The Smith & Wesson M&P 22 compact. I’m sure others may have covered this model on a rimfire comments thread but wanted to share my positive findings. I’m a CCH instructor and bought this model 2 years ago to add to my small stable of “trainer” 22 semi autos that I use in my classes. I bought it because reviews said unlike most rimfire semi autos, that this would feed and function well right off the bat with most common 22 LR ammo. This was very appealing, Especially after my experiences with the Walther p22 and even the Ruger Mk2 and 22/45.
So after an initial field strip, clean and lube, it’s had about 4000 rounds through it now with no issues. Including plenty of standard velocity 1050 FPS stuff. And HV bulk pack hollow points. So....bottom line the M&P compact impresses me and is a great gun for the money. Plus, it mimics the same controls as it’s centerfire M&P big brothers and most modern semi autos. Sorry Walther, (I have two P22s) but they just don’t compare to the good track record of my M&P. By the way, the overall student favorite of all my trainer guns is still the All steel Ruger Mk2 but the M&P compact is second.
So after an initial field strip, clean and lube, it’s had about 4000 rounds through it now with no issues. Including plenty of standard velocity 1050 FPS stuff. And HV bulk pack hollow points. So....bottom line the M&P compact impresses me and is a great gun for the money. Plus, it mimics the same controls as it’s centerfire M&P big brothers and most modern semi autos. Sorry Walther, (I have two P22s) but they just don’t compare to the good track record of my M&P. By the way, the overall student favorite of all my trainer guns is still the All steel Ruger Mk2 but the M&P compact is second.
