M&P22, Give Me The Good And The Bad

[Nick B]

I've owned Ruger .22 autos since the 70's but don't know a thing about the M&P.22 . So tell me the good and the bad about them. Reliable? Can they handle a lot of rounds? Decent accuracy ?
Ammo will not be a problem. I have cases of it.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Trons]

Not much bad I can say. Worst thing is it will occasionally choke on a bulk round, a simple ratchet of the slide fixes it and it's not often enough to bother me.

Good? Too many to mention, but I'll try. Fits the hand really well, easy to shoot, I like the trigger, very accurate right out of the box. nice range of accessories to put on it, if you're into that. Cheap to shoot because it's a .22 and no recoil so you can shoot it all day. I don't go shooting without taking it. I'm sure I'm forgetting something. I have well over 1500 rounds through mine and it runs like the day I got it. I recommend it highly for anybody considering a .22 pistol. My son has a Sig Mosquito and my S&W will out shoot it every time we go. If we are playing accuracy games, he prefers to use my .22. His also jams far more often if it's running bulk ammo. He's thinking of selling it.

 

[10mmauto]

The good and the bad.....

Ok. Cases won't be enough!

 

[jlw_84]

Excellent pistols. We have one in our shop thats a range rental gun, it gets the snot shot out of it, and is still running like a champ.

 

[BigWaylon]

One of the best things about it is Silencerco makes an adapter for it with their o-ring engagement specs, so it works fantastic with a Warlock II, Spectre II or Sparrow.

 

[JCashStudios]

Good: Great shooter, same body size as my full-size M&P 9mm, similar trigger feel too. Straight shooter, easy to clean and maintain. I've shot nearly 2,000 rounds and it still looks new!

Bad: Need to feed it CCI, Remington Golden Bullets or other full-powered ammo. Hates Federal Target or similar cartridges. FTEs on every other round if I use those. Two-dot rear sights not available although there are many posts from folks that have used the 9mm/.40 rear two-dot sites, just be VERY careful not to damage the slide. S&W would not send them to me and recommended I NOT use them.

Overall pleased, but am selling mine too as I find I'm not using it much and I just purchased a .22LR conversion kit for my EDC Sig Sauer P-938 Nightmare. Would recommend the pistol as I do like the M&P lineup. Use my M&P 9mm with Crimson Trace for home protection and while hunting.

 

[Peter5665]

Bad: Mine has problem shooting to the left and high. Same issue a few others mentioned on the internet. Send back to S&W a few times. (took 3-6 weeks each time). Problem still exist. Had a few other shooters help testing it out. All agree of the problem. I hope it won't come back with excessive sight adjustment like http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-pistols/390241-m-p22-excessive-rear-sight-adjustment.html

Good: No FTF on bulk Win 555 ammo.

 

[Louchia]

I've had mine for a year. 4-5,000 rnds thru it. It runs great on most any ammo. Standard velocity or high velocity, it shoots fine. Was accurate right out of the box. Very few issues. Bulk LRN ammo tends to have a FTF or FTE now and then.
Like it very much and would recommend it especially someone new to semi hand guns, Makes for a good trainer.

 

[kawalerzysta]

I used to own SW MP22 made by Walther (full size one). From the reliability standpoint it was spot on. I had not a sigle issue with it. It was more accurate then I ever will be. When I had it, magazines were difficult to get, but now I see them everywhere. The only thing I did not like was the safety. Was very mushy. If you want 22LR pistol that mimics full size gun, MP22 is for you as well as PPQ 22. I sold it since I prefer smaller handguns. Glock 19 and PPQ M2 are as big as I want to go. Right now I have MP22 Compact and for me it is perfect. So far I have shot 2 bulk packs of ammo, almost 800 rounds, and had no issues. It is very accurate, and fits in the hand like a glove. As a bonus, it is very similar in size to Shield, and actually fits in same holsters as my Shield.

 

[rdtompki]

My wife and I both have M&P22s in addition to 9's and 40's. The 22s have been flawless. I did change the sights on mine and find a much prefer a fiber optic front sight.

My only caveat, and this probably only applies if you own both 22 and 9/40/45, is that you need to be "gentle" inserting the 22 mags, at least with 10 rounders. The 10 round 9/40 mags take a pretty good whack to get seated with a closed slide. If your muscle memory treats the 22 similarly with an open slide the top round will tip up. This is not a classic stovepipe; once the mag is inserted that top round will chamber just fine.

Not a problem for the shooting we're doing with the 22s: range, steel challenge and falling plates. These venues don't require mag changes.

 

[agksimon]

My wife and I both have M&P22s in addition to 9's and 40's. The 22s have been flawless. I did change the sights on mine and find a much prefer a fiber optic front sight.

My only caveat, and this probably only applies if you own both 22 and 9/40/45, is that you need to be "gentle" inserting the 22 mags, at least with 10 rounders. The 10 round 9/40 mags take a pretty good whack to get seated with a closed slide. If your muscle memory treats the 22 similarly with an open slide the top round will tip up. This is not a classic stovepipe; once the mag is inserted that top round will chamber just fine.

Not a problem for the shooting we're doing with the 22s: range, steel challenge and falling plates. These venues don't require mag changes.

S&W tech support said to slightly bend the feed lips together, which I did to all eight of my mags and I can now ram them in with no problem.

 

[pvs-1959]

I've had mine for about 6 months now. No problems whatsoever, eats all ammo, only one ftf (and that was when I was playing around loading a single round in the chamber with an empty mag) It's made by Walther obviously, and they seem to have fixed the finicky ammo nature the P22 is known for. I've run Federal, Remington, and CCI with no issues.

Tested accuracy off a bench and it was right on the money.

Also since I'm a lefty - I really like the fully ambidextrous controls, which no other .22 I could find has. I actually like it better than my full-size M&P 9.

The only downside is I'm not real impressed with the slide coating - but I'd kinda like to get it cerakoted anyway (flat dark earth?) and get rid of all the white lettering on it.

Highly recommend!

 

[poru_desu]

my M&P22 will eat anything except winchester bulk boxes (555 & 333)

 

[mustangman]

my M&P22 will eat anything except winchester bulk boxes (555 & 333)

This is exactly the same problem I have. The gun is super, and eats everything, but the 333 bulk. The last time I tried it I avg. 3 failures per 12 round mag, which was more than frustrating.

 

[timjake]

I've had mine for 13 months and run over 8000 rds through it. It didn't like Winchester M22, but has done great with everything else I've run through it (including 1500 Aguila hyper velocity (1750 fps)).

Mine shot high and left when I bought it. Thought it was me, then realized it was too consistent. A few sight adjustments and it's as dead on as I can shoot.

Biggest problem is it's very hungry. As I said, over 8000 rds in a hair over a year.

 

[Juanlargo]

I have had my M&P 22 for about a year now and have put about 1200 to 1500 rounds through it. It is accurate and feels right in my hand but it is not without a couple of small issues. One issue is the slide lock lever is dainty so when you disassemble the gun you need to be careful with it.

The other is ammo, mine will not shoot CCI Blazer for some reason even though it is high velocity. I have even had casings get jammed in the breech and had to disassemble it on the firing line to clear it. So far it shoots anything else I put in it, right now I have a 5K brick of American Eagle 1250 fps and that works well in all of my semi-auto 22's.

I would recommend this pistol to anyone, it's good qualities far outweigh the small stuff. Keep it clean and lubed and it will run like a Swiss watch.

 

[BigWaylon]

Here's reason enough to buy one:

S&W M&P 22 with and without Spectre II - YouTube

Just bulk Blazer 40gr through that mag.

 

[RV4driver]

The other nice thing about it is with a suppressor, you can run any low velocity ammo and it doesn't care!
Love mine.