First time shooting mine today- 30 ftf's

WarpedWheel said:
This is what it sounds like it is doing. It is chambering the next round, but not resetting the hammer so you can't pull the trigger.
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But when this has happened to me, if I manually returned the trigger, it would the fire. I am absolutely certain that the issue is with the trigger not resetting. Since coming upon this conclusion, I oiled the trigger spring and pin, and it seems to work freely now. I intend to run a brick or so through it this weekend, so I should have a better idea.
 
I took mine out today with the winchester and it hated it. I had ftf with the round getting stuck in the magazine and had to work to get the round out of the magazine to get it running again. I figure it is most likely ammo being the culprit. When it was running, no issues at all. It was hitting low so I adjust my front sight post. I got it home and lubed it pretty well too. I just took it straight to the range to tinker with.

Joe
 
I called S&W today just to see if they had any ideas before I make it shooting next time. They said it is probably because it is new and tight and didn't like the Federal ammo. He said to try the CCI mini mags for at least 100 rounds and see if it loosens it up a bit. He figured the Federals just didn't have enough beans to reset the hammer (which is what the problem seemed to be). He also said to lube the BCG really well. He said put about 6 drops on the bolt. That seems like a lot, but I'm no expert.
 
That does seem like a lot. A wipedown with a slightly oiled rag should suffice. Perhaps slightly more on the rails.

Too much oil attracts grit, in my opinion.
 
WarpedWheel said:
I called S&W today just to see if they had any ideas before I make it shooting next time. They said it is probably because it is new and tight and didn't like the Federal ammo. He said to try the CCI mini mags for at least 100 rounds and see if it loosens it up a bit. He figured the Federals just didn't have enough beans to reset the hammer (which is what the problem seemed to be). He also said to lube the BCG really well. He said put about 6 drops on the bolt. That seems like a lot, but I'm no expert.
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I really doubt this. Federal is among the "recommended" ammo listed in the manual. The velocity of the Federals is 1,200+ fps, essentially the same as the MiniMags.
 
I agree. I'm not sure why I'd spend money on a gun that shoots one brand of ammo. I will do as they recommended and try it out though. I sure hope it starts working because I'm pretty bummed that it was worthless when I drove 2 hours to go shooting with my brother. It'll be even more irritating if I have to send it back to them.
 
That bulk federal 550 is about all I shot through mine until I got some CCI Blazers for a little cheaper, never had any trouble out of the federal in my 15-22. Hope you get yours worked out.
 
WarpedWheel said:
I agree. I'm not sure why I'd spend money on a gun that shoots one brand of ammo. I will do as they recommended and try it out though. I sure hope it starts working because I'm pretty bummed that it was worthless when I drove 2 hours to go shooting with my brother. It'll be even more irritating if I have to send it back to them.
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I know how you feel, but that is what I would do. I feel there is something wrong with either the bolt carrier group or the fire control group, or both, and S&W is the best place to deal with it.
 
WarpedWheel said:
I agree. I'm not sure why I'd spend money on a gun that shoots one brand of ammo.
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The problem isn't that the 15-22 shoots one brand of ammo, the problem is that 22LR ammunition varies widely when compared to centerfire ammunition. Every .22 caliber firearm owner I know has gone through the process of figuring out which ammunition their firearm shoots best and then they stick with that particular ammunition. The S&W 15-22 manual has a list of ammunition that is tested and recommended by S&W. I would at least start with that list.

Additionally, the heel of any magazine fed weapon is the magazine itself. The casing dimensions of the 22LR round make feeding from a magazine a tricky situation. If you use the load assist button, make sure you're only pulling down enough to load one more round in all the while keeping spring tension on the rounds already loaded.
 
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tracksol said:
The problem isn't that the 15-22 shoots one brand of ammo, the problem is that 22LR ammunition varies widely when compared to centerfire ammunition. Every .22 caliber firearm owner I know has gone through the process of figuring out which ammunition their firearm shoots best and then they stick with that particular ammunition. The S&W 15-22 manual has a list of ammunition that is tested and recommended by S&W. I would at least start with that list.

Additionally, the heel of any magazine fed weapon is the magazine itself. The casing dimensions of the 22LR round make feeding from a magazine a tricky situation. If you use the load assist button, make sure you're only pulling down enough to load one more round in all the while keeping spring tension on the rounds already loaded.
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I loaded the magazine without the load assist since I've read that it can give some issues. I did try the load assist on a partial magazine to see if it would do anything different, but it didn't. I was willing to try anything. Unfortunately, I didn't have a choice on the ammo. Maybe I can get out soon and try the CCI's. I miss living at my brother's where we could shoot out the back door!
 
Ive had 7 FTF's with Winchester 555. Ive Never had a FTF with Federal. I have shot over 10,000 rounds of Federal Champion/lightining/Blue Red. Never had a problem.....Im thinkin its the gun..... Me personaly i have had over 3000 round of Federal alone go threw my m&p.
 
Well, the benefit to it not working is that instead of buying extra mags, grip, mbus and a couple misc. other things.....I just ordered a Spike's AR lower receiver and parts kit. Next month or so I will order the upper parts. It'll be fun to build the AR. At least it will give me something to do in the meantime if I have to send the 15-22 back to S&W. :-)
 
I finally made it out shooting yesterday. I filled it up with CCI Mini Mags and the first 4 magazines had 1 FTF, 5th was perfect, 6th had 1 FTF on the last round, and 7th was perfect. I think it is getting better. It definitely liked the CCI's better than the Federals. I only got to shoot 175 rounds before the rain started so I'll have to get out soon again. It does seem like it will quit having the FTF problem.
 
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