I bought my Ruger SR22 before factory threaded barrels were available so after I sent in the BATF paperwork for the suppressor I ordered an aftermarket barrel from TWIN TECH. It was simple enough to change out, screw on the appropriate thread adaptor, and the Surefire Ryder 22-A mates right up. No operational issues whatsoever. With standard high velocity rounds I noticed the first round had a slightly higher sound, I suppose that's the first round pop. After that it settled down nicely. I noticed no first round pop with sub-sonic ammo. It's amazing how the suppressor is hardly noticeable at all in the way the SR22 handles because it is so light.
Similarly, the Surefire Ryder 22-A worked flawlessly on my Ruger MKIII 22/45 LITE, only I did not notice any first round pop with any of the ammo. As much as I like the suppressor paired with the SR22, I love it on the MKIII LITE.
This suppressor is just plain awesome on the S&W 15-22. It is really impressive with sub-sonic ammo, I didn't realize how much noise the bolt made slapping around when it's not drowned out by the sonic crack of an unsuppressed barrel.
Disassembly and cleaning was simple enough. Surefire recommends cleaning at around 1,000 rounds, but I wanted to pull it apart for a look-see after about 250 rounds. Using the disassembly/assembly tool the end caps came off with little effort, and I was able to push the baffles out. The baffles are indeed red hard anodizing. They are numbered and keyed so reassembly was intuitive and simple.
I am very pleased with the Surefire Ryder 22-A, but I did go back in September and order a Huntertown Guardian 22 so once it gets in I'll be able to do a side by side comparison.
I sent the forms and check off on August 9th, 2014 and received the call from the dealer December 5th.
