Ruger SR22 Product Safety Bulletin Issued – Free Retrofit Program
Luke Cuenco 04.06.22
Most .22 Long Rifle pistols are extremely fun to shoot and even have some limited uses outside of simple plinking. However, all that fun can quickly come to an end if you discover your pistol isn’t behaving as it should. Ruger has just announced a safety bulletin for their Ruger SR22 pistol in which they’ve discovered that a small number of the pistols were not correctly assembled and this has led to safety concerns regarding the internal operation of the firearm. 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.
Ruger SR22 Product Safety Bulletin Issued – Free Retrofit Program
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 .22 Long Rifle 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.
