New Ruger 22/45 Lite

[BarryinIN]

New Ruger 22/45 Lite

http://ruger.com/mobile/news/2012-04-12.html

Introducing the New Ruger 22/45 Lite Pistol

April 12, 2012

Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to introduce the Ruger 22/45 Lite™, a lightweight Ruger® 22/45™ pistol with a new aluminum upper receiver. Chambered in the popular .22 LR, the Ruger 22/45 Lite™ is accurate and reliable, making it the ideal lightweight rimfire pistol.

"The Ruger 22/45 Lite™ is an exciting new addition to the legendary 22/45™ line of pistols," said Ruger® President and CEO Mike Fifer. "It maintains the superb accuracy and reliability of the classic 22/45™ pistols, but has a cool factor that can't be beat. It has a customized look without the customized price, and is exactly what our customers have been asking us to produce. The threaded barrel provides great accessory options and makes the Ruger 22/45 Lite™ a perfect package right out of the box," he concluded.

The Ruger 22/45 Lite™ upper receiver is made of aircraft-grade aluminum and features serrated cuts, giving the pistol a dramatic look and making it extremely lightweight at only 22.8 ounces. The 4.4-inch stainless steel barrel sleeve is held in place by a tension nut to ensure accuracy and features a factory 1/2-28 thread to accept popular muzzle accessories. The receiver is finished in a striking gold anodize and is drilled and tapped for Weaver®-style scope base adapters (included free of charge) for easy mounting of optics. The comfortable, precision-molded Zytel® polymer grip frame features replaceable Hogue® black rubber grip panels that can be swapped out to customize the look of your Ruger 22/45 Lite™ pistol. The Ruger 22/45 Lite™ is the perfect outdoor companion and can be used for target shooting, plinking, small game hunting, or competitive shooting.

For more information on the new Ruger 22/45 Lite™, or to learn more about the extensive line of award winning Ruger® firearms, visit Ruger.com or Facebook.com/Ruger. To find accessories for the Ruger 22/45 Lite™, visit ShopRuger.com.

[wwillson]

URL to the full Ruger website (not mobile)

http://www.ruger.com/products/2245Lite/models.html

[Pablo]

Throw some colored wood grips on there and you'd have something. Threaded barrel is a good thing, I'd like to see how it's constructed.

[Pablo]

Saw one at the local show yesterday. I guess not my cup of tea. Pretty gaudy and seem a little cheapie. I'll take my traditional steel blue bull with cocobolo grips.

[BarryinIN]

Yeah, I don't understand the choice of gold for color. Maybe they are trying to provide a more affordable option for anyone wanting a ghetto gold Desert Eagle.

[Pablo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxWOwXmEtk8&feature=youtu.be