M&P 15/22s Banned At Appleseed Events For Runaway Discharges

[Roadie]

I was torn on where to post this, but I think posting here will do the most good. It appears that the Smith & Wesson 15-22 is now banned from Project Appleseed events nationwide reports of out of battery discharges that were observed at several events.

If you own one, you might want to keep an eye on it.

BREAKING: M&P 15/22s Banned At Appleseed Events After Out Of Battery and ?Run Away? Discharges ? Bearing Arms

 

[Expat]

I hadn't run across that issue yet.

 

[TacticalFun]

I have had mine for 5 years with no issue

 

[M67]

Pretty much any 22 can fire out of battery. I've only seen it once on a 15-22, couple times on 10/22s, and a couple times on Remington 597s and Marlin 60s. Even a Browning Buckmark pistol.

I haven't had any issues out of my 15-22

 

[Wild Deuce]

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[jve153]

i remember an event we had with the sea cadets a long while back, we had an out of battery discharge on an M&P 15/22

 

[venenoindy]

I literally have thousands of rounds through mine without any major issues, the occasional ammo related failure but other than that runs great.

 

[DRob]

I am not familiar with the 15/22 but assume it's a blow-back action like the 10/22. Such guns are susceptible to chamber fouling even though the straight-wall cartridges are less likely to suffer from it. That simple thing we call cleaning reduces the chances of an out-of-battery ignition. A BoreSnake is your friend!

That pin-drifting mentioned in the article, though, is a whole different issue and obviously one S&W should address.

 

[shibumiseeker]

I loved my 15-22 and the 15-22 pistol I had, but after an oobd blew the extractor and I could not find anyone who sold one and S&W would not sell one but had me ship the rifle back (on their dime to be fair) and had a turn around time of like five weeks for a fifty cent part amd a two minute job, I sold both of them. Replacing the extractor in this gun is a tool-less job, and I refuse to have a gun that parts are not available for unless it is a collectible.

I used the proceeds to buy a dedicated .22lr upper.

 

[Principal Skinr]

I am not familiar with the 15/22 but assume it's a blow-back action like the 10/22. Such guns are susceptible to chamber fouling even though the straight-wall cartridges are less likely to suffer from it. That simple thing we call cleaning reduces the chances of an out-of-battery ignition. A BoreSnake is your friend!

That pin-drifting mentioned in the article, though, is a whole different issue and obviously one S&W should address.

I run a bore snake through mine before and after shooting and I've never experienced out of battery discharge with it. I'd bet you hit the nail on the head with chamber fouling being the culprit.

 

[KLB]

I've never had any issue with mine doing either of those things. It has a lot of rounds put through it too.


Maybe there was a bad run of them at some point.

 

[jamil]

 

[churchmouse]

At one of our gatherings one of the guys brought a M&P 15 the did a full mag dump. Never asked him what or why. He put it up.

 

[chezuki]

At one of our gatherings one of the guys brought a M&P 15 the did a full mag dump. Never asked him what or why. He put it up.

Sounds like a neat "feature".

 

[churchmouse]

Sounds like a neat "feature".

I hears a buzz and saw a confused look. Took just a brief moment to dump the mag.

 

[teddy12b]

Regardless of how widespread this problem is, that's a big deal when any organization bans a particular item and basically calls out a manufacturer like they have here. I have a 15-22, and I like it but I've barely shot the thing since I bought it about 2 years ago and all the ammo dried up. Now I'll be paying much more attention to the rifle when I take it out back to shoot it next time.

 

[miguel]

Maybe they have a pending sponsorship from Ruger?

 

[MohawkSlim]

Appleseed has a history of banning things instead of taking the time to work them out.

 

[SmileDocHill]

Appleseed has a history of banning things instead of taking the time to work them out.

LOL!

 

[Wild Deuce]

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