Ruger Silent-SR 22 LR Suppressor

[Spicoli]

Anybody try one with the Lage kit in full auto? Reviews?

 

[ChuckB]

I don't think there any of these in the wild yet.

 

[ScottinTexas]

I like Rugers and own a couple. But this is the same company that made AC556's and now pretends to know nothing about them.

Seems odd for them to be dipping their troll toes into the NFA pool again.

 

[LawBob]

I like Rugers and own a couple. But this is the same company that made AC556's and now pretends to know nothing about them.

Seems odd for them to be dipping their troll toes into the NFA pool again.

Old ruger. That's when they didn't condone mags w more than 10rds.

New ruger for 10+ years has been all about moving forward.

Ex: See ruger sr556 etc.
see factory threaded barrels on sr22 10/22 Mark22s etc.

 

[ScottinTexas]

New Ruger work on AC556?

 

[ChuckB]

No. Ruger doesn't have a warranty; they don't have to under Magnuson–Moss. They choose what to support and not.

My guess is the tooling to make the AC556 specific parts is long gone, and there isn't enough possible demand to spark the interest of a company of their current size.

 

[Hey]

Baffles look interesting. Wonder how it does with first round pop?

My SpectreII is a tough act to follow all considered.

 

[ScottinTexas]

No valid reason they can't do basic repairs for fee on an AC.
Like a bolt or barrel just like they would on a Mini-14.
They choose not to.
It's not technical; they know how.
It's not financial; AC owners would pay for needed repairs.
You are left with a political decision.
Try again.

No. Ruger doesn't have a warranty; they don't have to under Magnuson–Moss. They choose what to support and not.

My guess is the tooling to make the AC556 specific parts is long gone, and there isn't enough possible demand to spark the interest of a company of their current size.

 

[LawBob]

New Ruger work on AC556?

Nope. Pre 1986

 

[ChuckB]

No valid reason they can't do basic repairs for fee on an AC.
Like a bolt or barrel just like they would on a Mini-14.
They choose not to.
It's not technical; they know how.
It's not financial; AC owners would pay for needed repairs.
You are left with a political decision.
Try again.

Did they have an 07/02 for all those years? Or get one again recently?

They don't have barrels, bolts or other for MkI or II pistols either. If your MkII barrel goes bad, you get a MkIII receiver too.

EDIT: They also don't support the 96/22 lever action, which kinda undermines the political decision theory.

 

[LawBob]

No valid reason they can't do basic repairs for fee on an AC.
Like a bolt or barrel just like they would on a Mini-14.
They choose not to.
It's not technical; they know how.
It's not financial; AC owners would pay for needed repairs.
You are left with a political decision.
Try again.

Can't say. But those certainly aren't stocked parts either.

 

[LawBob]

"the AC556 has a completely different receiver, not to mention fire control group."

"Ruger stopped working on these guns in 2009 and no longer supports them in any way. About 90% of the internals swap out for regular Mini-14 parts, but odds are those arent the ones you broke."

"due to incorrect cleaning, users often made these guns non-functional. Specifically, owners can break their AC556s by putting the trigger group back into the gun after wrong disassembly."

Did you clean your gun wrong?

http://www.guns.com/2014/03/10/ruger-ac556-totally-legal-totally-full-auto-mini-14-video/

 

[LawBob]

Bolt http://www.davidspiwak.com/guns/new-ruger-bolt-for-ac-556/

 

[ScottinTexas]

So there you have it. Many parts on the AC556 ARE interchangeable with those from the Mini-14 (90%?). Some are not.
So many repairs could be made.
But 'they no longer support them in any way'.

Did I clean mine wrong? No. I have no need of repair. But there's a reason why folks will pay $900 for a parts kit they probably will never need instead of sending it to Ruger for a new barrel (easy job for them) or just buying a $10 selector lever.

Here's the point: Ruger sold us down the river when they became timid and scared. Do not expect a different outcome in the future if that Ruger suppressor you bought becomes a political hot potato. The so called 'New Ruger' s not the 'Old Ruger'. Some would disagree, that Ruger has changed. I say let them prove it. They could start with admitting at least they made the darned machine guns and servicing them.

"the AC556 has a completely different receiver, not to mention fire control group."

"Ruger stopped working on these guns in 2009 and no longer supports them in any way. About 90% of the internals swap out for regular Mini-14 parts, but odds are those arent the ones you broke."

"due to incorrect cleaning, users often made these guns non-functional. Specifically, owners can break their AC556s by putting the trigger group back into the gun after wrong disassembly."

Did you clean your gun wrong?

http://www.guns.com/2014/03/10/ruger-ac556-totally-legal-totally-full-auto-mini-14-video/

 

[chili17]

damn, you guys get off topic fast

 

[ScottinTexas]

damn, you guys get off topic fast

Truth. I'll do better.

But I did veer back into my lane a bit with this, which was really my point:

Do not expect a different outcome in the future if that Ruger suppressor you bought becomes a political hot potato.

 

[LawBob]

So there you have it. Many parts on the AC556 ARE interchangeable with those from the Mini-14 (90%?). Some are not.
So many repairs could be made.
But 'they no longer support them in any way'.

Did I clean mine wrong? No. I have no need of repair. But there's a reason why folks will pay $900 for a parts kit they probably will never need instead of sending it to Ruger for a new barrel (easy job for them) or just buying a $10 selector lever.

Here's the point: Ruger sold us down the river when they became timid and scared. Do not expect a different outcome in the future if that Ruger suppressor you bought becomes a political hot potato. The so called 'New Ruger' s not the 'Old Ruger'. Some would disagree, that Ruger has changed. I say let them prove it. They could start with admitting at least they made the darned machine guns and servicing them.

there's a reason why folks will pay $900 for a parts kit

People buy M10 parts kits and there's plenty of people who will service them. I think mostly people buy parts kits "just in case" - perhaps irrationally.

First, I've not read once that they don't admit ever making the gun. Only that they no longer service them.

Second, evidence suggest that they have PROVED that they changed - see SR Supressor, SR22 threaded barrels, SR556 (didn't make ARs before)...etc.

Third, they won't service many items they no longer manufacture: See mark 1 barrel. More specifically, They don't make selector levers for your gun anymore....

They could start with admitting at least they made the darned machine guns and servicing them.

Does it really require this to "prove" they changed? Both?

 

[strobro32]

I wonder what their inspiration was for the baffles?

 

[Garrett]

I wonder what their inspiration was for the baffles?

Hey, I have a can that started working loose on my MAC10 and the baffles ended up looking like that!

I must be way ahead of my time. Funny thing, it didn't make it sound better.

:bang

 

[LawBob]

primary baffles feature patent-pending pushed-cone geometry to create effective cross-jetting within the suppressor, slowing and cooling the gasses, ultimately reducing the sound pressure level at the muzzle by up to 40 dB.

The baffles are mims. (Molded).

http://www.ammoland.com/2016/01/ruger-silent-sr-22-lr-suppressor/