So I've been having some issues with my M&P 22 Compact

[one eye joe]

A rifle barrel is long enough to allow a completed power burn before the bullet exits the barrel. That Apia not the case with a short barrel handgun. Those unjacketed lead bullets were almost certainly the problem. The leading slows the round down and it already not going as fast as a shot from m a rifle. The result is a tumbling bullet. Do yourself a favor and shoot only jacketed rounds in your 22 compact. I pay more for CCI than othe ammo because it is reliable.

HEY SARGE, I'M CERTAIN THAT A MAN WITH YOUR MILITARY EXPERIENCE KNOWS THAT .22 LR AMMO IS NOT "JACKETED / UNJACKETED"......(NOT A COURT MARTIAL OFFENSE--JUST A MISNOMER..lol) AND WHILE I'M AT IT---THANK YOU FOR YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR NATION.....

I BELIEVE THAT YOU MEANT TO SUGGEST THAT THE OP STICK TO SHOOTING COPPER PLATED OR COPPER WASHED .22LR AMMO. IMHO, THE BEST OF THAT TYPE IS THE MUCH REVERED, CCI MINI-MAG. I AGREE WITH YOU, THAT IT IS WORTH THE EXTRA COST---WHEN YOU CAN FIND IT ! ! !