M&P .22LR mag loading

[PennGrizz]

So I have had my m&p .22 for about a week now but have not had a chance to shoot it yet. I am working now loading it so my 1st time out is smooth. It seems like the amo is not sitting the mag completely straight? it feeds fine and ejects fine but it seems like it should be 100% straight and flush. Anyone have a similar issue. I am using CCI amo 40g

 

[LastOne]

First things first...you should refer to it as a magazine or mag, not a clip.

I don't own a .22 And am not positive about your mag, but most load at a slight angle to follow the angle of the grip and for feeding to your barrel.

I'm sure some other members will chime in here. If you edit title to "Mag"

 

[OliRage]

I imagine that they're supposed to be staggered. Left right left right

 

[PennGrizz]

First things first...you should refer to it as a magazine or mag, not a clip.

I don't own a .22 And am not positive about your mag, but most load at a slight angle to follow the angle of the grip and for feeding to your barrel.

I'm sure some other members will chime in here. If you edit title to "Mag"

yeah sorry I will try and change my title

 

[Ryme]

Just tried to do a quick internet search and didn't come up with much. Any chance you could take a picture and post it so we can see what you mean? I have seen lots of threads about the .22 so I'm sure another owner will stop in.

 

[howard829]

So I have had my m&p .22 for about a week now but have not had a chance to shoot it yet. I am working now loading it so my 1st time out is smooth. It seems like the amo is not sitting the mag completely straight? it feeds fine and ejects fine but it seems like it should be 100% straight and flush. Anyone have a similar issue. I am using CCI amo 40g

Congrats on your new M&P 22! I also have a fairly new M&P 22 and I will say that the ammo doesn't sit in the magazine like ducks in a row. As a matter of fact they stack up like they are jumbled up or something. I thought something was wrong when I started practicing loading the mags as well. No need to worry, all is good. I have been using CCI Mini Mags, 40gr and have been very satisfied with the results.

Have fun!

Howard

 

[mb66]

Yep that was one of the first things I noticed too, but bullets (ahem, cartidges) load in several .22 magazines of mine the same. They just look loose in there. Not tight and under 250lbs of pressure like my FS9.

What you have is normal.

 

[BigCityChief]

Your magazine is fine. I have put 5,000 rounds through my M&P 22 with the same situation - ZERO problems. Enjoy!

 

[PennGrizz]

Thanks guys! I actually went to the range later that day. Yes the M&P shoots great. A lot of fun thanks for your replies they were all spot on!

 

[sirsimon]

I'm sure you're fine, but to be safe you should just sell it to me for $10....

Just kidding, mine looks the same when loaded.

 

[mb66]

One more point: At the top of the mag, where the slots are, make sure when you're done loading that the last six cartridges are indeed staggered (you'll see three on one side and two on the other). Until I learned this I would sometimes get a failure to load on the 2nd round. This happened with different magazines.

 

[budrichard]

So I have had my m&p .22 for about a week now but have not had a chance to shoot it yet. I am working now loading it so my 1st time out is smooth. It seems like the amo is not sitting the mag completely straight? it feeds fine and ejects fine but it seems like it should be 100% straight and flush. Anyone have a similar issue. I am using CCI amo 40g

If you are cycling ammunition through your M&P22 and not at a range with the pistol pointed in a safe direction, that is unsafe.
Clean your pistol at home, disassemble/reassemble, dry fire to your hearts content but don't cycle ammunition at home.
I don't exactly know what you mean abut 'smooth', but the place to check ammunition is at a range.-Dick
BTW your pistol is designed to cycle ammunition properly when the gun fires.
Hand cycling ammunition neither confirms proper operation nor detects problems.

 

[Panduh]

If you are cycling ammunition through your M&P22 and not at a range with the pistol pointed in a safe direction, that is unsafe.
Clean your pistol at home, disassemble/reassemble, dry fire to your hearts content but don't cycle ammunition at home.
I don't exactly know what you mean abut 'smooth', but the place to check ammunition is at a range.-Dick
BTW your pistol is designed to cycle ammunition properly when the gun fires.
Hand cycling ammunition neither confirms proper operation nor detects problems.

From what I was able to gather out of the post that you quoted he was loading and unloading the magazine ALONE by and, and wanted to make sure that how the rounds were staggered in the magazine was fine so his first time at the range went smoothly (without any hiccups.)

 

[BigCityChief]

From what I was able to gather out of the post that you quoted he was loading and unloading the magazine ALONE by and, and wanted to make sure that how the rounds were staggered in the magazine was fine so his first time at the range went smoothly (without any hiccups.)

That was exactly my understanding as well.

 

[budrichard]

If that is the case, then no problem but again, handcycling is no guarantee of performance.
When I load a magazine with a helper such as the M&P22, (I do have a S&W M&P22), when the mag is fully loaded, I depress the helper and then let the helper go quickly so the follower springs the rounds into what should be the correct configuration.-Dick

 

[Maddmax]

One more point: At the top of the mag, where the slots are, make sure when you're done loading that the last six cartridges are indeed staggered (you'll see three on one side and two on the other). Until I learned this I would sometimes get a failure to load on the 2nd round. This happened with different magazines.

Interesting. But I have never had that problem with any of my six mags in all the thousands of rounds fired. Mine (once broken in),also eats any ammo I fire through it. I do get the occasional 22 "blunders" but that is ammo related,not weapon related.

 

[Maddmax]

From what I was able to gather out of the post that you quoted he was loading and unloading the magazine ALONE by and, and wanted to make sure that how the rounds were staggered in the magazine was fine so his first time at the range went smoothly (without any hiccups.)

After reading his post again,it never said anything about being alone,in a crowd,apartment building,house,kids,neighbors.... Assumption is the mother of all mess ups. You can never be too carefull. All he mentioned was having his new M&P 22 for about a week. Never mentioned anything about being his first or 100th weapon. All budrichard did was make a VERY VALID SAFETY point.

 

[Panduh]

After reading his post again,it never said anything about being alone,in a crowd,apartment building,house,kids,neighbors.... Assumption is the mother of all mess ups. You can never be too carefull. All he mentioned was having his new M&P 22 for about a week. Never mentioned anything about being his first or 100th weapon. All budrichard did was make a VERY VALID SAFETY point.

I think we are all kind of misinterpreting one another's posts. When I said he was loading the magazine alone I meant in the manner that he wasnt loading the magazine and then putting it in to the firearm. The OP is loading and unloading the magazine (and nothing more than that) by hand to make sure it is operating as intended. Regardless, I couldnt agree more with you in which you can never be too safe when it comes to dealing with a firearm and/or ammunition.

The OP's question was should the rounds be staggered in the magazine almost giving off a double stack appearance, yes, they should be.

 

[PennGrizz]

From what I was able to gather out of the post that you quoted he was loading and unloading the magazine ALONE by and, and wanted to make sure that how the rounds were staggered in the magazine was fine so his first time at the range went smoothly (without any hiccups.)

Exactly, I did not expect to see a staggered appearance in the loaded magazine.

 

[Maddmax]

I think we are all kind of misinterpreting one another's posts. When I said he was loading the magazine alone I meant in the manner that he wasnt loading the magazine and then putting it in to the firearm. The OP is loading and unloading the magazine (and nothing more than that) by hand to make sure it is operating as intended. Regardless, I couldnt agree more with you in which you can never be too safe when it comes to dealing with a firearm and/or ammunition.

"PennGrizz: It seems like the amo is not sitting the mag completely straight? it feeds fine and ejects fine but it seems".......

Panduh,
It was the "feeds fine & ejects fine" That caught my attention. That sounds like hand cycling the ammo through the weapon. ?

You are correct,it's not hard misinterpreting one another's posts with no tone of voice or body language to go by Just want him to be safe.