I am not trying to be a jerk...

[w0ady]

ive never had a problem with my 15-22 magazines and i dont do anything special for loading. i only have 2 that i load twice each time i go shoot. ive shot 600 rounds so thats 12 times ive loaded each at the range without issues.

stand it vertically on the range table, pull down tabs with left thumb and forefinger, slide round in backwards with right hand. repeat 24 more times and fire. at least thats my experience.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

ive never had a problem with my 15-22 magazines and i dont do anything special for loading.

Same here. One at a time, releasing the tabs in between rounds. Otherwise they start to nose dive due to the curvature of the mag and the shape of each round.

 

[w0ady]

yup pull down just enough to get 1 round in and release after. sometimes i do a quick scan and they alternate well or just enough that ive never had a feed issue.

 

[Maddmax]

yup pull down just enough to get 1 round in and release after. sometimes i do a quick scan and they alternate well or just enough that ive never had a feed issue.

Works the same for the M&P 22 mags too. I also tap the mag in the palm of my hand (primer side down) to help seat the bullets in the mag. Also helps eliminate feeding problems too.

 

[w0ady]

ive seen people talk about tapping them but i almost never do.

 

[rraisley]

Works the same for the M&P 22 mags too. I also tap the mag in the palm of my hand (primer side down) to help seat the bullets in the mag. Also helps eliminate feeding problems too.

Good idea, I think I'll try that. I've found that sometimes they don't pop up at the front like they should, and I've tried tapping the bottom of the mag, while /slightly/ pulling down on the button seems to help. Your idea will help make sure they're all the way back and seated, which is just as important.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

That's why I always shoot with a WWII helmet on. I can tap the mag on my head like in the movies.

It does help(hand not helmet). I do it out of habbit because I shoot my AKM a lot with old surplus mags. Two taps down, two taps back. Just make sure the top round doesn't jump out.

 

[Kuhndog86]

I just ran another 75 through it......this time only 1 fail to feed, this time on the CCI Mini Mags....the next 2 mags ran through perfectly...

So the first 100 through had 4 fail to feed, the next 75 only one.

Is it possible that the weapon just needs to be broken in?

 

[Majorlk]

The 15-22 magazines are VERY touchy. While I have found that they stagger, as they're supposed to, pretty naturally, if the round does not stick up (as you say), it will not feed. So, you have to be sure each round is "just so" before proceeding. Unlike my shooting buddies Umarex Colt & HK, which he seems to just dump into the mag, and they "just fire".

I think this must be why people buy SO MANY magazines: so they can load them slowly at home, and not have to worry about it at the range.

Can't say I agree with this statement. I find them no touchier that any other magazines I have. I have 11 25-round and 5 10-round (short) and I haven't had the first problem out of any of them. I use the loading method described in the owner's manual and it takes me about a minute per 25-rounder and 25 seconds for a 10-rounder - whether I am sitting on my couch or at the range.

 

[Majorlk]

OBTW, i've got a 34 year old mini 14 that is a tack driver in the 42-55 grain area, 60 and up and it throws rounds out like they are shaped like triangles.

Because the factory rate of twist is too slow for 60+ grain bullets.

 

[Majorlk]

Just a nit-pick.

The rifle is an M&P 15-22, not an M&M 15-22 or an AR 15-22.

 

[OKLAHOMAMOSES]

I buy Blazer bulk and have shot several thousand rounds without any issues. I guess I'm cheap and annoying. I couldn't care less. This is the internet.

Gopher, read his thread again, no one person is cheap or annoying, people new to gun ownership or shooting sports should not base the quality of a firearm on it's ability to operate flawless on inexpensive ammo, espscially (22LR) any 22 guru will tell you most are as finickey as (Morris the cat) yes, i'm old, keep them flying down range my friend.

 

[OKLAHOMAMOSES]

Same here. One at a time, releasing the tabs in between rounds. Otherwise they start to nose dive due to the curvature of the mag and the shape of each round.

Very nice peice of advice GS, that instruction right there will solve most 15-22 owners ammo problems, thanks.

 

[OKLAHOMAMOSES]

Because the factory rate of twist is too slow for 60+ grain bullets.

Thanks, yes very aware of my mini's 1-10 twist and light tapered barrel, as i said, i've owned it the last 34 years, love it most of the time.

 

[OKLAHOMAMOSES]

That's why I always shoot with a WWII helmet on. I can tap the mag on my head like in the movies.

It does help(hand not helmet). I do it out of habbit because I shoot my AKM a lot with old surplus mags. Two taps down, two taps back. Just make sure the top round doesn't jump out.

Awesome,LOL!

 

[OKLAHOMAMOSES]

Just a nit-pick.

The rifle is an M&P 15-22, not an M&M 15-22 or an AR 15-22.

M&P AR15-22 ?

 

[Majorlk]

Thanks, yes very aware of my mini's 1-10 twist and light tapered barrel, as i said, i've owned it the last 34 years, love it most of the time.

I figured you were.

I bought mine in '75 or '76. It was the about 6 months after the stainless was introduced. It has the old heavy barrel with a Chote front sight and flash hider on it. This past winter I replaced the rear sight with a scope mount and put a 3x9 on it. I have no idea how many rounds I have put through it.

 

[OKLAHOMAMOSES]

I figured you were.

I bought mine in '75 or '76. It was the about 6 months after the stainless was introduced. It has the old heavy barrel with a Chote front sight and flash hider on it. This past winter I replaced the rear sight with a scope mount and put a 3x9 on it. I have no idea how many rounds I have put through it.

Sounds really nice, like to see some pics, mine is bone stock bought new in 78, has the wood handguard of course, wish it was a stainless sometimes. Thought about adding a barrel stabilizer, just have not pulled the trigger on that item yet, but have heard a lot of positive feedback on them. Sorry for going offtrack here.

 

[Majorlk]

Haven't done the stabilizer and the original stock and wood handguard are long gone. I put the fiberglass handguard on it almost immediately and put it in a Hogue stock when they came out. It's NOT in an AW configuration.

 

[Gopher Slayer]

Gopher, read his thread again, no one person is cheap or annoying, people new to gun ownership or shooting sports should not base the quality of a firearm on it's ability to operate flawless on inexpensive ammo, espscially (22LR) any 22 guru will tell you most are as finickey as (Morris the cat) yes, i'm old, keep them flying down range my friend.

I know. That was my way of saying people should have thicker skin. It's just the internet.


However, I don't agree that buying the cheapest ammo you can find is like putting junkyard tires on a racecar. I buy the cheapest decent ammo I can find (except for anything Remington) because I shoot a lot. In my case that is Blazer bulk. I headshot just about every gopher I shoot, and punch the center out of every target I shoot with it. The most expensive .22lr ammo in the world wouldn't make a difference.

If I was a weakend plinker, I would probably get something that was a little cleaner (more expensive), but I'm not. I shoot everyday. When you do that, even .22lr get's expensive.

I fully agree that people who complain about their 15-22 not functioning absolutely 100% of the time with cheap ammo are kind of annoying, but I don't let it get to me. And I certainly wouldn't start a thread complaining about them. Their experiences don't have any affect on my 15-22, so what's the big deal.