Can't say how they perform yet. But save your money on the load assist tool. I use the flat end of a bamboo skewer with no problem.

I bought four (4) Plinker Tactical Mag S&W M&P 15-22 22 Long Rifle 35-Round Polymer mags and they work great in my M&P 15-22 (Model 811033).

Fired off hundred or so rounds of several brands, CCI Stinger, Aquila Interceptor, Federal American Eagle and Champions (NOT including Remington Golden Bullet bulk), which the mfgr says not to use in the M&P 15-22 - at least my (Model 811033).

Had only one (1) FTE and no other problems.

Good luck!

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That's a recommendation, not a prohibition - and it's several years outdated. There's nothing wrong with shooting Remington ammo in your 15-22. It's no worse than any other ammo on the market, as many, many forums members will attest.

Took 3 Plinker Tactical mags shooting today.... Ran 700rds through them without any problems with my new 15/22 and my old 15/22

I took my PT mag out again today and it worked as intended. I bought A Outers 28" Rifle Cleaning Rod from Wallyworld (4.95) cut it to length and flipped the handle upside-down. Bent it to somewhat the same curvature as the mag. The threaded end is big enough for the tip of the follower tab to go in just a tad and not slip out while you're 30 rds in loading it.

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My PT mag works fine so far... 140 rounds of CCI Mini Mag without a single failure. I must have gotten a good one

I loaded mine by hand and let them sit for 2 weeks, then didn't have a single problem with either mag. Really like the cleaning rod mod. Will give it a shot this week.

Another 105 flawless rounds through mine today. It has yet to have a single failure with CCI Mini Mag ammo.

I tried out 1 of the 2 Plinker Tactical 35 rd magazines I bought the middle of Feb.
Haven't been able to go to the range until now because of medical issues.

Loaded it a total of 4 times with 25 rounds.
1st try,tried charging the chamber 3 times,jammed all 3 times.
Emptied the mag by hand and reloaded it.
2nd try,tried charging the chamber 3 times,jammed all 3 times.
Emptied the mag by hand and reloaded it.
3rd try,tried charging the chamber and on the 3rd try it finally chambered a round,was able to send 23 rounds downrange.
4th try was a repeat of the 1st and 2nd try.

Set the PT mag to the side and loaded my 25 rd S&W mag.
Went thru 300 rounds with the S&W mag without a flaw.

I'll be taking these PT mags back to my LGS to see about a refund.
Bummer.

Brand new M&P 15-22 and new TP mag. Put 35 rounds in mag. Fired my first rounds with 25 round smith mag then the TP, all rounds fired flawlessly. Shot 3 clips of 35 no problems

Mine has been flawless as well. I'm beginning to think there might have been an early batch of mags that was F*U*B*A*R and they corrected the issues in subsequent production runs.

I agree. Put a full mag through both 15/22 and 15/22p with nary a problem.

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"Set the PT mag to the side and loaded my 25 rd S&W mag.
Went thru 300 rounds with the S&W mag without a flaw.

I'll be taking these PT mags back to my LGS to see about a refund."
Bummer.

Yea they $uck, why bother w/ that junk when you can get ProMags or of course OEM.
I have 2 FDE still in the open packages they were sent in, when our little show rolls around this summer I will trade this **** for what ever it will bring to a table operator, I refuse to pawn this trash off on another forum member

Went by my LGS today to see about a refund for the 2 PT mags I spoke of a few posts earlier.
They offered to exchange them or a refund. I opted for the refund,I'll wait for OEM S&W mags.
They did mention to me that they have had good luck with the PT mags with no bad reports.
Couldn't prove it by me.

That's what PT's customer service will tell you, too.

read on another thread that the PT mags have a little extra meat up top, if you compare it with a S&W mag, right where the rim of the bullet meets the mag. File, sand or grind, a bit of that meat down, cant remember what they said, but just a shave and it should feed perfectly. I have noticed in just manually cycling a couple of rounds to see the difference, PT mags are a little tougher, but problem can be solved

I just ordered a 2nd 35 rd mag from PlinkerTactical.com. They are awesome, solid well built. No exposed spring & no load assist button. They also sell a load assist tool that works on all 15-22 mags. Mags are 29.99 & load assist is 7.99. Shipping was 10.00 and some change. You can also get the mags from ammotogo.com. for 25.99 with same shipping charge.

Ordered mine on the 9th and it still shows " in progress".

Received it and loaded it up with 35rnds. Let it to set for three days and today we reloaded it 4 times without any issues. Once empty the bolt locked back, It was harder to load then the 25rnd S&M that came with the gun. After the first reload I stopped counting how many I loaded and just loaded and b/s with friends between rounds and I didn't even notice that it was full so the springs IMO are not that tight. I did use a bamboo stick to load the first 35rnds when it came in.

Looks like the later models are proving to be much more reliable than the early batches.

I bought my second 35 round PT mag a couple of weeks ago and took it out this afternoon. Put 70 rounds thru it and worked as good as the first one. No problems at all with either of them today.. S&W 25 worked also.

Glad to hear the PT 35 rnd mags are working well for most people. I got my new 15-22 two weeks ago and bought 5 of the PT 35 rnd mags in my excitement to try out my new toy. They have been fully loaded and sitting for 7 days now. Does anybody have any thoughts as to how long is "Too Long" to store these mags loaded? Thanks foe helping out a newbee...

I always keep em loaded. It won't hurt em. I've got 3 loaded right now.

Leaving magazines loaded has no bearing on the life of magazines. Except for the time between shooting and reloading my magazines are never empty ... And have been that way for years. In some cases, well over ten years.

I bought 2 Plinker 35's the day after I bought my 15-22.

I wanted OEM's, but couldn't find any three weeks ago, and I found Plinkers at my LGS.

I cycled rounds through them a few times, and left them loaded for a week. So far I've fired 140 rounds out of each without any problems.

However, I tried the 25 round OEM mag yesterday, with mixed Remington Golden & Winchester Super X and bent 2 Winchester Super X's.

So far my Plinkers are more reliable than my S&W OEM.

We're going shooting Sunday, and I plan on firing at least 500 rounds, we'll see how it goes.

My experience has been similar. The PT 35rd mag has never malfunctioned, while my S&W 25rd has. Discovered I hand load the PT where as I used the Load Asst button on the S&W and thus discovered the rds don't always stack alternately on the S&W when I use the button.

I now load all mags w/out using the button and both have been 100% since.

I have 4 PT 35s and they work great! As long as you take your time loading them and check the stack as you go, they will work fine. The only pain with the PT mags is trying to use them on the bench...I am patiently waiting for my S&W 10 rd. shorts to arrive.

a little late to this thread..... but will put in my .02.

Picked up my 15-22 in Jan, and couldn't find any stock mags.... got sick of just having the one OEM mag for the 15-22, so went ahead with the purchase of a Plinker Tactical. Was a little concerned about it due to some of the reports out there.

I went ahead and picked up the loading tool... (agree with you guys, why isn't it included? it's not really an option!!)..... then hit the range.

Went through multiple drills with the PT and the OEM mag, with no problems of any sort. Full mag, partial mag..... bolt always held open on last round..... always fed fine with first round.

From what I was reading, the earlier versions of the PT mags had some problems, later ones supposedly had those issues fixed.

Put me in the "good to go" category. Sorry some of you guys have had so many problems.

I picked one of the 35 round Plinker Tactical magazines with the loading tool. I would not want to load one of these mags without the loading tool I tried it just to see and it is difficult to say the least. I hoped that it would be a good magazine since they are made right down the road from where I live. The mag would not feed reliably in my gun. The rounds were tilted too far up in the front causing the bolt to skip over the rim and slam the bullet damaging it in the process. I returned the mag and the lady I talked to said it was about a 50/50 shot to get one that runs. Oh well back to the original mags they have never given me a problem.

U want to work UR rounds around in the new mag quite a lot to free M up. Take UR time loading it the first time and push up and down a lot with the mag loader. Keep the magazine in the vertical so the ammo drops true, it's easy to get M standing up if not careful. Also make sure UR ammunition isn't sticky. U may need to polish it some if it feels sticky. I prefer 25 rounds in mine same as the S&W. Easier to keep track of. Maybe why they are working very well. It takes some work to push in those final 10 to get to 35 and I don't feel the need for it. As U load the Magazine U may notice at the 32/33 round loaded area the 22's start getting sticky in their rack. I would remove one round at a time until the rack frees up, probably at 32 loaded rounds. I would use it this way until the magazine frees up completely. 32 rounds may be the most practical loaded condition. 4 magazines and 100 rounds works for me quite well.

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Will not feed properly! Might as well toss them into the dump!

I have 4 PT 35 round mags and they work flawlessly....I believe it might have something to do with the way they are loaded. Take your time and they work fine...JMO

I, like many of the new PT 35 round purchasers have had few issues with these magazines. The last range trip I put some Rem golden bullets through and had a couple FTF and FTE, but with any other load they function pretty good.

The biggest problem I have is they are just a pain to load compared to my OEM magazines. Now that I have 4 converted 10 rounders + the factory mag, that came with the 15-22, I only shoot through the PT once with the rounds I loaded at home and then reload the OEM mags.

Just wish I found this site before I purchased these, since they are most likely going to be sold once my order from S&W comes in with my FDE and shorties.

Mine would not work well at all. I had right out of the box by accident bent the ejector on my new rifle and although the OEM worked great the new Plinkers would not feed right. I adjusted (bent) it a litte further upward toward the bolt and now they work fine. I found this to be the issue.

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Get some polishing cloth or paper, make a strip 3/8" wide and 6 inches long. Apply it over the end of ur 22 cleaning rod and polish the ramp. U will need to brake down the rifle to get to the ramp with room. The ramp needs to be slightly shiny when good enough. Also polish the end where it is sharp to smooth its edge. Next check the ejector to see it is nearly/barely touching the bottom of the bolt. If it way down below the bolt U can slightly bend it upward with long nose needle pliers or send it, the rifle back to S&W. Smoothing sharp edges on the magazine is also good. Work the shells up and down in the magazine as U load it one at a time to free M up. If the loader sticks U are wrong with the load. MT magazine and try again. Keep the rifle level and cycle the bolt quickly letting it go to battery on its own. Inspect UR shells for damage if U get FTE / Stove piping. Keep the rifle on Safety at all times. Properly done the rifle will work properly, be broken in ready, now take it to the range. I hope PT makes a 15 and 20 round magazine soon. The 35 rounder looks tough, gives the rifle more of the AR 15 style of look and is great at the range but it isn't practical in the field. Just too long for the trek along the fence. The original S&W makes the gun look airsoft material. Walking thru the brush gets leaves etc stuck into the magazine and foreign material, rain gets the ammo wet. Cold enough and they freeze in place. JMO !

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If the magazine was properly designed and manufactured in the first place, these shenanigans would not be necessary.

As for smaller capacities, don't hold your breath. Both PT and ProMag have ceased production due to S&W's lawsuit against them for patent infringement. Unless either one works out a licensing agreement, both companies are dead in the water. In the case of PT, it's no big loss, IMHO.

FWIW, I bought my 3rd this past weekend and it has been flawless... just like the first 2.

It is strange that after April 2013 U can get PT's and can't get S&W's except with a rifle purchase. Can't see where the 25 round S&W comes close in design to the 35 round PT myself. But patent lawyers will get it strait with a jury. Here is the legal binder stuff.

Smith & Wesson v. Plinker Arms

S&W's blue 10 rounder would seem to be leaning more toward the PT design. This is the one some convert to the 25 round capacity. Who's cart is before who's horse would be a question. To me the PT design is enclosed while the s&w is open to the elements. Different design entirely. Seems like trying to tell someone they can't put a chevy small block in a model T cause it is a chevy. When U simply fit it in there. One restaurant sits U inside, while the other sits U outside in the fresh air. S&W sits its shells out in the fresh air.

I picked up two of the PT 35 round mags a couple weeks ago. While my rifle eats pretty much anything with the factory mags, including Rem GB, the PT mags have issues with the GB and with Federal bulk. They feed the Win. 555 and Xpert rounds just fine, as well as CCI SV and Blazer. Maybe a little more break in time will produce better results.

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We just got back from the range. I have 4 PT 35 rounders and each one was used twice today...not one single hiccup from any of them. IMO you just need to take a little extra time to load them. I am more than happy with mine.

An update for me I had issues with the first mag but the one I have now runs flawlessly.