Product Safety Bulletin Issued for Ruger SR22 Pistols
Luke Cuenco 04.04.22
22LR pistols are some of my favorite plinking and survival tools. They are lightweight, accurate, and also are a ton of fun to shoot without going broke. Ruger announced today that they’ve discovered that a small number of their SR22 pistols were assembled incorrectly and as a result pose a safety risk under normal use. Ruger is offering a free refit program for affected units and has also posted a guide on how to side product Safety Bulletin Issued for Ruger SR22 Pistols.
Product Safety Bulletin Issued for Ruger SR22 Pistols
Ruger has discovered that a small number of SR22® pistols may have right and left frame inserts that are not properly secured together. In rare circumstances, this condition may render certain internal safety mechanisms ineffective and the pistol has the potential to discharge upon decocking. Pistols that may be exhibiting this condition will intermittently exhibit a “slack” single-action trigger.
NOTE: A “slack” single-action trigger occurs if, while operating the pistol in single-action mode with a magazine inserted, the slide forward, and the manual safety disengaged, a trigger pull does not encounter resistance and the hammer does not fall.
Although only a very small number of pistols appear to be affected, Ruger is committed to safety and would like to examine all SR22 pistols that have ever exhibited a slack single-action trigger or discharged upon decocking.
Potentially affected pistols include any SR22 pistol with a serial number of 369-40078 or lower (including all SR22 pistols with a “SS” prefix). If your SR22 pistol has ever exhibited one of the conditions described above, you should immediately stop using your pistol and sign up for the Safety Retrofit as outlined in the Safety Bulletin. If you have never experienced either condition, your pistol is not affected by this Safety Bulletin.
Details about what to look for and how to sign up for the retrofit also appear on our website at Ruger.com/SR22Retrofit. The website also contains answers to Frequently Asked Questions, a video demonstrating the inspection process, and other information that you may find helpful.
The SR22 22lr Pistol is a fun little plinking and target shooting gun but when safety issues crop up it’s extremely important that you immediately cease using your gun and contact Ruger about the issue. More information and details on signing up for the retrofit can be found on the Ruger website. The following link will lead you to a page with a video explaining and demonstrating the exact signs that indicate that your pistol may be affected, as well as information for signing up for the free retrofit that will fix the issue.
