[jtischauser]

I got the opportunity to fondle S&W's new M&P15-22 22LR last night at Academy. Despite being made of mostly plastic it was pretty cool. The price tag was like $450 which I thought was a pretty good price point. It seemed like this gun could be a lot of fun if it will run.

Has anyone shot one of these yet?

What are your thoughts on one of these rifles as a cheap practice gun?

[kend]

We finally got our hands on one and we love it, it looks like somebody actually put some thought in it. It uses a standard AR trigger so the AR match triggers will fit it so you can set it up like your match rifle for practice, if you want to. We whacked the barrel off at 5" and SBR'ed it, put a suppressor on underneath the handguard and it runs like a champ!

[RickyH]

Kend it looks good to.

This post has been edited by RickyH: 26 September 2009 - 07:18 PM

[Stuck in C]

Stuck in C, on Sep 6 2009, 08:38 PM, said:

I bought a S&W AR15-22 last week on sale. Took it out to the range today so here's my initial opinion. Even though it's made of plastic it's solid and handles just like a real AR. Good practice with cheap ammo and loads of fun-when it works. First, the magazines. It came with one and the store where I bought it didn't have any others. They are advertised as 25 rounds but I could only get 22-23 rounds in mine, and it wouldn't feed when fully loaded. More like a 20 round magazine, although maybe it will wear in. The rifle misfed 5 or 6 times per mag. It would jam with the bolt about 9/10 closed and the round in the chamber. It bent the bullet or otherwise warped the round so it couldn't be reused. The round always ejected with the charging handle. It appeared to strip a round from the mag and then chamber it at an angle so the bolt wouldn't close. Or maybe the bullet is hitting something and deforming before it chambers. Not sure where to go from here to get it to work. I'll keep trying because I really like the way the rifle feels and handles. It's also as accurate as any other .22 semiauto I've got.

[Z Rider]

Stuck in C, on Sep 27 2009, 02:57 AM, said:

Stuck in C, on Sep 6 2009, 08:38 PM, said:

I bought a S&W AR15-22 last week on sale. Took it out to the range today so here's my initial opinion. Even though it's made of plastic it's solid and handles just like a real AR. Good practice with cheap ammo and loads of fun-when it works. First, the magazines. It came with one and the store where I bought it didn't have any others. They are advertised as 25 rounds but I could only get 22-23 rounds in mine, and it wouldn't feed when fully loaded. More like a 20 round magazine, although maybe it will wear in. The rifle misfed 5 or 6 times per mag. It would jam with the bolt about 9/10 closed and the round in the chamber. It bent the bullet or otherwise warped the round so it couldn't be reused. The round always ejected with the charging handle. It appeared to strip a round from the mag and then chamber it at an angle so the bolt wouldn't close. Or maybe the bullet is hitting something and deforming before it chambers. Not sure where to go from here to get it to work. I'll keep trying because I really like the way the rifle feels and handles. It's also as accurate as any other .22 semiauto I've got.

Try different brands of ammo CCI Mini mags works well. As far as the mag load it up and let it sit for a few days. If you still have feeding problems call S&W customer service they will send a call tag and fix it for you free.