First range trip

[capx28]

UPDATE

Hit the range today 500 rounds flawless I used geco ammo this time and aside from it being rather greasy making it slippery to load, the rifle ran flawless. Even the range master came over to see what ammo i was using because he said he was watching me shoot waiting to see how many flaiures i got. So it is not my rifle but the ammo (federal automatch 325ct) that was the problem. Now, where can i score some more geco
Thanks for all the info guys and suggestions. I appreciate it all as i will always welcome opinions. THANKS

 

[TX-Dennis]

The Geco is top quality rimfire ammo. Don't be afraid to try CCI Standard Velocity and CCI Mini Mags. They are high quality ammo, and my 15-22 loves them. Mine also likes Remington Golden Bullets. My Marlin 60 won't cycle them, but the Smith eats them up like candy.

 

[GhostMutt]

Geco is from RUAG which also make RWS, Norma and Rottweil.
well respected ammo manufacturer. Glad you found a round your 15-22 likes to spit out

Geco 22 Long Rifle Semi-Auto Ammo 40 Grain Lead Round Nose

 

[johncal]

The "greasy" ammo seems to like the 15-22's. Also, you will find the rifle cleans up a lot quicker.

 

[capx28]

Yes i was very happy came home and ordered another 1000 rounds. would like to try some cheaper ammo too if i can get my hands on it. Although $0.10 a round doesnt seem bad, from what ive been able to find in stock. knowing my gun loves the Geco and does just OK with the federal automatch, is there any others you would reccomend i try? I know CCI but havnt been able to find any in stock since day one. Thanks guys!! Love hearing from others who actually have the same rifle as me, as opposed to just looking at general reviews. You guys rock

 

[noscivic]

I had the same problem with the Federal automatch ammo. I read up a little but on the ejector problem and tweaked it some and haven't had any FTE since. I have noticed with the Federal automatch, since I adjusted the ejector, some shells eject far and some just barely fell out of the gun. I tried some CCI mini mags and holy cow! they eject as far or farther than my regular 5.56 AR15, so if you can find any mini mags try them im sure you'll like them.
Gary

 

[capx28]

what did you do to adjust the ejecter? did you just bend it up a bit? i did see a video on that but mine looked to be good. Thanks for the info noscivic.

 

[noscivic]

Yep i bent it up a bit. There is a thread on here that showed some pictures of the ejector in the ejection port. I noticed that mine was sitting a little down, compared to the one in the picture, so I just bent it up so that the ejector was parallel with the lower edge of the ejection port and closer to the bolt. I also watched the video but its hard to tell what the guy does, i would rather look at pictures and study what the "before and after" looks like. Here is the thread
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/250880-failures-eject-pretty-new-15-22-a.html

Gary