Has anyone bought or had the chance to shoot the new Ruger 22/45 Lite. I've been looking for a 22 for my wife (she won't shoot my 9) I've seen several videos on you tube. but was hoping for some first hand expierience. And honestly I think it's a bad ass little gun if it functionsas well as it looks
The new Ruger rimfire?
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Woodycreek
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Great 22lr pistols for the money! This thing eats anything you feed it. Little on the heavy side as you can see, but fun to shoot.
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Woodycreek
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Recoil is nothing in any of them and muzzle blast is minimal unless using Stinger ammo. My pistol is hefty because of the suppressor and tactical light/laser combo.
RiverRider
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The models with a 5-1/2" bull barrel are all great. The all-steel one is the nicest, IMO.
My local gun monger had a good deal on a 22/45 and I ended up buying the target model on a lark. I also, for no reason other than to see what it was like, tossed a POS sig sauer dot sight on it.
I probably enjoy plinking with it more than any other pistol right now.. and no, I'm not kidding.
I've fed it a handful of different 'bulk' .22LR and it shot everything reliably. The dot sight makes it just a hoot. I'm not a great pistol shooter, but with that setup, I can make little tiny groups at 15 yards.
My only complain is that Ruger has yet to find a better method to field strip their pistols. With the stupid magazine disconnect, it's a bugger to put back together after a cleaning. This is slightly mitigated by the fact that aside from a drop in accuracy, it handles hundreds of rounds without a cleaning like a champ.
I probably enjoy plinking with it more than any other pistol right now.. and no, I'm not kidding.
I've fed it a handful of different 'bulk' .22LR and it shot everything reliably. The dot sight makes it just a hoot. I'm not a great pistol shooter, but with that setup, I can make little tiny groups at 15 yards.
My only complain is that Ruger has yet to find a better method to field strip their pistols. With the stupid magazine disconnect, it's a bugger to put back together after a cleaning. This is slightly mitigated by the fact that aside from a drop in accuracy, it handles hundreds of rounds without a cleaning like a champ.
