I see Smith has a new miniature-size plinker-grade .22 pistol out, and this one's not a 1:1 scale model of a centerfire like the existing M&P22. Well, Umarex and Ruger are laughing all the way to the bank with their P-22 and SR-22 designs, and when it's raining soup, a company would be a fool to not stick a bowl out the window. (cf. S&W Governor.)
I've heard good things about the larger M&P22, and liked the ones I've tried. I'm dragging my heels on buying one as a replacement for my 22/45 simply because the latter gun may not be a perfect "understudy" for my carry gun anymore, but it's just been such a little trouper. I have put an ungodly crap-ton of ammo through my MkIII 22/45 for
several years straight, and that with a cleaning regimen that would
probably have ToddG accusing me of gun abuse; I'm talking chipping big
chunks of carbon out of the receiver with a dental pick a couple times a
year when the bolt starts getting sluggish no matter how much more lube
I glop on it.
If the light-metal slide full-size understudy M&P22 will put up with that, I'll buy two.
Although I didn't get my Ruger from Bud's, this right here is the one I got. I see that they still list a new retail price of
~$250, which I think is pretty near the best deal in Christendom in a
new self-loading pistol. It's a soulless little Sten gun compared to a
Woodsman, Smith 41, or a High Standard, but it seems to thrive on abuse
and neglect.
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1. No pretty pistol will every be better than a Ruger Mk series.
2. Where the heck is ToddG?
S&W advertisers are obviously not slaves to grammar.
So are you the one who's using up all the damn .22? You must be zipping between Wal-marts nationwide like Superman, slurping it up by the truckload. Sure wish you'd stop that.
they are out of stock...My sad panda face.
I've got a 422 and a 622 and they both work good. Now if the supply of 22 would loosen up to the point I could go shooting again.
I feel I am about out of 22.
I note the linked marketing material for the S&W compact pistol offers free ammo with every gun purchase. Because where can the owner of a new gun buy ammo otherwise?
Not exactly the utopia Tam once envisioned of preloaded handguns sold in blister packs at the Walmart checkout, but hey, the future always differs a bit from what one wanted.
I'm a little confused by this new M&P .22 Compact. Am I correct in assuming this one is made my Smith and Wesson proper, and not Umarex/Walther like the previous M&P .22? And is the Umarex made M&P .22 now discontinued?
If I was in the market for .22 plinker, I'd climb over a pile of free zinc slide P-22's to buy a Ruger Mark III or a Browning Buckmark. This new M&P compact .22 is a neat gun though, make a good companion piece to my M&P 15-22 rifle.
Rob
Everyone should have a couple of those 22/45s around. But that Smith is sure tempting. Ah well, the spirit is willing but the wallet is weak.
My sad face!
The only walthers that seem to be available for sale in CA is .22s and the P-1 a very old design in 9mm.
I've a MkII 22/45 and my wife has the fullsize M&P22. Much as I like the Ruger I have to admit that the Smith may be a bit more fun to shoot. It certainly is a lot lighter and the magazine holds two more rounds.
I don't get to shoot it much, however, and then only when I ask very nicely.
Failing to make it full-size was teh dum.
Making it both in a full-sized and a compact would be fun, though.
I love my 22/45 and my 22/45 Lite (even if they did misspell light)
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