Gun Show Score-M&P 22 Compact

[hoc9sw]

My question, has anyone else had a round come apart inside the gun? Bullet coming out of the cartridge and leaving powder to jam up the workings? In all my years of shooting, I've never had/seen this happen. Is 22 ammo really this bad? Questioning the purchase of this bulk pack.

Remington Golden Bullet, although one of the more reliable bulk rounds in my .22 Compact, will on occasion break apart on the ramp. It also has done that in my 10/22.

Yes, bulk ammo is often "that bad" here lately. Winchester Super-X, American Eagle, and Federal Champion being those I no longer buy.

(Add -
Federal AutoMatch was a mainstay for me, but lately quality has been poor, so dropped that as well. My .22 Compact has ~9500 rounds at present. Best ammo for it these days has been CCI Standard Velocity or CCI Mini Mag solid point)

 

[MyDads38]

Remington Golden Bullet, although one of the more reliable bulk rounds in my .22 Compact, will on occasion break apart on the ramp. It also has done that in my 10/22.

Yes, bulk ammo is often "that bad" here lately. Winchester Super-X, American Eagle, and Federal Champion being those I no longer buy.

(Add -
Federal AutoMatch was a mainstay for me, but lately quality has been poor, so dropped that as well. My .22 Compact has ~9500 rounds at present. Best ammo for it these days has been CCI Standard Velocity or CCI Mini Mag solid point)

Thanks for the response, I was afraid I was the only one who ever had a round come apart in the gun, before firing!

 

[MyDads38]

Range trip 3-3-2016

Another fairly nice day here in Indiana, so this afternoon took the 22c to the outdoor range. Bought 3 new magazines for the little bugger, so wanted to try them out. Happy to report that all 3 new mags worked perfectly and the 22c put 50 rounds Federal #710 40 gr. lead solids downrange without a hitch! So round count now 652.

 

[loeman]

I read the entire thread and have enjoyed your range reports. I also found interesting that you purchased your gun in Muncie. I spent 4 years there doing my undergrad work at Ball State. And going to an outdoor range in early March in Indiana....Amazing!

 

[BigDog48]

any difference in quality between the compact a fs m&p.22? Girlfriend wants one and it will keep her off my 9fs and ill have a .22 pistol when shes not around double score!!
Good score BTW!!

In reviews online the compact 22 gets better ratings than the full sized one.

 

[Ranger17]

I noticed the Fed bulk I've picked up in the past year has had a few more issues in my Buckmark but so far my new compact has gobbled that stuff up so guess it gets to help clean out the "junk drawer" til its empty. Then both will get a diet of cci when i take them out to play. lol

 

[MyDads38]

Range report 10-10-2016

Trip to the range this afternoon after work. Between me and my girlfriend, we put 100 rounds of CCI Mini-Mags through the 22c. A few weeks earlier, she had put 40 rounds of American Eagle ammo through it; it was her first time in almost 40 years since she had been shooting!

I was amazed (and very proud) of her shooting today, she kept all shots in the black at 10 yards (well, except 2 rounds from her first mag of 10 rounds which hit at 5 o'clock just outside the black). She also beat me by hitting closer to the bullseye than me, and I WASN'T sandbagging! LOL

I have a new shooting partner, and I LOVE it! I think I may even have a new "scrounging" partner when going through the brass barrels--BONUS!!! So for now, 792 rounds through the 22c, and at least the last few sessions have been trouble free. The 22c is a wonderful training pistol, and will get my new partner ready to move up to my FS M&P 9.

 

[SickMAK90]

 

[MyDads38]

Range report 10-23-2016

Took my girlfriend to the indoor range today-her first time ever at an indoor range. Between the 2 of us, we put a box of Winchester 333 38 gr. H.P.s through the 22c with no issues at all. She does really well with the 22c. She is quite the shooter, and I see her only getting better as we go along. Sure is nice to have a shooting partner, makes going to the range fun Round count now 1,112 and enjoying it more each range trip!

 

[MyDads38]

Range report 10-29-2016

Went to my girlfriend's brothers house and shot the 22c and my Browning Buck Mark. She's really become attached to the 22c! another 75 rounds of CCI Blazer 22 ammo through the 22c. First time shooting this ammo, no issues. Had a nice afternoon with my girl and the 22 pistols Total round count 1,187.

 

[Ranger17]

Always nice to read updates.

I've left my 22c at home the past several range trips as I've been spending more time with the PC Shield i picked up. Not to mention my Buckmark was getting lonely so felt I should take that one out to play as well.

Next trip though, that little compact is going along!

 

[MyDads38]

Range trip 11-5-2016

Went to the indoor range/LGS today for their Freedom Celebration event; they have it every year. 30 minutes free range time, and they were raffling off a new M&P-15 Sport and a new Shield 9mm (didn't win either :-( ). Guns, ammo and accessories all on sale.

In 30 minutes, my girlfriend and I shot 160 rounds of Federal Auto-Match ammo through the 22c. I had 1-failure to fire on the first strike, but the round went off on 2nd strike. Otherwise, the 22c ran perfectly. My girlfriend did much better this time out and I'm very proud and excited to have a shooting partner! So the 22c now has 1,347 rounds down range and has become the favorite of my girlfriend

 

[SickMAK90]

I can't remember if I've had any malfunctions of any kind from my 22c yet and I've ran it suppressed 99.9% of the time.

 

[MyDads38]

Range trip 11-9-2017

Finally back to the range for a bit of plinking. another 115 rounds Federal 38 gr. copper plated H.P. ammo without issue. So much going on in my life lately, no time for myself. Total round count now-1,462.

Forgot how much fun plinking with a 22 can be. Need to get out the Buck Mark and take it along as well

Just realized it had been a year since my last post!! I think I may have missed a few trips between time, I'll have to do better! LOL

 

[fallhunter]

I have wanted one of these for awhile, but I just can't, and won't do it because of the thumb safety. If I could remove it and plug it, like some are doing on other M&P models, I might do it.

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[handlebar]

Got my M&P 22 compact on 10/16/17 and shot it on 10/19/17. I fired a few hundred rounds and the only 22's it would not function with were CCI Quiets. Sights are a bit difficult to adjust and are plastic, so I may go for Fire Sights from Williams that are aluminum, fiber optics and adjustable. It was pretty accurate at 15-17 yards but on occasion would throw a round or two. Don't know why that happened, can only blame sights that did not hold zero.

 

[MyDads38]

Range trip 10-21-2017

An afternoon at the outdoor range. 50 rounds of American Eagle AE5022, 40 gr. lead solid high velocity. These did not function well through the 22 compact. Didn't seem very "high velocity" to me. Second round from first 2 magazines failed to feed/get picked up from slide. Third magazine had 2 failures of same, 2nd and 5th round. CCI Standard Velocity 22 ammo seems to have more power than these did. So, I probably won't buy these on a regular basis; the AE 38 gr. copper plated HP's shoot fine, so was surprised at the results from these. Anyway, nice afternoon, plenty of sunshine and no one else around

Round count now 1,512.

 

[MyDads38]

I have wanted one of these for awhile, but I just can't, and won't do it because of the thumb safety. If I could remove it and plug it, like some are doing on other M&P models, I might do it.

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I'm not a big fan of the thumb safety myself, but it's a range plinker, not a carry gun and while at the range it's not in use or an issue while shooting.

 

[scattershot]

I have wanted one of these for awhile, but I just can't, and won't do it because of the thumb safety. If I could remove it and plug it, like some are doing on other M&P models, I might do it.

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If it's like my M&P compact, you can lift it out with your fingers. Or, just not use it.

 

[jim46ok]

Guess that points to (or away) from a particular brand of ammo....