New rifle... S&W M&P 15-22... simply awesome!!

[pintler]

I love mine.

Re accuracy: it's a fun plinker, but the plastic receiver is pretty flexible. For example, I get a different impact point if I shoot it Highpower style (standing with support arm under or just in front of the mag) vs 3 gun style (support hand out at the end of the handguard). Unless you're shooting carefully off bags I think that's likely to limit practical accuracy a little.

"Most 22lr magazines have that button exposed to help with loading"

AFAIK all the S&W 15-22 mags have the button (unless you're talking Black Dog's 50 round drum), but many 22LR magazines for 22LR AR15's (other than the 15-22) have solid sides.

 

[Dave P]

Ejector: be careful when cleaning.

Using a bore snake, I snagged the long ejector. Bent it just a hair, but enough to cause feeding problems. Fixed with a pair of pliers.

 

[MtnCreek]

^ Does anyone know if a bore guide is available for this rifle? Ejector / extractor (whatever it is) shaves coating off my cleaning rods.

Thanks.

 

[pintler]

On mine, the ejector overlaps the bore (that is, if you project the bore diameter backwards, the projected bore intersects the ejector).

So, for a convential rear mounted bore guide to work, it would have to have a hole (and thus a rod) rather smaller than the bore. I didn't measure closely, but it looked like my '22 cal' rods might not be small enough to work. Has anyone made a bore guide?

I just use a pull through (a length of weed eater line with the front end cut at an angle to pierce the patch, and a blob melted on the rear end to hold the patch). I made a guide to fit in the flash hider to prevent the pull through from contacting the crown.