S&W M&P 22

[Dog1]

Great write-up, Dog1. I appreicate it. Gives me a little insight into the inner-workings of this particular gun, too.

Thanks.

Get it, it's one of the best little 22's out there.

 

[BlueCow]

ive had mine for about 2 months, put about 1500 rounds through it. i was able to find another 12 round mag ($30 sand burr gun ranch in rochester) anyway i havent had single problem with it. ive shot high velocity, subsonic, round nose, hollow point, lead and copper plated....never had a problem. i think the ammo has to be at least 825 fps or so so work the slide. my only complaint is the rear sight, i wish it was a three dot sight. im looking for a replacement, but from what ive read i cant use steel sights on an aluminum slide.

 

[gregkl]

This is interesting. A friend of my wife's bought one and we took her to the range or her first time shooting it. She had so many jams that I lost count. It seemed like I was constantly clearing it.

I will ask her now that she has had it awhile if it has gotten any better.

Could this pistol be limp wristed like other more powerful semi-autos? If so, that could be her issue though it jammed up on me too.

I told her to keep shooting it, clean and lube it and see if it get's better.

 

[SERparacord]

This is interesting. A friend of my wife's bought one and we took her to the range or her first time shooting it. She had so many jams that I lost count. It seemed like I was constantly clearing it.

I will ask her now that she has had it awhile if it has gotten any better.

Could this pistol be limp wristed like other more powerful semi-autos? If so, that could be her issue though it jammed up on me too.

I told her to keep shooting it, clean and lube it and see if it get's better.

Yes

 

[gregkl]

Yes

Thanks. I'll pass it on to the owner.

 

[Dog1]

ive had mine for about 2 months, put about 1500 rounds through it. i was able to find another 12 round mag ($30 sand burr gun ranch in rochester) anyway i havent had single problem with it. ive shot high velocity, subsonic, round nose, hollow point, lead and copper plated....never had a problem. i think the ammo has to be at least 825 fps or so so work the slide. my only complaint is the rear sight, i wish it was a three dot sight. im looking for a replacement, but from what ive read i cant use steel sights on an aluminum slide.

You can put a steel sight on it.

I have a 10-8 rear on mine.

Just be careful installing it.

 

[captcarl]

What is the advantage of steel rear sight on the .22? Just currious... simply durability?? Would be nice to have dots on the rear like the other caliber M&Ps.

 

[captcarl]

Oh but also, I love mine and would recommend one. about 400 thru it no problems yet. Federal auto match and CCI so far

 

[cwilly66]

That's the one thing I did notice when looking at them is they were missing the 3 dot sight...on a dark target, it'd be hard to sight if I needed it to perform. Good to know the steel 3 dot will work, if installed cautiously. Does anyone have fiber sights on theirs? (green 3 dot, orange 3 dot...). Or, does anyone have a laser accessory on the mini-picatinny rail?

 

[Dog1]

What is the advantage of steel rear sight on the .22? Just currious... simply durability?? Would be nice to have dots on the rear like the other caliber M&Ps.

I have 10-8 rears and front night sights on all my centerfire M&P's.

I wanted the 22 to mimic them.

 

[bigretic]

Yes

and yes again on the limp wristing. i've seen this on the m&p 22 as well as 1911 mimic 22 pistols. hold it firm and fire away.
i will only add to stay far away from winchester wildcat white box and remington anything in 22lr. That junk might be ok for bolt or tube feeders, but i have yet to own a semi that ate it reliably. federal and cci all the way.

 

[SERparacord]

and yes again on the limp wristing. i've seen this on the m&p 22 as well as 1911 mimic 22 pistols. hold it firm and fire away.
i will only add to stay far away from winchester wildcat white box and remington anything in 22lr. That junk might be ok for bolt or tube feeders, but i have yet to own a semi that ate it reliably. federal and cci all the way.

My M&P seems to like CCI the best.

 

[jh46544]

I have had my M&P .22 for over a year and thousands of rounds and love it!!

 

[lilruckus]

I was able to shoot my M&P .22 today. Now that I finally found some .22lr ammo and some extra .22 mags. I gotta say I love this pistol. I tried some CCI Standard Velocity, CCI High Velocity Mini Mag, & some Remington Subsonics and it went thru it without a hitch. I like it so much that I want to get a suppressor for it.

 

[venenoindy]

Just got some really nice sights from Dawson precision for mine.