comment on the take down lever. I am a long time Ruger fan and I have been following several forum comments (Here and Rimfire.com) regarding this issue. I agree with the post above that an aftermarket part could and should be developed to solve this problem. Yes Ruger fixes mistakes better than almost anyone else out there but Bill has not been running the company for a while and these problems are expensive to fix. Many hundreds of us buy aftermarket trigger parts and not think much of it because it "improves" the weapon. This part should not be failing period.

I had an SR22 on order from my local dealer for my daughter but saw multiple posts of serious failures of this part. I cancelled my order until this part is fixed properly or a solid aftermarket part is available. I just bought daughter a nice NRA commemorative Mark II with shorter barrel that she loves. I really wanted to get her the SR22 but I am not willing to risk her safety until this item is fixed. I bought a Ruger Mark II because it is a proven design I trust till someone comes up with a solid take down solution for the SR22.

Bryman31 · July 15th, 2012, 11:58 AM

it seems like there are a lot of openings for the sr22 aftermarket...lets hope companies start making stuff for it

TxRuger65 · July 15th, 2012, 12:57 PM

A “dynamic disassembly” malfunction | Public Safety Life

Jack D · July 15th, 2012, 02:03 PM

I have well over a thousand rounds through mine and the take down lever shows no signs of wear or damage. It looks to me that this lever doubles as the slide stop. Is hyper velocity ammo causing the failure? I've fired a few Stingers in mine, but not many.

TxRuger65 · July 15th, 2012, 02:07 PM

75% of the rounds in my gun have been bulk Winchester from Wal-Mart. Was shooting mini mags when the failure happened yesterday.

Jack D · July 15th, 2012, 02:13 PM

If the lever is the slide stop, then the added pressure of HV loads could be the cause. That's no excuse. It should take HV cartridges, or the manual should warn not to use them. Ruger says Stingers and all other loads are OK....according to others on this forum. Personally, I only load Stingers for serious use and use bulk ammo for target practice and plinking.

TxRuger65 · July 15th, 2012, 03:42 PM

Can't decide to keep it or trade it after Ruger fixes the lever. Guess I will wait and see what they say when I call tomorrow. maybe I should have gotten a 22/45 Lite instead.

Jack D · July 15th, 2012, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TxRuger65

Can't decide to keep it or trade it after Ruger fixes the lever. Guess I will wait and see what they say when I call tomorrow. maybe I should have gotten a 22/45 Lite instead.

I traded a 22/45 for the SR22. The SR22 is much smaller and I like the picatinney rail for laser. They each have their place, but the SR22 fits my desires better. Smaller, lighter, easier to carry, handier.

i'm betting Ruger fixes the problem....whatever it is. No business likes call backs.

WvDave · July 15th, 2012, 04:15 PM

It may be helpful for those that have experienced these failures to post the approx date of manufacture. Maybe serial # and test fire date. I am interested in knowing that if these problems were indeed only the early production guns or do they extend to recently produced pistols as well, indicating that Ruger has or has not remedied the problem at some point in time. I am sure that there are plenty of early made guns that have not had the problem, but that does not really mean as much as knowing that after a certain point in time, no one has had the failure.

TxRuger65 · July 15th, 2012, 04:37 PM

My test fire date was 2/6/12

Jack D · July 15th, 2012, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by WvDave

It may be helpful for those that have experienced these failures to post the approx date of manufacture. Maybe serial # and test fire date. I am interested in knowing that if these problems were indeed only the early production guns or do they extend to recently produced pistols as well, indicating that Ruger has or has not remedied the problem at some point in time. I am sure that there are plenty of early made guns that have not had the problem, but that does not really mean as much as knowing that after a certain point in time, no one has had the failure.

Don't have a clue.