Got a new SU-22 today!

I'd get a 550 box of Federal ammo if you can find it, or the 325 round box of Federal AutoMatch ammo. Both seem to work well when breaking in the SU-22. Clean and lube well and go shooting! Don't forget to replace the buffer when cleaning.

 

I think we need a picture thread, and a FAQ thread for the SU-22.

If you want to see some of the possibilities, you can look at the SU-16 picture thread and get some ideas, although some of the choices will have a different emphasis on a .223 rifle. Personally, I like the SU-22 configured as a light but durable .22 survival rifle, and I've been playing with some configurations. I started a thread that has a fair number of pictures and discussion. If you're bored and very enthused about the SU-22, that might be worth a glance.

 

BONUS!

Sounds like your SU-22 had a stock that was intended to ship with an SU-16!

So, you got one .22 LR mag and two .223 mags?

 

Check your front sight carefully; some of the rifles are getting out with the sight off-center. Mine is back at the Mother Ship because even with the rear sight all the way to the left, the rifle still hit right of target. If you catch it right away, call Kel-Tec for a shipping tag and get it right back to them; it's a QC problem, let them fix it.

 

It probably looks a bit like this:




I put a black oxide finish on the ring on mine.



I was a bit biased against it before I even started, and I didn't care for it for the same reasons I had anticipated. I didn't like the ring banging around, and it seemed like it was interfering with my grip when shooting. I will admit that it makes take down a very fast and easy and tool-free operation.

THE GIVEAWAY
The first person to post "I want it" in this thread gets the black oxide ring and Clevis pin. Just PM me with your mailing address.

 

If I had posted the offer of a free ring pull assembly pin over in the SU-16 forum, it would have been taken in a couple of seconds!

If you like your clevis pin I think you'll like this one even better. Besides the ring being black, which is almost a requirement , the pin is maybe .25" shorter. It looks like it was made for the SU-22.

PM your address and I'll get it out in the mail to you.

The bonus SU-16 mags and now this. You're a lucky guy! ;D

 

It appears whoever wins this auction will also get a couple of SU-16 mags.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=122942577

Hope I get some in the stock of the one I just bought.....

 

I wonder what Kel-Tec would say if I called customer service and told them that my SU-22 came with one .22LR magazine, but didn't include the two .223 magazines. I wonder if they'd ship them to me. Now THAT would be some incredible customer service!

 

Inquiring minds want to know....

 

It appears whoever wins this auction will also get a couple of SU-16 mags.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=122942577

Hope I get some in the stock of the one I just bought.....  

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Now they are even listing the fact that this SU-22 comes with (2) SU-16 mags.... Maybe it was in there before and I just didn't notice it in the ad copy...

"Comes with two .223 5rd mags and one Black Dog Machine High capacity .22lr mag."

PLEASE let the one that is on the way to me have two extra SU--16 mags in the stock....  

 

<< PLEASE let the one that is on the way to me have two extra SU--16 mags in the stock.... >>

No such luck. I picked up my SU-22 tonight from my dealer and all it had was the Black Dog mag..

 

I get the idea that production at Kel-Tec gets chaotic from time to time. And they need to be cranking them out as fast as they can to take advantage of the run on guns that's going on. Since the stocks of the SU-22CA and the SU-16A and CA are the same, perhaps they ran out of stocks that lacked the .223 magazines and instead of stopping or slowing the line to remove them, they just sent the SU-22's out with them, maybe until that period of production was over. These .223 magazines are the same as for the PLR-16, which I have, and they don't fit my AR-15 (at least not without the aid of a mallet ;D) because they have a vertical ridge that aligns with a groove in the magwell of my PLR-16 (and presumably, SU-16's). Although these guns are designed to accept standard AR-15 magazines, Kel-Tec supplies them with a non-standard magazine that will not fit an AR-15. I don't understand why this is so.

buzzsaw-has anyone seen a factory SU-22C (underfolder stock) yet?