M&P 22 Compact Question

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Hello, I have a question about S&W MP 22 compact.
My wife just bought one and I am wondering if they are
fussy as to types of ammunition. I myself had for my first
handgun bought a new S&W 22 Auto, model 22A. It was
a nice plinker but seemed to prefer CCI mini Mags and had
a definite dislike for Winchester and Aquila. I have since moved
up and passed it on to my son for his first gun.Is the M&P as fussy as my old 22A was? We will be taking it to the range soon and
I have made sure to buy CCI Mini Mags for the first outing.---John
 
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I too bought one for my wife. So far it has functioned perfectly with cci mini mags(36 & 40gr);Browning BPR 40gr; and Remmington Golden Bullet 40gr. We will try more brands eventually.
 
I just picked up my 22 compact today. I plan on using Mini Mag 40gr for the initial break-in period. I've cleaned the gun, but I do have a question. The magazines have some play when they're in the gun. I don't think this was the case with my 9c. Is this normal? They don't fit in there snugly enough to have no movement.
 
My Compact is able to eat anything I feed it, great operating and accuracy.

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I did just go out and shoot ten rounds. It did fine, but that magazine wobble is annoying. If it's normal for the 22c, I'll get over it, I guess. My 9c definitely had a snug fit.
 
Mine has only been fed Mini Mags so far. One LGS around here always has them for $8.99 per box of 100 and I pick up a couple packs every time I go by there. Between me and the wife we probably have a few thousand.
 
Ballistic147 said:
Mine has only been fed Mini Mags so far. One LGS around here always has them for $8.99 per box of 100 and I pick up a couple packs every time I go by there. Between me and the wife we probably have a few thousand.
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Check out Walmart if you like Mini-mags. My Walmart sells them for $7.49/100 IIRC.

Unless of course you want to keep the $$$ local.
 
Santi_78342 said:
Check out Walmart if you like Mini-mags. My Walmart sells them for $7.49/100 IIRC.

Unless of course you want to keep the $$$ local.
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Our local Walmart has been really spotty on 22's and the few times they do have them it's been some off brand for way too much money.

Back in October I was out of town and stopped in a Walmart to pick up a couple things. Stopped by the ammo counter and they had tons of ammo and also carried some reloading stuff.

Back to the original topic, my father-in-law has a 22c and he runs all kinds of stuff through it with no problems. He's got a few brands I've never even heard of.
 
I have 800+ rounds thru my compact now, a mix of Mini mags (36 & 40 gn) and Federal Champ and Auto-match ammo. Zero issues so far.
Moving forward once my Fed stock is gone it will be on a diet of mostly mini mags, as that's what i try to stick to when buying .22 ammo now (my Buckmark is a bit finicky).

The compact is a fun little gun, fits the purpose I got mine for.

Edit: went and checked mine, an unloaded mag is just a slight bit loose, but nothing I've noticed or paid attn to in my 800+ rounds worth. Cant compare it to my Buckmark as both are a different grip design/feel for how the mags sit inside. But guess if this thread was what got me to check the mag after having the gun for awhile, nothing i'm concerned about anyway
 
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massmagnum said:
I just checked out my wife's Compact. You're right about
the wobble in the magazines. I guess it's not a big deal
though, I don't see how that would effect the guns accuracy.---John
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Thank you for checking that, John. I'd rather hear from another gun owner than an S&W rep, who also said it was normal for the rimfire guns. He wasn't overly helpful. Seems strange for them to be so loose, though.

I'd like to hear if others have the same wobble we have.
 
You're welcome. The reason we bought the Compact for my wife was she had an S&W Airlite 22 7 shot revolver and the trigger pull was too stiff for her. She had learned to shoot years ago on my old trusty 22A S&W auto and loved the action. So after moving up from the 22A to my 686P I gave the 22A to my son and bought the Airlite for my wife. So we have come full circle back to a 22 auto for her. I believe that the magazine in my 22A was also a bit "jiggly".---John
 
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Even the old stuffr!

My compact will eat anything I put in it!!! That even includes some very old Remington that was originally purchased in1960.,
Shoots every bit as well as new. Even better than some of the Remington that I got recently. It still shoots it but you can notice a very distinctive week discharge.
 
I have the M&P 22 it runs everything I have thrown at it. CCI Blazers, Federal bulk pack, Mini Mags, Federal Auto Match, Thunderbolts, Remington golden bullets, Winchester super X and bulk pack. The only thing I have a issue with is the unplaited bullets tend to lead the barrel. I use it to practice for pistol matches and have run several thousands through mine. I updated the sights to Dawsons but other than that it has been a great gun. Just don't dry fire it as it can cause damage to the chamber that is per the instructions.
 
I finally got to take my new 22 compact to the range today. I only shot for half an hour, so not that many rounds, but it was FUN!! I shot 70 CCI Mini-Mag 40gr round nose, 20 CCI Mini-Mag Standard Velocity, 40 Winchester Super X, and 20 Remington Golden. All did fine. The trigger feels gritty, but it doesn't affect my shooting, and the ejected brass flies in every direction---kind of wild ejection. Overall, I LOVE this pistol! No regrets!
 
It sounds like the compact will function fine with standard velocity rounds (like CCI SV). Is there that much less wear on the gun by using SV instead of Mini Mags, or is it enough to even matter?
 
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So far my Compact has taken everything I have given it. over 500 rounds now.

Aguila, Tac-22, Federal, Remington (to include Thunderbolts), CCI, Lellier & Bellot
 
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