newbie question!?!?!?

[Dukeno1]

Thanks for the responses Lynn and Thomas. Makes sense. By the way, if anyone is interested, my checking qccount number is 8675309!

 

[chuck s]

It's probaby not that big of a deal. It's more of a better safe than sorry thing. There are stories out there where anti-gun people have taken pictures of guns with visible serial numbers off the Internet and reported them stolen. Whether that's fact or myth, it's plausable.

It's not plausable at all. To claim anything stolen requires proof you owned it. With all firearms going thru FFLs there's a paper trail to the first owner at least. Typical glossy gun magazine article I'm sure.

-- Chuck

 

[scshiza]

Just call the customer service number, and ask them who you need to ask to find out. Give that person your serial number, and they will tell you the build date.

I was told, that rifles after a certain date in October, were unaffected by the problems some are having. Mine was made in October, and it has not had any problems at all.

Thanks for response... I'll have to look when I get home now!!! Yeah just kind of curious cause I just purchased mine 2 weeks ago and shot a mag full with one bent bullet stuck in the mag. So I'm hoping that I don't have an early manufactured one???

 

[braden182]

Sounds like you are ready for a big fun shooting day already.

yes i am! very very ready

 

[Lynn]

Thanks for response... I'll have to look when I get home now!!! Yeah just kind of curious cause I just purchased mine 2 weeks ago and shot a mag full with one bent bullet stuck in the mag. So I'm hoping that I don't have an early manufactured one???

Hi there scshiza.

Bear in mind, that nearly all auto loading 22lr guns, are a bit touchy about feeding and cycling sometimes. This can be an annoyance with some rifles, especially when brand new or when dirty or improperly lubricated, and this lessens as they break in.

As I am sure that you have read here, loading the magazine the right way makes a big difference, and a lot of people report having feeding and cycling issues with certain ammo.

Don't let yourself become discouraged, if at first, your rifle has issues. Yours may not even need to be sent back for adjustment. One thing is certain though. You can breathe easy, knowing that if your rifle ever does require service, S&W customer service is extremely good. Just looking around this forum, and many others out there, you can see right off that they are both very quick and dependable.

Sorry if that sounds, too good to be true, like a commercial or something. You can just look around and see it is so however. Just keep in touch with all the guys here. Most of them, know way more about all of this, than I do.

I bet your 15-22 will be alright scshiza. Just a feeling.

 

[Jase3gt]

I bought mine two weeks ago at Cabella's in Maine. It has a DTE serial number and it will definitely have to be sent in.

 

[Lynn]

Not necessarily jase. Only a portion of rifles were sent out unadjusted. Many older numbers are just fine.

Try yours out and see.

 

[JonahStark]

My serial number is DSX13xx. I've put a little over 1000 rounds through it and the only FTF I've had were all ammo problems and not the gun. The rounds had a deep firing pin indent. A couple did fire in a Colt Scout, but the rest never would fire. I did have 3 FTE using some real old Winchester Wildcats that had a lot of external wax on them. However, another brick of Win. Wildcats my son had functioned fine but the wax coating was considerlly less than those I had had.

 

[Thomas_H]

It's not plausable at all. To claim anything stolen requires proof you owned it. With all firearms going thru FFLs there's a paper trail to the first owner at least. Typical glossy gun magazine article I'm sure.

-- Chuck

That's not really true. And generally speaking if you were able to give an officer a serial number, they would assume that you are the actual owner of the firearm. Sure if they had the resources to followup on the investigation, have the batfe run a trace, then track down all the people all the people in the chain of ownership then they may be able to tell that the person filed a false police report. Usually the the trail ends at the FFL holder since people rarely document private transfers. Most guns reported stolen just go into a database waiting for follow investigation. But because they don't have the resources to investigate every case, very rarely would they figure out it was a false report.


But in the end, it's a privacy thing. The exploitation and misuse of personal information has become so proliferant that I prefer to play it safe and keep my private info, well, private.

 

[Alien VFR]

Mine's DTM57XX, and I had serious fte's and an open breach misfire resulting in the loss of the extractor. I adjusted the ejector rod and the rifle fired fine. It also ejected with no problem without the extractor (though I have since replaced it).

 

[billoch]

Mine is A DTM56XX and I had a shell go off in the breech after an ejected shell. I changed my britches and sent it back for a warranty visit. I have received it back and have yet to fire it. Cant wait to see if it has been corrected.