Thinking of getting one to go along with my 40's. If you have one what are your thoughts on em. Thanks.

I think it is a great pistol for the money. I bring it with me to the range almost every time.

Not to be a traitor but a lot of folks, even some here (myself included) find the Ruger SR22 to be a blast to shoot.

Not to knock the M&P22, it's a very fine piece. Just offering an alternative if you're interested.

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My son has the Ruger SR22 and it us a fine hand gun. If you have M&P 's already then I would get the M&P 22. I have a M&P FS 9 and the M&P 22. They fit your hand the same and both fit my holster. If you get the Smith make sure you break it down and get all the packing grease out and lube it good. The take down lever is a bear at first so don't break it as some have. It loosens up the more times you do a break down. Great pistols!

The M&P22 makes a great trainer for the full size versions. I always shoot a few mags with it first before picking up my FS 9.

Great little gun got mine last Saturday and enjoyed a day at the gun range on Sunday !!!!!!

I have two and a dozen magazines. They are great little pistols!

- - - Buckspen

its a fun gun,fits my hand great,still think im going to get another ruger mark II 5.5 bull barrel,thats still my fav 22 pistol

I have two in my family and have convinced a friend to buy one... I really like them...easy to take down and clean too. I've had not one miss fire or FTE. Keep them clean as you do other guns and you shouldn't have any problems...Magazines are available... But you will have to work at it to find them...S&W should have given you two mags right off the bat!

Doug

I love my M&P22, but have found my ruger sr22 to be less picky about ammo. Both shoot really well.

Got mine to be able to shoot cheaper for practice, if you can find ammo reasonably priced. But it does shoot nicely

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Depends on how much money you're talking. I wouldn't pay over retail. It is an excellent shooter and if the price is right, you will like it- especially if you already have experience with the M&P's.

But....whatever you do, don't post a pic of your wife holding the gun

My M&P9c is now for carry only, since they started letting me use my M&P22 for non-sanctioned IDPA shoots. I also use it for steel challenge and it is amazingly fast to shoot. The best grip of any rimfire I've ever shot and the only thing I changed was the installation of fiber optic sights and did a trigger work to make it smoother and lighter. The gun runs 100% with no malfunctions, if I stay away from Federal Champion. I actually sold my Ruger 22/45, as I didn't even use it anymore after buying the M&P22.

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It's a good gun. if you get one though you will want an a extra magazine if not more. It only comes with 1 magazine.

I love my M&P22. I put a set of Dawson optic fiber sights on it and man I love it. It goes to the range every time. You got my recommendation. Kudos to S&W. Great gun.

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Love mine. Have over 1K rounds of all kinds of ammo through it. Keep it clean and fed with decent ammo and it will perform well.
Only ammo that won't run consistently through it is Win bulk 555 36 grain HPs. Picked mine up for $325 + FFL fee. Managed to pick up four additional mags for it. Take it out at least weekly.

Owned a M&P22, which I sold to get funds for a target pistol. Miss the M&P22. Never gave me a problem. Was fun to shoot. Been thinking about getting another one for plinking.

I have an SR22 and my son in law has an M&P 22. The M&P is very accurate with the slightly longer barrel. Both are very easy to operate and run about the same price to purchase. SR22 comes with two mags and extras are far easier to find than M&P mags. SR22 is also offered in black or silver slide and threaded barrel option. The only issue I have seen with the M&P at least with the one mag that he has is that if your are too forceful insertin the mag with the action open the top round can pop partway out of the mag where the SR22 requires some force to insert the mag. I like the control surfaces of the Ruger just a tad better. I haven't taken the M&P apart so not sure how that compares.

I love mine, I'd buy another if I had to replace this one. I've only had it a couple of weeks but it's a range favorite, everyone loves shooting it. I replaced the front sight with DP fiber optic sight, picked up 3 mags and it stays in the bag. Just had my M&P 15 at the range and took it with me, lots of fun, buy one, you won't look back.

Love mine! Goes great with my M&P9 fullsize.

Thanks for the replies, and yeah mags look spendy. Am going to pick one up. For Ettemu.. I promise I won't take any pics of my wife with it...promise. I'd like to stick around the forum for awhile..Lol.

I got mine on the lower side of $300. It's been an excellent trainer and I love it since it mirrors my M&P 40 FS. As another member said, it doesn't love Winchester 555 packs, but...nothing really does. I also have the SR22. I prefer the M&P personally, but women and new shooters seem to love the SR22. I think its weight and size make it less intimidating to inexperienced shooters. Both are great, but if you have a M&P already the choice is easy.

Yeah should be a nice addition to these..I like the fact it will fit the same holster as well..

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I have both an M&P22 and an SR22 I bought for my son to grow into. I love both of them and neither one has had any problems at all. The Ruger has the advantage of mags that are easier to find but the M&P has the advantage of better holster selection. It also has the advantage of being an excellent practice pistol for my M&P45. Really, you wouldn't go wrong with either one but as for your original question, hell yes the M&P22 is worth the money!!!

Had one for a short time. Didn't really care for it. It was accurate and reliable. But what turned me off was one magazine and no interchangeable back straps. I realize they did this to keep costs down but they didn't consider younger shooters or those with smaller hands.

But to be fair, the only 22 pistol I have to compare it with is model 41. And there is no comparing the two.

If you're the only one that will use it, it will serve you well.

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I got mine for $300... Not really worth more than that especially since it is made cheaply and only comes with one magazine... I'd probably drop a little more money on a nice buckmark instead...

If you follow the postings of where and when mags are available, you can easily pick them up. I have eight of them, that I use for steel challenge and it took me less than two weeks to get them all. I just ordered them, as soon as someone posted who had them.

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I'm an M&P guy but I like my Ruger SR22 better than the M&P22. The Ruger will eat any ammo and is a great shooter.

Purchased my M&P22 to reduce the cost of training with my other M&Ps. I've installed the same sights on all of them and the 22 works very well for its intended purpose. Same basic feel and sight picture.

I do have other .22 pistols that quite frankly are much better target shooters, but the M&P22 is a lot of fun and it's the perfect complement to my M&P collection. The way I figure it, the thing has paid for itself many times over in ammo cost savings. Heck, .40S&W and .45ACP isn't exactly cheap these days. Well, neither is .22LR anymore but you know what I mean. Let's hope things get back to normal soon.

I would say it is indeed worth the money.

Love mine. Clean it well when you buy it. and use CCI mini-mags or Remington Golden Bullets. It is a lot of fun to shoot.

I love mine and it runs great with everything but CCI Quiet@700fps. Worth the money? Plastic and a little steel/aluminum should not cost so much but what can you do. I shoot it way more than any handgun I own due to the ammo situation because I have years worth of 22lr. It has a nice trigger and full frame. I put a Dawson FO on the front and it's so much fun on my back 40 steel range.

Yeah, those Winchester 555 bulk boxes suck. I am going to go to the range and stay long enough to fight my way through about 400 of a 500 round box I got just to get rid of them. Seems like it averages a FTE or FTF every 6-8 rounds, otherwise you put good ammo in it, it will whip off 12 rapid fire rounds in a hearbeat. One other thing I like is the M&P22, the M&P9 FDE, the SD9VE and SD40VE all are a dead nuts fit for the Blackhawk #410025BKR or the 410425BKR, the only difference is the exterior finish. The Winchester rounds are the only ones I have put through it that it didn't like. Stay away from them and you are good to go.

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I'm an M&P fan through and through having a.40 full-size and two .40 Shields so getting the .22LR made sense for me so all of my handguns have the same basic feel, layout, and similar operating characteristics with the exception of recoil and a couple of other minor differences between the .22LR and the other pistols in the lineup.

The .22LR also allows me to practice more often because of the cheaper ammo (albeit not as cheap as it used to be right now) and it's a seamless transition to the full-size and Shields during my practice routine.

Of course, to round out my M&P stable I have the M&P 15-22, which is as much fun if not more so to shoot than the pistols; is cheap to operate so I can practice with it more often; and, it uses the same platform as its big brother so, again, it's a seamless transition to the M&P 15.

In regards to FTEs and FTFs I guess I'm fortunate as I can count them on one hand after having run probably close to 5K rounds through my .22LR, and that's running just about every brand of ammo through it you can imagine. Maybe it's because I give it a good clean after every use.

Anyway, long story short, I'd recommend the M&P .22LR.

i have the m&p .22 and the sr22, love them both. i would recomend either one.

Some here are complaining about Winchester 555, all I can say is my M&P22, Ruger mkIII, Browning Buckmark, Remington 597 and Winchester 290 all semi auto's have no problems shooting them and the Winchester Xperts!

Love my M&P22. I have banana hands so I needed a full-size .22 pistol. Some of the other makes were too small, but this one fit the bill perfectly.

Have had mine for about 6 months---fun gun-------good armadillo killer---take it to the range quite often. I have had opportunity to see guys trying to teach their wives and girlfriends how to shoot with 9mms or even 40s and 45s--------I pull them aside and loan them my M&P22 with a few loaded magazines and watch at how their "students" start enjoying learning to shoot

I'm mot much of believer in it being good for practicing for your other M&Ps--seems a little far fetched to me given the difference of weight, recoil etc---but it sure is a super choice for someone just learning. I also have the SR22----it too is a great gun but since I have large hands--the M&P 22 is more enjoyable. My wife likes the SR22 with her small hands.

I own both an M+P 22 and a Ruger SR22 The two have a very different feel to them. One large, one on the compact side. Both shoot great, but the Ruger, in my opinion, is a better value dollar wise. You get 2 magazines, 2 floor plates, and 2 grips. They seem to run about the same price wise. Both are available with threaded barrel.
If I had to pick just one, it would be the Ruger. Fortunately I didnt have to choose.
Tom

I have just the M&P 22, but I and others have shot both at the Steel Challenge and we were all faster and more accurate with the M&P. Probably the longer sight radius and grip size.

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I own both the SR22 and the M&P 22 and the M&P is the better of the two.
0 problems with the M&P (1000 rounds fired)
A few FTFs and FTEs with the SR (700 rounds fired)

Buy the M&P .22 and you won't look back.

It's an amazing .22 pistol. I have a Ruger 22/45 stainless hunter model, great gun, but I haven't taken it to the range since I've had my M&P .22 and the M&P goes to the range, every time. I think I'm going to sell my 22/45, now that I think about it.

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... but the only thing that bothers me about the SR22 is the weak take-down lever. So far mine has held, but I'm constantly nervous that it will shatter (as many of them have). Mine is old enough to have "SR22 Pistol" on the right of the slide, so it is a relatively early one - But I haven't seen any convincing evidence that Ruger has fixed this TD lever problem satisfactorily yet.

(Also, others have had problems with the barrel on the SR22 loosening with resulting damage to it - But I have kept mine very tight since new and have not had a problem with that.)

Whereas the M&P22 seems to be a more refined and time-tested design and, as far as I know, has no design weaknesses. Also it has a very good trigger right out of the box, fits the hand well, and I can blow out the black 1" bullseye on my target at 30' without hitting outside it shooting off hand virtually every time.

I DO love my SR22 tho' and am ready to send it in to Ruger if or when the TD lever fails, but I'm hoping that when that happens that Ruger will have come up with a solid fix.

RonJon

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M&P 22 is an excellent pistol. It mimics the other M&P pistols I have in feel and handling characteristics. My grandson tore the bullseye out of a 10 yd target the first time he used it. He liked it so much that I told him the pistol was his as soon as he is old enough.

The M&P .22's are a scarce commodity up here in the great white north. I ordered mine the first week of February and I'm still waiting. I even have a second magazine before I have the pistol. I'm told I may have it by late this month.
Hoping...........

As it turns out the original deal didn't happen and I was informed that the gun was still available. so today I bought it.

about 200 rounds fired - was purchased by an LEO with no thumb safety and no magazine disconnect - with night sights and total of three magazines. includes (but not in the pic) the original box, anti-rust paper, chamber flag, lock, booklet, three backstraps, spent casing from the factory, and a price about $50 less than he paid with LEO discount.

two reasons for him to sell - 1 he bought it specifically as a duty carry weapon and then changed his mind and decided to carry something else while on duty - and 2 - needed some cash for meds after recent surgical procedure more than a spare gun.

now to find some ammo - boresnake - maybe a speed loader - and some time to go to the range.

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Interesting, but this is an M&P22 discussion thread. Maybe you meant to post in another thread?

I really enjoy my M&P 22 (also have M&P 15-22 & M&P 9 FS).

I was getting 1 to 2 FTFs per mag with Federal Bulk 525 ammo since new (first 400 rounds), but after 2 FrogLube applications, now have zero.

I was getting frustrated with the M&P 22 at first, thinking I had to use the more expensive ammo (CCI Mimi Mags), which I did try and worked flawlessly, but the FL has made this gun less expensive to shoot.

It did take some work getting the POA and POI dialed in, but now it's right on target.

I shoot the M&P 22 more than the others.

Yes, now all my guns have 2 applications of FL. It's a little more work at first, but worth the time.