About to buy one...how do I know if its new?

[NDJeff]

hello everyone.
going to buy one with my tax return...local gun shop has them for $399 but I'm worried that they are the ones with the extractor problem...thus the price. How do I know I'm getting one that was recently made?

 

[BELT_FED]

pop the rear take down screw if it has blue springs it has been updated ... even if it doesnt it prob. has had the ejector fix.. if not dont wory that much about it if it wont run s7w will fix it for free...buy and enjoy they are a blast

 

[NDJeff]

seems like everyone here has to send them back to S&W anyway. Maybe I should wait a few more weeks and see if I can find one made last week!

 

[Defender3]

Look at this thread:

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/131112-latest-serial-numbers-15-22-a.html

 

[James7800]

You've gotta think a forum will tend to attract people who've had an issue, not people that had everything work fine. As far as I can tell they fixed the ejector issue at least several months ago. I think since then the majority of people haven't had any problems.

 

[27 Beck]

seems like everyone here has to send them back to S&W anyway. Maybe I should wait a few more weeks and see if I can find one made last week!

Just go out and buy one. If it throws an extractor, S&W will repair it and put all new up to date parts in it while they are doing the repair. Then you will be sure to have the latest production gun.

 

[BELT_FED]

seems like everyone here has to send them back to S&W anyway. Maybe I should wait a few more weeks and see if I can find one made last week!

im at over 13000 rds on a first gen and smith aint heard from me yet

 

[twinkey]

bought mine on march 26 and it didnt have any blue springs,shot 600 rds that day without a hitch DTX3*** is mine