Ruger 22/45 Lite or SR22?

[hobowh]

22/45 love mine

[gnihcraes]

If the 22/45 is anything like the original MKI/II's, it should always run and forever.

Not sure on the SR22 yet. Supposedly better than the P22, but?

[sniper7]

To answer your question...buy both. you CAN afford it and you will be happy in the end.

I have a MKII and the MKIII 22/45. If I could get a MKII with a threaded barrel and rail like the MKIII 22/45 has, I would trade it off in a second.

The MKII is the stainless bull barrel, and I am partial to it because it has some heft, all stainless, no cheap plastic other than the grips, I've shot 50,000+ rounds through it since I was a kid and the only thing I have ever replaced was the ejector spring.

I do like the 22/45, but it has that stupid plastic loaded indicator cut out on the side of the chamber which is a bitch to clean, the mag floorplates are too big and clumsy in your pocket to carry around and snag on everything. The threaded is very nice though, it is a good shooter and as accurate and my MKII.
Just too much plastic on the MKIII 22/45.

I had a p22 and liked it well enough, the mag release was a little goofy, and the way the barrel worked was cheap. tiny little barrel with a shroud and it all threads together, then to put a can on it, you have to get an adapter to thread on as well. I ended up getting rid of it because 1/3 rounds roughly would keyhole after exiting my silencer and at about 100 yards they would hit like 20 FEET below my point of aim. Shot great without the can on, I think the threaded adapter and the way the barrel was just made it slightly off.

sold it to get my MKIII 22/45 and am happy I did.