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well, what was the big deal anyways?
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The big deal (about 2 to 2.5 years ago) was problems with out of battery firings caused by a design fault with the springs. All have been replaced long ago and there is no further need to keep track of the S/N.
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Ahh, gotcha. Well thanks for clearing that up.
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Picked up mine 12/19/12. Its a DZZ
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Picked up my two and both DZZ's also.
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I saw that Davidsons had gotten in a new batch of 15-22's, so I contacted them and asked if they could give me the three letters of the serial numbers. I had them check the models that I am interested in...the threaded barrel model, the unthreaded model and the Talo model. They have an approximate total of 224 rifles available as of now. The serial numbers are DTU****, DTX****, DTZ***, and the latest one "DUA". I have not seen a DUA reported here, so I believe that DUA should be the most current model, and IF S&W has started to produce "latest spec" models , then a DUA gun may have all the fixes incorporated in them. Several if's and assumptions here I know. I also know that at one point S&W said that one could not predict whether or not a rifle would have problems by the serial numbers, but that may not be true now.
I am going to run by my local gun store- tried to go yesterday but got tied up-and see if they have gotten any new stock in with the DUA numbers. If not, and if I decide to buy one now, I'll have them send me the DUA with the highest number. I think one can request this, or at least I know it has been done in the past.
Interesting fact that I turned up with all my poking around here: This is of course taken only from this forum. As far as I can tell from searches on the posts here, S&W 15-22's have the following letter prefixes:
DSZ, DTA, DTB, DTD, DTE, DTH, DTM, DTX, DTU, DTZ, and now DUA. There may be some others, but these are what my search turned up- although I swear that I remember seeing a DTY and a DTW, but maybe I just lost another brain cell.
If we use just the ten prefixes I found, and assuming that the numeric range in each prefix is 0001 through 9999, and not counting the new DUA's, S&W has made at least a hundred thousand 15-22's. That estimate is probably low, since we usually get posts here from those with problems, and everyone doesn't have problems, so a prefix different than the ones I use here could be out there somewhere. If one counted the number of failures reported in this forum the percentage of failures of the numbers made has to be very small. It would be real interesting to know if the number of failures is going down.
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my serial prefix is DVP!!!
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12-28-2012, 08:53 AM
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Just got one yesterday thru Davisions, DZV8
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Got my gfs talo version last week, was DZV4... Got my plain ol 15-22 for me to add stuff to and it was DZY5...
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Just picked mine up new, model 811033, 12/27/12 at local gun shop in Greenville S.C.
Serial DZV6***
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Had a accident with mine just after getting it a while back it was a dww and just got it back a couple days ago with a new lower now dyz5. Glad to have it back and not able to find ammo. 
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Ok, with all that being said, where does DZN fit in?
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Purchased my 25 round FDE MOE locally (Western Washington) 3/29/13. SN DYZ00##.
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My MOE FDE is a DYX1### purchased app. March 10th.
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Early January I purchased a 811034 - DYX
Mid January a friend of mine purchased a 811033 - DYY
Early February I purchased (2) 811035 - both DYZ
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...where does DZN fit in?
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My MOE is a DZN. Probably sometime before August 2012.
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DYZ--early march
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I just traded for a DZW today. It has never been fired. I forgot to ask the guy when he bought it
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DZTxxxx is a MOE that I'm the second owner of.
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HBR51XX, purchased two months ago
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i got mine from a local gun show, an after i got it home i realized it was the one with the stocked pined so i took it back an got a new one, an the guy scratched off the SS# he had down the the reciept an put the new one down, and i was like make sure you change the new number when u add this to your records, an i hope he did, bc if i ever have to send it back to s&w they will have the right SS#
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Sorry for been late, I just get my new 15-22 and it is:
tatatataaaa...
DZX
Hope it help this thread...
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My store has one with HBR12**, most on here are D*****.is there any reason behind the prefix and numbering, and what does HBR stand for ?
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My store has one with HBR12**, most on here are D*****.is there any reason behind the prefix and numbering, and what does HBR stand for ?
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Probably nothing in particular. It's just a three-letter prefix, most likely specific to the UK.
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Probably nothing in particular. It's just a three-letter prefix, most likely specific to the UK.
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Im thinking just the latest round out of the factory...
The one i picked up last week starts with HBP
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UK based. Picked mine up on Saturday - DZA9866
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Maybe the HB**** only relates to the non-MOE versions, check ?
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Just bought mine at a local gun show here in Fort Worth, SN is HBS XXXX. It's a realtree model with an adjustable stock and a flash suppressor.
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Nope... My HBP is an FDE MOE model
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Mine is a hbv.... And just bought it last week.
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Nope... My HBP is an FDE MOE model
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Just bought mine on August 16 at Cabala's in Wichita. Serial number is HBP83xx. What does "FDE MOE" mean? My rifle has the adjustable stock and flash suppressor with 25 round magazine. Thanks...
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Flat Dark Earth Magpul Original Equipment.
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Thanks, I appreciate your answer. I see "MOE" quite often and wondered what it means. Is FDE a deep brown color? My rifle is a very nice looking deep flat black...
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DZB bought 3 days ago 
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Now on layaway until the Cali DMV gets me my new driver's license (grr, seven weeks' late on their part).. serial starting HBX, Model 811062, Compliant, w/1 10RD long mag. Like waiting for Xmas morning...
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Just got mine from Kygunco.com... It is HBX8***, non-MOE, threaded barrel...
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Me too and mine is an HBX too...
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Ordered from Gallery of Guns (Davidson's) 10/01/2013, S/N HBT7xxx
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Hi,
Bought 22/11/13 in the UK, black MOE version, HBU6XXX......
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camo bought last week - HBY4***
It was very hard to loosen the flash hider on this rifle!
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HBY****
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HBZ**** picked up 12/31/2013 033 model 25RD
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HBZ here too, picked up first week of Jan 2014
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This all seems a bit pointless unless there are known issues with guns in certain serial number ranges or running changes at certain points.
Are there?
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I know this is a long thread, but I will post my experience. Got a new M&P 15/22 A1, model 811033, the standard black with threaded barrel & comp/flash hider, in mid December 2013. I got it through the Gunbroker Auction site. My winning bid was $330 plus $35 for shipping, from the seller, Sportsmans Supply. When I called S&W regarding the date of manufacture, I was told the rifle was manufactured in November 2013. The serial number is "HCD".
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mine is HBS **** and is in realtree.....bought in England (uk)
mid january '14
so guys when was this made?
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Bob:I bought my15-22 on gun auction. It is also the a1 model.
I hope to pick it up Monday from my FFL agent.
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I've been sorting through this thread and can't decipher which model ranges may be problematic and which ones are the newest generation. Like Tomcat said, unless we can determine if there's an issue, this is a very long and nearly pointless thread. Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong. I can't figure it out.
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Black MOE (811034) bought 1-25-14 - HBV2xxx
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I've been sorting through this thread and can't decipher which model ranges may be problematic and which ones are the newest generation. Like Tomcat said, unless we can determine if there's an issue, this is a very long and nearly pointless thread. Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm wrong. I can't figure it out.
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The last change, as far as I know, was the recoil spring change several years ago. There's no "newest generation" other than that. Any mechanical device can have problems ... One may and the next one off the line might not.
And yes, this is and has been, a pretty pointless thread ... As I have pointed out a couple of times.
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