Final weekend in Georgia, our sister publication RECOIL hosted the primary ever CANCON event — a fully-suppressed vary day that included all kinds of firearms and silencers for most people to check out. Throughout our time at CANCON 2022, we shot fairly just a few completely different rifles, carbines, and pistols, however one among our favorites was discovered within the Ruger sales space. The Ruger Mark IV 22/45 seen here’s a new short-barreled variant. We’re advised this ought to be formally introduced at SHOT Present in January, however we obtained an early sneak peek at one of many handful of early-production samples at the moment in existence.
The brand new unnamed Ruger Mark IV variant includes a quick threaded barrel that is prepared to simply accept your suppressor of selection (together with Ruger’s personal Silent-SR). How quick is it? We weren’t given an actual quantity, however by our estimation, it seems to be roughly 3 inches lengthy. A Ruger consultant mentioned it is “as quick as engineering would permit us to make it whereas sustaining reliability with a wide range of ammo.”
Granted, there are third-party gunsmiths who will chop barrels down shorter than this, however Ruger says these modified weapons are usually finicky and can solely cycle on scorching .22LR ammo. We’re glad to see this selection develop into out there straight from the manufacturing unit with a full guarantee.
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Above: Even with the 5.4-inch Ruger Silent-SR hooked up, this rimfire pistol continues to be fairly compact.
On the vary, this short-barreled Mark IV 22/45 was whisper-quiet, even with ultra-compact .22 suppressors. We might see it being a fantastic software to quietly take out varmints and different small sport, and it is also a ton of enjoyable for goal taking pictures. We’ll preserve you posted as soon as we’ve extra data at SHOT Present in just a few months. In the intervening time, control Ruger’s web site for another updates.
Above: We additionally examined this pistol with a 2.8-inch Bowers Bitty suppressor that Silencer Store dropped at CANCON. This looks as if a fantastic match for its barrel size.
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Written by Patrick McCarthy 
