Congrats on the new SU-22.  Sounds like a good price too.  Don't own one but have shot Liberty4ever's and it's a great gun.  They're just fun, reliable and accurate.  Sounds perfect for a .22 doesn't it?  

Quote from henktermaat on 10/28/09 at 08:47:06:

You can get a decent scope for under $50 new. An expensive scope may be overkill, but I'm not one to discourage any extremism when it comes to gun related purchases.
 
 
 
Quote from henktermaat on 10/28/09 at 08:47:06:

Maybe a 500 round break-in, and it'll really smooth out after 1000 rounds! And I guarantee that the extended break-in will go a lot faster than you'd think, and you'll enjoy every minute of it. If it becomes a bother, you can always see if you can find a 6+ year old boy to help.
 
I highly recommend the inexpensive Christie mag loader to save your thumb.
 
http://blackdogmachinellc.net/loader-ar-15-m16--22lr-thumb-loader-by-christie-s- products.aspx
 
You might want to pick up some extra mags at the same time. I like the 15 round mag, and the 27 round mag.

Now that you mention it, I've had my SU-22 for almost 15 months, and my SU-16 has probably had one magazine shot through it in that time.
 
The SU-22 is a ton of fun, it's cheap to shoot, and I've relearned the joy of .22 LR. I've been plinking like crazy, and now I'd like to put the good scope on there and see about lobbing in some .22 rounds from 200 yards, as cheap training for centerfire rifle shooting at maximum distances. I still haven't done the accuracy testing with all of the different types of ammo I bought a couple of years ago.
 

So, did the jams occur with the Federal that is recommended, particularly during break-in, or with the Remington and Winchester that are already known to be problematic, particularly during break-in?
 
I wish Kel-Tec put some ammo recommendations in the user manual, even if the recommendation was only for ammo to be used during break-in. Not having the recommendations leads the owner to assume that the SU-22 likes all .22 LR ammo, and that's hardly ever the case with any .22 firearm from any manufacturer.
 
I think people would much rather know which ammo to buy. Trying a bunch of ammo to find one that works is guaranteed to lead to disappointment and a bad first impression. My SU-22 was one of the first batch and it didn't like Remington Golden Bullets at all. I had already read that on KTOG so I knew what to expect, but if I was the typical owner who buys it, grabs a box of cheap Golden Bullets at Mal*Wart and had a bunch-o-jams, I'd have a very bad first impression. I may not ever get to the point where I am now. My SU-22 is very reliable and I love it. I accidentally shot a magazine of 25 Golden Bullets through it recently and it ate them up, even near the end of the range session when it was getting dirty. I was surprised, because I hadn't realized they were Golden Bullets until after I had shot them and they fed perfectly. When my SU-22 was new, it'd jam on about two out of every three Golden Bullets, but it always liked every type of Federal ammo I tried.
 

Quote from henktermaat on 11/01/09 at 15:30:31:

Kel-Tec had some problems with the front sights being installed at the wrong angle. I thought they had that problem licked with better tooling, but maybe you got an earlier SU-22 or the problem reared its ugly head again.
 
 

Quote from Liberty4Ever on 11/01/09 at 16:23:56:

 
Do we have a serial number list somewhere to verify when in the production timeline our guns were made?

I just picked up an SU 22 and think i have have the sight error, cant hit anything with the iron / plastic sights, maybe that's why the 4x scope is on it.  I'll try it on some paper this weekend, see what i find out, Shoots GREAT!  Now i need an SU 16 and 9mm carbine!