My New Ruger 22/45

[BenL]

Ruger 22/45 (lightly used) from 2A (Thanks, Mark)
Burris Fastfire III (really nice, BTW)
Pewter Pimp Grips
SWR Spectre

I think I'm going to put a Volquartsen trigger group in it.

 

[ntobias]

Thats alot of money to put into a .22 but it looks awesome, id definitely love to shoot that.

 

[ifindppl]

Very cool looking.

 

[2Asales&Supplies]

Looks great man!

 

[rouchna]

Very nice!!! I love my 22/45 but mine is bone stock.

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Nice Pimp grips, I like em!

 

[DisguisedRope]

Sweet grips. Are those custom?

 

[BenL]

Sweet grips. Are those custom?

No, I ordered them from Brownell's.

 

[Trumpet]

Thats alot of money to put into a .22 but it looks awesome, id definitely love to shoot that.

Pfffff...that's nothing. When it comes to optics (regardless of caliber), buy once cry once.

 

[BenL]

Pfffff...that's nothing. When it comes to optics (regardless of caliber), buy once cry once.

For a .22, this Burris Fastfire III should be fine.

My bigger complaint is with the grips; I think the metal is too soft. I took the gun to the range Saturday; the grips kept coming loose, so I tightened them. In actuality, the holes are actually too big and the metal is too soft, so the screw is just starting to pass through the grips. Pretty sad for a $90 set of grips. I really like the way they look, so I'm going to try to salvage them with either oversized grip screws or maybe a small washer. If that doesn't work, they're going back.

Replace them with something like this

or this

As an aside, I was surprised at how accurate this little pistol is. I was shooting 2" groups at 25 yards (not a typo) with SK Match ammo off the bench; not bad at all for a 4 1/2" barrel and 1X optic.)

 

[ifindppl]

I added a TacSol suppressor and grips from Raasco. Minimum expense, but I like the customized look.

 

[wilcam47]

Ruger 22/45 (lightly used) from 2A (Thanks, Mark)
Burris Fastfire III (really nice, BTW)
Pewter Pimp Grips
SWR Spectre

I think I'm going to put a Volquartsen trigger group in it.

Very nice! Congrats!

 

[onatsky]

Nice Ben!

 

[AliasNeo07]

Dude that looks awesome.

I had a TRS-25 on mine for a while but then I took it off cause I missed shooting irons. I've
been looking hard at that FF3 for my 10/22 but I thini ill put my TRS25 on there for now.

That is a slick setup tho dude.

 

[shaakes]

Nice, you'll like the VQ stuff. Get the MKII stuff so you can get rid of the mag disconnect safety.

 

[ifindppl]

Ben: Your MKIII looks awesome. I went to Volquartsen's website and their customization options are outstanding, but pricey. The heavy duty barrels look very cool. Aesthetically, I like the look of your Ruger. The custom grips and suppressor really complete the look. The only thing I would like to change on my 22/45 is the mag release. Volquartsen sells an adapater but it is $31 per mag. Still pricey - I have six mags.

 

[ar15dave]

Wow I thought mine was nice. I like the pimp grips. Especially the ones BenL posted. The white ones with the yellow eye. Sweet. Where do I get me some of those. Mine is a 22/44 MK III 4.5" threaded from the factory with a Brownells Hollow Sight. The suppressor is a 22Sparrow.

Need to pimp it out a bit.

Dave

 

[BenL]

Wow I thought mine was nice. I like the pimp grips. Especially the ones BenL posted. The white ones with the yellow eye. Sweet. Where do I get me some of those.

The guy does nice work. They are truly one-off custom designs. Not cheap (~$200), but nice.

http://m.myspace.com/home.wap?bfd=webnext&isredirected=true#friends.list/alb/383287069/1368326

 

[HT4]

Did you have to modify the grip to clear the bolt catch on the other side?

 

[BlackBart]

Way cool...... about how would you rate the noise level of that suppressor compared to a bone stock 22/45?