S&W MP15-22!

The Traveler · December 31, 2011, 03:00 AM

Just picked one up as an xmas gift for myself at the local gun shop. Anyone have any experience with them? They fire great and I was thinking of redsighting for more accuracy and tricking it out a bit on the rails. Happy New Year! Happy to be a member.....

shurshot · December 31, 2011, 06:29 AM

I suspect you will enjoy it. I picked one up in a trade a few months back. Lots of fun. My 7 y/o has claimed it as "HIS". A very dependable, well built little rifle, built just as well as the M&P 9MM pistol I'm issued.

Mobuck · December 31, 2011, 06:33 AM

While I wouldn't refuse one that Santa brought, the AR 22 rifles just aren't something I really go for. I find my Ruger 10/22 does what I need and the AR 22 rifles have a lot of things I don't need on a 22.
Hope you like yours and get lots of enjoyment from it.

mitchntx · December 31, 2011, 11:54 AM

I snagged a Smith 15-22 last year and probably have 10,000 rounds through it. When I take it to the range, I go through 10 mags preloaded and another 500 round bulk pack of Wal-Mart Federal. At $14 a box, its cheap entertainment.

The copper washed tip of the Federal seems to feed better than the uncoated lead bullet of the Winchester. With Winchester, it seems I always get a feed failure from each mag. The bullet wil snag the port and bend.

Don't seem to have the same issue with the Federals.

I bought some Thunderbolt and Blazer ammo from Natchez. They had a pretty good sale going on, so I thought I'd give that a try.

MythBuster · December 31, 2011, 12:33 PM

I was skeptical about these at first but our local gun shop has sold at least 20 of these in the last year and so far no one has complained.

They also sold two of the so called "Colts" and they both had problems.

Marquezj16 · December 31, 2011, 03:55 PM

My M&P 15-22 has been one of the most fun rifle I have ever had. Very accurate and given the right ammo, will feed reliably.

Mine feeds 100% on the the Federal Auto Match (325 pack) from Walmart and the CCI Standard Velocity from Dicks. I bought some of the AR Rimfire ammo from CCI and they feed around 95-99%. The Rem and Win bulk ammo were ok but I had more problems of FTF and more duds. Plus they seem dirtier.

I switched my sights to Magpul (lighter) and I have a BSA red dot. Changed the grips and added vertical fore grips. I also have a rimfire scope for whenever I want to shoot for greater accuracy.

Achilles11B · January 2, 2012, 12:41 PM

My buddy has one that I have to shoot every time he comes with me to the range, they're a lot of fun. He has a C-More red-dot sight on it and it eats up Federal .22 without an problems. If I didn't already have an outstanding .22 in my Savage, I'd be kicking around picking one up soon.

precision_shooter · January 3, 2012, 01:18 PM

I bought my wife one for Christmas... It's a little out of the oridinary though.

December 31, 2011, 03:00 AM	#1
The Traveler Junior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Location: New York Posts: 2	S&W MP15-22! Just picked one up as an xmas gift for myself at the local gun shop. Anyone have any experience with them? They fire great and I was thinking of redsighting for more accuracy and tricking it out a bit on the rails. Happy New Year! Happy to be a member..... __________________ No matter where you go....there you are....

January 2, 2012, 12:41 PM	#7
Achilles11B Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 2010 Posts: 595	My buddy has one that I have to shoot every time he comes with me to the range, they're a lot of fun. He has a C-More red-dot sight on it and it eats up Federal .22 without an problems. If I didn't already have an outstanding .22 in my Savage, I'd be kicking around picking one up soon. __________________ Good equipment will never be a substitute for good training.

January 3, 2012, 01:18 PM	#8
precision_shooter Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 2,475	I bought my wife one for Christmas... It's a little out of the oridinary though. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

December 31, 2011, 06:29 AM	#2
shurshot Senior Member Join Date: August 25, 2006 Posts: 1,819	I suspect you will enjoy it. I picked one up in a trade a few months back. Lots of fun. My 7 y/o has claimed it as "HIS". A very dependable, well built little rifle, built just as well as the M&P 9MM pistol I'm issued.

December 31, 2011, 06:33 AM	#3
Mobuck Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2010 Posts: 6,846	While I wouldn't refuse one that Santa brought, the AR 22 rifles just aren't something I really go for. I find my Ruger 10/22 does what I need and the AR 22 rifles have a lot of things I don't need on a 22. Hope you like yours and get lots of enjoyment from it.

December 31, 2011, 11:54 AM	#4
mitchntx Senior Member Join Date: June 19, 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 358	I snagged a Smith 15-22 last year and probably have 10,000 rounds through it. When I take it to the range, I go through 10 mags preloaded and another 500 round bulk pack of Wal-Mart Federal. At $14 a box, its cheap entertainment. The copper washed tip of the Federal seems to feed better than the uncoated lead bullet of the Winchester. With Winchester, it seems I always get a feed failure from each mag. The bullet wil snag the port and bend. Don't seem to have the same issue with the Federals. I bought some Thunderbolt and Blazer ammo from Natchez. They had a pretty good sale going on, so I thought I'd give that a try.

December 31, 2011, 12:33 PM	#5
MythBuster Senior Member Join Date: March 8, 2007 Posts: 629	I was skeptical about these at first but our local gun shop has sold at least 20 of these in the last year and so far no one has complained. They also sold two of the so called "Colts" and they both had problems.