Breaking in my AR15-22

[Edd Harbin]

Just got my rifle and was wondering a few things ? What ammo should I use ? Standard velocity or hyper Velocity ? Should I polish the feed ramp ? What type of lube is working the best ? Any suggestions would be great ?

 

[Edd Harbin]

Here is what I am going to do

I will polish the feedramp , and clean with hpps . Relupe with CLP. Will try and get Federal wally world bulk ammo . Just wondering if standard velocity or hyper velocity is the way to go for breakin ?

 

[RazorClose]

I got this info from S&W customer service today.

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Dear New M&P15-22 Owner:
Congratulations on the purchase of your new Smith & Wesson M&P15-22. This rifle is designed to serve you and generations of shooters to follow with high accuracy, dependability and fun!

Critical to performance and maintenance a rifle is regular cleaning and the use of high-quality ammunition. This is even more important with .22 caliber rifles. There is a broad array of .22LR ammunition made by several manufacturers in different brands and types. Smith & Wesson has found wide variations in primer sensitivity and other characteristics between some brands and types of .22LR ammunition. Based on the design and action of the M&P15-22, Smith & Wesson recommends that you use the following brands and types of .22LR ammunition for optimal performance in your M&P15-22 rifle:

CCI Standard Velocity

CCI Mini-Mag

CCI Stinger

Federal American Eagle

Federal GameShock

Winchester Super-X High Velocity

Aguila Super Extra High Velocity

Aguila Super Extra Standard Velocity

Through our testing, Smith & Wesson has also found that there are several brands and types of .22LR ammunition that do not perform consistently or reliably Consequently, Smith & Wesson does not recommend that the following brands or types of .22LR ammunition be used in your M&P15-22 rifle:
Remington Golden Bullet

Remington Thunderbolt

Remington Target 22

Winchester Wildcat

Any and all sub-sonic brands and types

Please call Smith & Wesson Customer Service at 1-800-331-0852 if you have any questions regarding the recommended ammunition and maintenance of your M&P15-22 rifle.
Thank you very much for your purchase and please shoot safely!

Smith & Wesson

 

[chuck s]

There is no "break in" needed for this (or any other high quality firearm). Clean and lube, drag a bore snake thru the bore, load the magazines, and like my old sergeants used to say, "Just shoot the mofo."

-- Chuck

 

[Defender3]

I will polish the feedramp , and clean with hpps . Relupe with CLP. Will try and get Federal wally world bulk ammo . Just wondering if standard velocity or hyper velocity is the way to go for breakin ?

There are varying opinions about lubing a weapon that take into account how far technology has come since many of us relied upon LSA. I'm not trying to start a flame war here and this is my opinion, but I do not use Break Free CLP as a lube. It burns off quickly in an AR platform, which leaves your weapon dry and which is not good, and it doesn't stay put when you store the rifle like the old LSA did. I understand the 15-22 doesn't have the same stress and loads as an AR, but I lube all my ARs with a better product. Weapons shied, FP-10 and Slip EWL are all good and some guys even use Mobile 1 - your weapon, your choice. CLP is a great cleaner, but again, not my choice for a good lube.

Links FYI. I think you can get them all at Midway USA if you can't find them locally. You can also look through other forums and see the issue debated at length.

Retail Product - Weapon Shield lubricant, cleaner and preservative - Advanced Boundary Film Technology - Steel Shield Technologies

Gun Lubricants, Metal Treatments For Firearms - Shooters Choice

SLiP2000™ - Lubricant Information

 

[BELT_FED]

any time you machine metal you leave blemishes in the metal.. so there is somewhat of a break in.. buy 2 boxes of cci mini mags or stingers run them threw first to help work parts together, switch to fed. bulk and never look back

 

[chuck s]

All three links are for CLPs. (Weapons Shield, FP10, and Slip2000.)

Not sure why you posted the links if you don't recommend using CLP.

-- Chuck

 

[Jswiney9]

All three links are for CLPs. (Weapons Shield, FP10, and Slip2000.)

Not sure why you posted the links if you don't recommend using CLP.

-- Chuck

i was wondering the exact same thing, probably just a case of mistaken identity, CLP is fine and dandy ive used it over and over and had no problems with high volume shooters and my "storage" weapons.

 

[Defender3]

All three links are for CLPs. (Weapons Shield, FP10, and Slip2000.)

Not sure why you posted the links if you don't recommend using CLP.

-- Chuck

I was assuming he was referring to Break Free, which is commonly referred to as CLP since that's what he wrote in his original post. As I said, it's my opinion that Break Free CLP is not the best for lubrication.

 

[chuck s]

I've no idea what's in Break Free CLP these days. They indeed had the first military contract but that was long ago. The Break Free brand now includes products other than CLP.

"Real" CLP, meaning military CLP, is a performance specification, not a formula. But in the commercial world anyone can label their solution as CLP. Anyone vitally interested in the spec can Google MIL-L-63460D and see what it has to do. Or just select one of the linked CLPs, they're excellent products.

FP10 begat Weapons Shield and Slick 2000 came a bit later. All claim to be the latest in high speed, low drag. My weapons don't operate any differently with them than they do with contact CLP.

-- Chuck

 

[Brett248Vista]

From the bottle of Breakfree CLP I just purchased a few weeks ago:

MIL L-63460
NATO Code S-758

It meets specifications that the Military has imposed and it has always worked will in all of the different rifles and pistols I've used it in.

 

[chuck s]

The spec is up to at least 63460E (echo). Weapons Shield is labeled to meet 63460D (delta). I'm sure the original Breakfree CLP met the original spec. Not sure it does now. No doubt still fine regardless.

-- Chuck

 

[Brett248Vista]

It's not postfixed in Delta or Echo it's the original spec. Works fine for me.. But I'm not in Afghanistan or Iraq, if I was, I would be using what the Military provided for me to use as I'm sure they have had the testing done to come up with subsequent variants of the original specification.