M&P 15-22 Results, Post 'em here. I got Mine!!

Glad your having good luck with yours. I wish i could, id love to fill up a clip, and fire all of em without a issue, but i cant even shoot 5rds it seems with hicup after hicup. Cleaned the gun, still does it, maybe it could a problem with the magazine, but i dunno. Taking it back in a bit, and hopefully, when i get it back, it will work flawless. This is my first S&W product, and for me to be having the issues, doesnt make me very.ummmmm impressed with there quility. But if they do me right, and fix my gun, and i have no more issues, i'll be more than happy with it.
 
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TxShooter2k9 said:
Glad your having good luck with yours. I wish i could, id love to fill up a clip, and fire all of em without a issue, but i cant even shoot 5rds it seems with hicup after hicup. Cleaned the gun, still does it, maybe it could a problem with the magazine, but i dunno. Taking it back in a bit, and hopefully, when i get it back, it will work flawless. This is my first S&W product, and for me to be having the issues, doesnt make me very.ummmmm impressed with there quility. But if they do me right, and fix my gun, and i have no more issues, i'll be more than happy with it.
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Hey this may seem like a silly question but...did ya strip n clean before firing? Mine was full of packing gunk and extractor was really clogged up with goop. I cleaned all the crap out prior to firing and it seems to eat the CCI's well although I have not tried anything else yet.
 
Just really stumped about getting to the exterior of the barrell in order to wipe it down..being a glock and HK man for work this my first experience with a Smith long gun myself...
 
TxShooter2k9 said:
Glad your having good luck with yours. I wish i could, id love to fill up a clip, and fire all of em without a issue, but i cant even shoot 5rds it seems with hicup after hicup. Cleaned the gun, still does it, maybe it could a problem with the magazine, but i dunno. Taking it back in a bit, and hopefully, when i get it back, it will work flawless. This is my first S&W product, and for me to be having the issues, doesnt make me very.ummmmm impressed with there quility. But if they do me right, and fix my gun, and i have no more issues, i'll be more than happy with it.
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Some of these .22s are very picky about the ammo they digest. Especially when new. Federal bulk packs (the 550 round boxes), CCI mini mags seem to work the best. Mine was getting better each time I used it, (till it broke, :( )

When I say these .22s, I also include the Colt and the dedicated uppers.

Also, are you loading one round at a time, like the manual says to do?
 
i took it in to Academy this evening, kept getting worse. I didndt clean it before the first use, but i did end up taking it apart, and cleaned it good, still did the same thing. Yes, i did load 1 at a time, as per the instructions. So i dunno Guys, hopefully, i get it back, it'll work greatly. I'lll keep ya'll updated, i dunno when i'll get it back. I dont know if it was something with the mag or what, i dunno how many bullets it dented or actaullly bent the actually bullet from it jamming, etc.
 
TxShooter2k9 said:
i took it in to Academy this evening, kept getting worse. I didndt clean it before the first use, but i did end up taking it apart, and cleaned it good, still did the same thing. Yes, i did load 1 at a time, as per the instructions. So i dunno Guys, hopefully, i get it back, it'll work greatly. I'lll keep ya'll updated, i dunno when i'll get it back. I dont know if it was something with the mag or what, i dunno how many bullets it dented or actaullly bent the actually bullet from it jamming, etc.
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Hope you get it back and shooting it soon. If it were mine, I would have bought some CCI MiniMags. If it still had the same problem, then I would have taken it back. These guns are ammo choosy.

Is Academy going to fix it locally or send it back to S&W?
 
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Hope you get it back and shooting it soon. If it were mine, I would have bought some CCI MiniMags. If it still had the same problem, then I would have taken it back. These guns are ammo choosy.

Is Academy going to fix it locally or send it back to S&W?
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Well Academy has a BS Return policy, i dunno about anybody else, but they wont refund or exchange a firearm, it would have been nice if they would have just exchanged my gun for another one for me. But noooo. Anyway, they said they would Fedex it to S&W. Which probally wont be until Tuesday because of the Holiday.
 
TxShooter2k9 said:
Well Academy has a BS Return policy, i dunno about anybody else, but they wont refund or exchange a firearm, it would have been nice if they would have just exchanged my gun for another one for me. But noooo. Anyway, they said they would Fedex it to S&W. Which probally wont be until Tuesday because of the Holiday.
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Yeah, most stores won't let you return or exchange a firearm. I can understand their reasoning, but it sucks that something that new has to be repaired instead of replaced.
 
yeah, same here, i mean, i figure, they can exchange a gun for me, send the Defective back to S&W. But im a gun ive had for 4 days, and have no clue when i'll get it back, and sure hope the next or repaired one, works flawlessly. Never had to send in a gun before, so we shall see, ive really heard nothing but good things on these guns, maybe i just got 1 out of some many with a flaw.
 
btw, i did try some cci ammo also, gave me the same issue, as with all the others, jamming ,misfiring, etc. Bent several rounds, like the tip of the bullet, the lead end, actually bent it crooked, as in that bullet wasnt good anymore, did several that way, glad it didnt go boom in the gun..kinda dangerous.
 
here's a couple pics of ome of many bullets, kinda hard to tell, but the tip is bent over to the side.
 

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new 15-22 owner

Found mine on the rack a few days ago at a local gunshop, $419, last of 6 they'd ordered. Grabbed it after seeing the groups fired from it online and one of the Umarex M4geries they also had on the rack. They had a handful, but only one 15-22 left. That says something. The Colt-branded Umarex bothered me due to the funky changes that were made from the standard AR layout, as well as the cracks reported in some of the receivers. Oh, and $35 magazines. The weight of the 15-22 better fits a .22 also. I went online and ordered a half-dozen magazines, $20/ea, and got a tracking number the next day. Should arrive this coming week. Well, I had to fill those AR-15 pouches, didn't I? The one that came with the rifle is as stout as any I've seen, even PMAGs. Now it's time for a few spares, like firing pin, extractor and plunger and spring, that sort of thing. I am looking forward to a threaded barrel becoming available, as well as 10 round magazines for the bench. S&W said the 10 rounders would become available in October when the so-called Compliant rifle goes on sale.
 
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Congrads on the new 15-22, hope you have better luck than me. Mines getting sent back to S&W, i miss it already, but it was flawed.
 
M&P 15-22 Skunk no.7 fell last night :)

Mounted a S&W 3.5-10X scope on the 15-22 and tried 9 ammos off of bags from my 50 meter bench this morning. I am a bit disappointed in the results. Aguila Super Extra 40gr standard velocity is the only ammo that 10 shots would stay within 1 inch. Federal Champion high velocity, Federal Classic HVHP, PMC Moderator subsonic and Federal AutoMatch were next at 1.5 inches. My main skunk ammo Federal Value Pack 36gr HP came in under 2 inches for 25 rounds. CCI Standard Velocity, CCI Blazer and some 20 year old Remington High Velocity were in the 2.5 to 3 inch range for a 10 shot group.

I fired 30 (50 for Federal Value Pack) rounds of each ammo for a total of 290 rounds with zero malfunctions. Out of about 1250 rounds fired so far, I've only had 3 malfunctions were the round is stuck protruding vertically from the magazine.
Definitely not a match grade rifle but certainly a fun plinker good enough for tin cans.....or skunks. :)

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Ahhhhhhh!! Like a kid on Christmas I finally found a 15-22 Shopped about a dozen stores over the weekend and nothing. Then said eff it and decided to go try my favorite place again and they had gotten their FIRST one ever in on saturday. Took it right there on the spot. Cant wait to get it all oiled up and to the range!
 
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