New 15-22, having some issues...

[dakewlndn]

Well, I was hopeful at first. After tweaking the ejector ever so slightly I made it through almost an entire mag then on about the twentieth round guess what.....FTE! And that was my 2nd gen mag. The 1st gen mag was a little worse with three FTE's out of twenty five. I will say that it did improve the reliability a little bit, but it's still not where I want it to be.

You all keep talking about the blue spring. I'm pretty sure mine doesn't have a blue spring. Are you guys talking about the bolt return spring, if so mine is just metal colored.

The Hammer Spring and Recoil Spring.

Heres the thread link
--->> Blue Springs Link (Pictures Worth a 1000 Words)

BTW The blue color on the springs come off very easy
One cleaning session and Mine was almost all off
2nd Session, there was no sign of blue on the springs.

 

[M4J0R T0M]

The Hammer Spring and Recoil Spring.

Heres the thread link
--->> Blue Springs Link (Pictures Worth a 1000 Words)

BTW The blue color on the springs come off very easy
One cleaning session and Mine was almost all off
2nd Session, there was no sign of blue on the springs.

Ok, thanks. After looking at those pics I really think mine has the old springs. I definitely don't remember seeing any blue on them.

I'm thinking the blue springs will help me out. Reason being, sometimes when I get an FTE or stovepipe the gun fails to recock. I'm wondering if the original spring is to heavy? Therefore causing the stovepipe and failure to cock issues. If so, maybe cutting a coil off would make a difference.

Idk, I'm no gunsmith, I just hope S&W can get me fixed up. I called and they are going to email me a call tag. I guess I ship off to them tomorrow.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

Idk, I'm no gunsmith, I just hope S&W can get me fixed up. I called and they are going to email me a call tag. I guess I ship off to them tomorrow.

I've only read a few reports of folks having to send their rifle back to S&W more than once, and that was a while ago. Lately, reports have all been pleased with the cycling of their "Updated To Latest Specs" return.

 

[M4J0R T0M]

Just an update guys. I called Smith and they emailed me a prepaid Fedex shipping label the next day. I finally got it shipped off yesterday and it will be at their door tomorrow. I'm really excited to get it back, hopefully in tip-top shape. I'll keep you guys updated on the progress.

 

[spleify]

Well, sorry to hear about your issues. I had the same problems as you are having an I too am very disappointed in this rifle. Mine already has the blue springs, and is one of the brand new ones. FT eject was way to frequent for me.

Here is the thread I started on it.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/135602-first-outing-not-very-impressed.html

Good luck and I hope by sending your brand new rifle back, does some good. If they have a fix for this, then my question is; why dont they just have better QCat the factory BEFORE they ship them out. Sure would save them a boat load of money, and not tick off so many customers. I also own a S&W Sigma, thats another total piece of junk gun....but that is a WHOLE other thread.

Good luck to you my friend!

 

[M4J0R T0M]

Well, sorry to hear about your issues. I had the same problems as you are having an I too am very disappointed in this rifle. Mine already has the blue springs, and is one of the brand new ones. FT eject was way to frequent for me.

Here is the thread I started on it.

http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p-15-22/135602-first-outing-not-very-impressed.html

Good luck and I hope by sending your brand new rifle back, does some good. If they have a fix for this, then my question is; why dont they just have better QCat the factory BEFORE they ship them out. Sure would save them a boat load of money, and not tick off so many customers. I also own a S&W Sigma, thats another total piece of junk gun....but that is a WHOLE other thread.

Good luck to you my friend!

I think your gun suffers from the same "symptom", but maybe not the same "problem". I think the FTE's are being caused by two seperate problems. The first problem being the wrong spring. I think the old spring has a spring rate that is to hard, causing to much tension on the bolt assembly. The bolt doesn't bring the case back hard enough against the ejector and it gets hung up.

The second problem is the ejector being out of whack. I think this may be your problem since you already have the blue spring. There is a video on youtube that shows how to adjust it. It's very easy. I would give it a try and hopefully it will solve your issues.