629man...good info.

My brother bought one for his boy on Friday...loves it. Good value below $500!!

I just spent around $550 on tools and books for school....

To think I could have had a new rifle....

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I have had one here for a couple of weeks. I really love it, more than I thought that i would. Details, and video, here:
Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22, AR-15 Style .22 Long Rifle Semi-Automatic Carbine

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Jeff

Thanks for the informative post and great website summary of the .22 version. I have mine on order and expect a 2 week wait.

Three weeks ago I purchased an M&P15 "VTAC" version (Viking Tactics) which is the most difficult version to find ($1,645). Absolutely the best rifle I have ever fired! Could not be happier with the S&W AR...well worth the money.

This .22 version has a great price...lots of bang for the buck!

Thanks again for the review.

I bought one yesterday and love it. It feels awesome and looks mean for a "stock" 22 rifle. I haven't got to shoot mine yet, but from what I have read I will be more than happy.

Does anyone know where to get extra magazines yet?

Have had my M&P-22 for a few days. Have yet to get a full mag out of this without a failure. Have tried CCI, Remington and Winchester. Nothing works. Does not eject the empty case, most of the time. Its going back to the store tomorrow.

Wow it is great to find some guys who have these I am looking where are you getting them? I have tried my local shops and know one knows about them or is unwilling to order one.

Help

My local gun shop was unaware of the new M&P .22 version. He had to call the distributor for info. S&W will probably promote the item once production level is higher. They have it featured on their website...KICK BRASS!

GunBroker.com has a .22 version for sale today. Search "M&P15" and you will locate it toward the bottom of the page.

I spoke to my gun shop owner this afternoon and he has had 4 more buyers for this new rifle this past week...looks like it will be hot!!

I finally got out to the range with my new 15-22. I HATE when life gets in the way of having fun!

Let me start by stating something obvious...always read the manual when you buy a new model firearm. I've gotten into the habit of NOT doing that. After all...a 1911 is a 1911 or a Glock is Glock...

I had several issues with the first mag of 25 rounds. I had multiple FTF's and a FTE...along with one destroyed round. I was thinking that I had managed to get one of the dud guns!

Of course, I started searching for the reason why I was having issues. I started loading the mag the same way I had dome with the first mag full. Pull the follower down far enough to dump 5-6 rounds in at a time.

Well....WRONG!

The way the rounds stack into the 15-22's mag is that looking from the of the rear of the mag, the rounds appear as though you are looking at a double stack style mag. The rounds are laid on top of the follower in a V, when looking at them from the top. One round to the left, the next to the right.

When you load the mag, you must load it one round at a time...just as it states in the manual. I was able to load two at a time if I was careful but, just pulling the follower down and dropping in rounds got me nothing but heart ache!

Once I had the mag (there's something not right about only having ONE magazine!) loaded the proper way, I had ZERO issues. She fed and extracted the next couple hundred rounds just fine.

My gun's trigger measures 6lbs but has a nice clean break. I was able to shoot sub 2" off hand groups when firing fast...with some slow fire groups that had 3-4 rounds touching and 10-15 round group size around an inch, from 15-20 yards. Not too shabby for having a blind man pulling the trigger. I'm sure that from a rest, the 15-22 will do a lot better.

Field stripping and cleaning was easy, too. Pretty much normal AR.

One thing of note...I installed a Magpul MOE grip on mine. There is a gap between the lower receiver and the top of the grip...at the part of the grip that's above the web of the shooting hand. That part of the 15-22's lower receiver does not extend down as far as a standard AR lower. It doesn't affect shooting or function but, it looks awful!

Other than that cosmetic OOPS, I'm very pleased with the 15-22!