New M&P 22.... AWESOME!!

[DeeBee]

I have held up on buying the M&P 22 for a long time, and finally gave in.
Well, I went to the range with a box of Federal 550 value pack, and a couple of boxes of Mini Mags for backup, in case the Federal didnt work. Well.. guess what?.. The Federal worked just fine, and I even shot the whole box!
As for the range report, I was shooting ragged, quarter sized holes at 7-10 yards. I was very happy with that.
As for the 550 rounds fired in this first session, I had (3) rounds that wouldnt cycle the slide. Not bad eh?
I cant wait to take it out again! What a great way to save money, and still have fun!
On a side note, after I cleaned and lubed it,after the range session, I was wondering, if the recoil spring only goes in one way?
I first installed it, and the slide was binding. I then turned it around, and all was well??
Also the buffer ring that sits on the recoil rod has (1) indent (flat) in it. Does it matter the position?
Thanks for any responses, and if you can, go buy one of these guns... I just hope it lasts a good long time!

 

[mag318]

Welcome to the M&P22 club, it's good to see you're enjoying your new M&P as much as we enjoy ours. As for the recoil spring guide, it only goes in one way. Just look inside your frame and it's easy to see how it fits. Your pistol should give you years of troublefree service. These are truly fun pistols.

 

[gregm784]

Amen. I ran a handful of rounds thru mine last Friday. 7 magazines worth total. 7*12. No FTF/FTE. ran perfect. Agreed not many rounds, but oh what fun! S&W/Walther did good here.

 

[shield]

Still happy with my 22. More so now that I just bought a FS 9, so the 22 is great cheap practice for it.

 

[gregm784]

I have the same 'pair'. i love my 9 FS, but man the 22 is so much cheaper to practice draw / site acquisition / first shot.

 

[M&P Freak]

Congrats, glad you finally gave in. Resistance is futile!

 

[JaPes]

Still happy with my 22. More so now that I just bought a FS 9, so the 22 is great cheap practice for it.

I have the same 'pair'. i love my 9 FS, but man the 22 is so much cheaper to practice draw / site acquisition / first shot.

+3

I started with the 9fs, then purchased a 22. The M&P 22 is the perfect training companion. I'll warm up with the M&P 22 to work out the kinks, then transition to the 9fs.

I also use the M&P 22 to introduce new people to the shooting sports. It's an easy firearm to shoot, and the manual of arms mimics it's center-fire brethren perfectly. Once the new shooter is familiar and comfortable with the M&P 22, it's easy to transition them to the 9fs.

I handload/reload ammo, and have significantly lowered my center fire ammo cost. Even though, the M&P 22 is still shot often. It's nice not to have to police spent cases.

 

[kbm6893]

Make sure the buffer ring is in the right way. The side with the groove facing towards the tip of the brrel so the spring sits in that groove. I really like my M&P 22 also.

 

[Maddmax]

No regrets here. Nice little plinker and feels just like the FS ones and cheaper shooting.

 

[air8]

Yea don't lose that buffer ring. I did and had to make one the other day. LOL. Also I did some work on my rear sights.

 

[jsalas2]

jsalas

I like what you did to your sights. Give us a range report when you get to use them and tell us what you think. I like that dot the i sight picture.

 

[DOOMSDAY TACTICAL]

The Gun looks better than I expected. I considering the M&P Shield 9mm instead but the 22 looks worth it if your at the range often. Cheaper ammo

 

[air8]

My good friend has the full size 9mm M&P. He uses the medium backstrap and the feel is near identical between the 22 and his full size. The triggers are slightly different. His has the APEX so reset is shorter. He does not have the RAM though, so the positive reset on the 22 is tons better.

It was fun the other day shooting them back to back.

I cant' wait to get back out and try these sights out. Unfortunately gonna be raining in my area on my two days off tomorrow and Saturday. I'm listening and watching the storm roll in right now at 2320hrs.

 

[dannybot]

+3

I started with the 9fs, then purchased a 22. The M&P 22 is the perfect training companion. I'll warm up with the M&P 22 to work out the kinks, then transition to the 9fs.

I also use the M&P 22 to introduce new people to the shooting sports. It's an easy firearm to shoot, and the manual of arms mimics it's center-fire brethren perfectly. Once the new shooter is familiar and comfortable with the M&P 22, it's easy to transition them to the 9fs.

I handload/reload ammo, and have significantly lowered my center fire ammo cost. Even though, the M&P 22 is still shot often. It's nice not to have to police spent cases.

How does the trigger take up and reset compare to the M&P9?

 

[gregm784]

The reset on my FS9 with my RAM feels nearly identical to my M&P22. Take up is also very comparable. I'm very happy with how close these two weapons are. I also carry my FS9 with a medium backstrap. I've tried all three, and keep coming back to the medium. According to measurements, the 22 is somewhere between the small & medium I believe.

 

[DeeBee]

After four times at the range and about 1600 rounds of Federal 550, I am very impressed with this gun! Kudos to S&W, for making this fine gun!

 

[Snake Plissken]

Just scored my new MP22 today !!! Something to go with my 15/22

 

[DeeBee]

Just scored my new MP22 today !!!

What kind of laser is that?

 

[Snake Plissken]

What kind of laser is that?

NcStar A2PRLS, It's a sweet little laser

 

[Bengal07]

M&P22

I got mine from Bud's two months ago and have put at least 500 rounds through it of various ammo--zero malfunctions, zero misfires and deadly accurate. I bought mine on the excuse that because it is same size as M&P9 I would use it for practice---cheaper shooting---I do that but I still shoot my 9MM just as much too.

The one thing I did not really like were the sights because they presented a different picture from my 9mm which is 3 dot tritium. So what I did was get a set of 9mm standard white dots ---and installed them on the M&P22. The rear sight just slipped on and tightened the set screw. I had to file the front sight just a hair---slid it into the groove---punched it in place with a small hammer and a small piece of Oak-----put a boresighter into the barrel----zeroed the sights with the boresighter. No damage to either sights or slide.

Went to range and it is shooting perfect with the same sight picture I get on my M&P9. Don't need fancy tools just some patience and common sense.