What ammo doesn't work well in the MP 15-22?

[FTroopChief]

Howdy a newbie repoting for duty. Have placed my 15-22 in layaway at Cabela's, and am waiting for my Discover Card Gift Certificates to arrive. Gun is costing me $15.00 plus tax. EEEhaw. Bought 2 boxes of Winchester Wildcat 22 HV to start with. Anyone know what the coating is on the bullet? Are these cartridges good, bad, or so-so? What's a good distance to start targets at? TIA

 

[Sub95]

not sure what the coating is ? but they put a coating on the bullet so you dont get lead in the barrel as i know of?.

walmart had some tonight and i picked up 4 boxes to see how they will do. i will report back sunday.

Muzzle Velocity: 1255 fps Muzzle Energy: 140 ft. lbs.

here is a link i found testing all kinds of .22lr ammo

22 ammunition test


25-50yards is a good starting point.

 

[GreenTy]

i have shot all brands through mine flawlessly. Don't really care for the Remington ones cause all the gold (crap) dust they have on them. But tried them just for a what the heck session at the range. it literally shoots any .22lr ammo i can feed it flawlessly.

 

[Tin_Man]

Do not use Winchester 555 Hollowpoint. The length is just slightly too long and the HP is very blunt edged. It will cause FTL and stovepipe in the the M&P 15-22. Perhaps the round point version will work since it's a smooth and fairly clean round.

 

[Pinstripe]

Hello all. I just picked up my M&P 15-22 today so I haven't had a chance to fire it yet but I saw this thread about ammo so I thought I'd post what my owners manual says about this.

I'll quote from the manual:
"Through our testing, Smith & Wesson has found that there are several brands and types of .22LR ammunition that do not perform consistently or reliably. Consequently, Smith & Wesson DOES NOT RECOMMEND that the following brands or types of .22LR ammunition be used in your M&P 15-22."

Remington Golden Bullet
Remington Target 22
Remington Thunderbolt
Winchester Wildcat
Any and all sub-sonic brands and types.

Also if you have the Performance Center Model it is equipped with a .22LR Lanley semi-auto match chamber which does not accommodate CCI Stinger brand ammunition. WARNING: Never use CCI .22LR Stinger brand ammunition in your M&P 15-22 Performance Center Model Rifle.

OK on to what they DO recommend.

"Based on the design and action of the M&P 15-22, Smith & Wesson recommends that you use the following brands and types of .22LR ammunition for optimal performance in your M&P 15-22 rifle".

CCI Standard Velocity
CCI Mini-Mag
Aguila Super Extra Std. Velocity
Aguila Super Extra High Velocity
Federal American Eagle
Federal GameShock
Winchester Super-X High Velocity

Sorry for the long post but I thought it might be a help to those wondering about what ammo to use.

 

[Weld]

I tried.

Federal American eagle

CCI mini mags

Blazers

And winchester 333 box.

All of them seem to work good except the Winchester. The bullet head it self is very loose on the casing so loose you can actually pull them out with you finger tips easily and the others wiggle around in the casing.

 

[EezyBeezy]

So far I only tried and had good results are Federal American Eagle and CCI Blazers.

 

[Juvicator]

CCI mini mags, and standard velocity---shoot great

Federal 550 bulk---shoots good, some duds.

winchester dynapoint 40 and 60 grain 500---shoots good, few duds

winchester 555 hollow point-----dont use. too blunt wont feed well, lots of duds. had a few lose the lead, not well made

winchester wildcat----dont use. spent and hour clearing lead out of my barrel. tons of duds.

remington golds---Crummy, messy, dud filled poo.

CCI mini mags or federal bulk, and you will do fine.

CCI for sharp shootin

federal for poking holes.

 

[bryman021]

I have put about 1500 rounds thru mine since I got it last week. The ammo I've tried in order from best to worst: cci blazers
Federal american eagle
Aguila super extra std velocity
Cci mini mags
Winchester super X

Blazers american eagle and aguila shot perfect except for a few misfires. The mini mags have way too much wax on them. So bad I had to spend time peeling it off. I know they are coated but these were so thick with wax the tips were white and most wouldn't come out of the packaging box without force. After removing the extra wax they shot ok but did have some stovepipes and ftfeed. Super x was horrible. Constant stovepipes and some rounds didn't have any powder. I could hear a very small bang and had to check the barrel to see if the bullet made it out.
I am glad mine likes the blazers and the fed american eagle. They are the less expensive rounds and work flawlessly In my new 15-22 serial # DVP5XXX

 

[Time2Hunt]

So far i've put probably just under a thousand rounds through my new SW 15-22...btw this is my first post, i'll putting up a thread right after this about my new "toy" but this ties in well one of the pics i wanted to post!

First 550 were the standard Federal bulk ammo. Had maybe 2 FTF's and they occurred in one of the last mags where i was trying out a few quick double taps. Reloaded both and they fired fine.

Next up was a box of 333 winchester hollowpoints. Had only 1 ftf and it was a dud (perfect indent from the pin). Since then i've been using the same winchester 333 boxes with the exception of trying some CCI shorts and stingers... Definitely will not load shorts as expected! Had to try tho haha. Fires fine when inserted by hand but not enough juice to work the bolt.

I was incredibily amazed/disappointed with the CCI Stingers tho !! I honestly COULD NOT believe how bad they fired out of this gun. Been back home in Missouri for the last 2 weeks and we've had a "case" of stingers (10 boxes of 50) sitting around for a few years and never shot'em much... Literally these things were as inaccurate in this gun as i've ever seen ANY ammo perform before. No i don't have the performance model, don't know if it's the rifling or what but i'd be more confident with a handloaded CB cap than using this **** again...

Here's an example of what i'm talking about... Shooting off the hood of my car at 70 yds. Had the same thing happen with 5 rounds a few days ago but had to try again.


(The two "groups" on the left, if you can call them that were the stingers. Top right Winchester 333 HP)

Btw, quick comment of the rounds that did work...

The Win's i've been using seem to be waaay cleaner shooting than the Fed bulk? Get some weird reports tho every 20 or so rounds... Definitely not target grade but they're great for cheap reliable plinkers.

 

[gmiller0737]

Federal Bulk and/or 510B's Run fine in mine also had good results with Winchester 333,Remington Ammo = Problems,I believe there is a list of Preffered Ammo in the 15-22 Owners Manual

 

[Juvicator]

If all these ammo makers were really into customer service, and putting out a quality product then they should send everybody on this forum 10,000 rounds to try and we can send back our evaluations...sounds good to me. Come on ammo makers who's first?

 

[IRISHPMR2]

CCI Makes A New 40 Grain Plated AR Tactical .22 For These Rifiles. Round Nose 1200 Fps 375 Rounds Per box Approx $25.00 Per Box

 

[allglock]

Federal game shok, is the most consistant and reliable, that I have used. Never had any malfunctions with this ammo. On the downside, it is quite hard to find in the 100 round boxes.

 

[team sidewinder]

Any body using the CCI Velociters with any succeess ? Saw on Cheaper Than Dirt the MP 15-22 didn't like the Velociters.

 

[crracer_712]

Interesting.

I see poeple say brand x works and brand y doesn't. Others say brand y works and brand x doesn't. Seems everyone just needs to try out and find out for themselves.

For me, Federal Bulk 550, CCI Blazers work great.

Remington Golden bullets, I haven't tried since they were specifically in the not recommended list, yet I've seen some say they work great.

Personally, I've had two boxes of winchester 333, and have feed and firing issues with them in all semi autos. I've used up my last box, won't be buying anymore. Got a ton of older winchester, all of which (including the 333) are stamped Super X on the case, yet the older stuff works fine.
I don't mind the occasional FT fire, but I don't like FT feed at all.

 

[stevelee24]

ive been using ccl mini and eley subs never had 1 ftf or problem in over 1000 rounds

 

[bobkarno]

I have settled on Winchester Super X. Perhaps one or two FTFs in 2000 rounds. I broke the gun in on CCI Mini Mag and had perhaps 6 FTFs in 500 rounds, all of which fired after a second try.

 

[antifederalist22]

Any body using the CCI Velociters with any succeess ? Saw on Cheaper Than Dirt the MP 15-22 didn't like the Velociters.

I tested this round and they group really well, If you observe the recoil on the 15-22, they run a little hot and the rifle absorbs a harsh vibration with each shot as compared to a normal ~1200fps round. The CCI Velocitor runs at 1435fps, which is slower than the Stinger, but I assessed it didn't feel right for the 15-22's plastic frame to take over and over again.

 

[beaver dave]

guess im the lucky one. have shot all kinds of ammo besides subsonic thru mine and all fed flawlessly. i am wondering if its a magazine issure instead of a gun issue. went toe to toe with freshly cleaned ruger 1022 the most overrated 22 in my opinion and kicked serious butt with accuracy and feed issues. but then again my marlin model 60 would do the same thing. just wondering if its a mag issue thoughts welcome. maybe if 2 owners got together and traded mags what would happen