TxShooter2k9
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So here goes. Today I went to two ranges to fire my M&P 15-22 and for awhile I was having real fun firing this rifle. The first range I went to was the PA gaming range, so I could only load 3 rounds at a time. It was me, my father, and my fathers friend who is a bit of an expert in firearms. I wanted to fire the rifle first with the friend just to be sure I was handling the rifle properly and to see if the rifles sights were ok.
So we were at the range for maybe an hour. My father friend was there to test out his hunting rifles. We set up targets at 100 yards and fired 3 rounds at a time. I barely hit the target. Out of 40 rounds fired between my father and me we only got maybe 10 hits. At 100 yards we could barely see the target and this is the first firearm we ever owned so we have little experience. Out of these 40 rounds fired we had one failure to fire. We didn't think much of it. I pulled the charging handle, ejected the round, and kept going.
After this we starting taking shots on the 50 yard range. Here we did much better. Out of 50 shots we got maybe 25 on target. We noticed though on all the shots they were hitting low. Our friend adjusted the sights and we had some improvement. So after shooting these rounds we wrapped things up and headed home. At this point we shot about 80-90 rounds with just one failure to fire.
Later in the day we decided to check out the Sunset Hill Shooting Range. We took the mandatory safety class which costed $35/person. This was a one time fee so we didn't complain. After that it was only $10 per visit for the whole day. So after we passed the safety classes we began shooting.
My father rented a spotting scope (Only $1 for the whole day) and I began firing. This range was about 30 yards and I was doing good. I fired about 15 rounds and I got most of them on target, at this point I was really having a good time. Then it happened, I had my first failure to extract. The .22 round got stuck in the ejection port. I ejected the round by pulling the charging handle and continued to fire. I shot another 10 rounds then I had another bullet stuck in the ejection port. When I locked the bolt open I saw one of the rounds got stuck in the bore. I asked the guy who gave the safety class if I was seeing this right and he said yes, he got a ram rod and cleared the round.
Once the round was cleared I reloaded the clip and tried again. At this point the gun was failing to extract the bullet after maybe 6 shots. When all was said and done we fired the rifle another 50 times with constant failures (After 5-6 rounds) to extract after the first 15 rounds. So I am taking back to the store and I guess they will send it back to S&W for repairs.
I'm not really mad just disappointed. I called S&W just to see when my rifle was manufactured and it was made in July 2009, so I see I was given one of the older rifles. I just hope they fix it fast, get it back to me, and it works properly when I take it to the range. Until then I will need some emotional support.
Oh and when we fired the rifle for the last 50 shots we noticed the rifle was still shooting low, we will raise the sights another notch when we get it back.
Ok I am in.
dang, sorry to hear you had the issues man, that sux, i for sure feel you pain, cause i had to send mine 4 days after i got it for the same issues. They ship and return them via Fedex Ground so about a week both ways, and ive heard of them getting returned in a week or two latly. So good luck, and PM me anytime for support, lol.
