Ruger SR22 barrel thread options

David Hineline · Post by **David Hineline** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:52 am

Ok so I have a customer who has bought 2 of the Ruger SR-22 rifles, need to know what is up with the muzzle flash hider, no wrench flats I am not going to do destructive testing on it untill I know if this thing is threaded on, permanent part of the barrel etc.

So what says the collective knowledge base of this site, or just someone who has already done it. How to end up 16" and 1/2X28 threads on the end.

Also how does the barrel mount work on this rifle, will a std. bull barrel 10-22 barrel fit? If so perhaps a couple integral bull barrels is the way to go.

David Hineline · Post by **David Hineline** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:00 am

as I search the interweb it looks like it has 1/2X28 threads under that thing.

smcharchan · Post by **smcharchan** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:03 am

Answers can be found here:

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-SR22.htm

ctarrico · Post by **ctarrico** » Mon Feb 22, 2010 7:20 pm

I've got one and had to take the flash hider off with a barrel vice and a vice grip. I marked up the flash hider slightly and will refinish it when I finish the the gun.
In hind sight once the barrel is clamped you could put a flat piece of steel wrapped in electrical tape through the slots and probably not mark it up.
It was torqued on there at least 30-40 ft-lbs.
Ruger customer service wouldn't even tell me if it was threaded at first.
It is 1/2 x 28
There is another hurdle to get over, the exposed thread on the end of the barrel is almost .7" long. I just ordered a spacer 300" thick to compensate for the extra length.
This is who will make it.
http://www.tractiongrips.com/catalog/i12.html

PS my SR-22 seems to like W-W subs and CCI subs, 50 yd groups under 1/2" with a Spectre on the end

silent joe · Post by **silent joe** » Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:54 pm

TORX T-60 will fit the end of the flashider,it should thread right off!!!