S&W M&P15-22 Consumer Alert

[RaceFan]

Smith & Wesson posted this yesterday. Details at the link below.

M&P15-22 Consumer Safety Alert | Smith & Wesson

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[ARFrog]

Saw this S&W M&P 15-22 safety alert notice in another forum as well.

Read through the materials and ordered a free S&W M&P 15-22 bolt inspection gauge at:

https://store.smith-wesson.com/m-p-1...spection-gauge

Haven't had any problems personally but will see....

I wonder if this is the same occurrence (out of battery discharge) that caused the probibition at Appleseed about 9/2016?

 

[Lazyfaire]

Smith & Wesson Issues M&P15-22 Consumer Safety Alert - The Truth About Guns

Just appeared this evening

 

[Kruel J]

Good info, thanks for sharing!

 

[ARFrog]

Information for the free bolt inspection gauge that can be ordered directly from S&W is in the rimfire Forum under the same topic


Threads merged by moderator. See post #2 above.

 

[308]

The only problem we have had with our (2) rifles is the trigger pins walking out of one of the rifles. Antiwalk pins added. Several thousand rounds thru each and no problems whatsoever.

 

[toadfish]

Thanks I just ordered my inspection gauge on the Smith and Wesson website it was really easy

 

[LSWC]

My son just put 1000 rounds through his yesterday (no issues) I ordered one of the gauges in his name so he can verify spec on the bolt. Thanks to the OP for the post!

 

[SA Shooter]

I have two of the M&P 15-22's. I appreciate the heads up. I have not experienced any of the described isues but went ahead and placed my order for the gauge this morning. Better safe than sorry.

 

[spookshack]

I ordered one as well.

 

[MannyGlocks]

RaceFan,

Thank you for the heads up!

I've fired mine roughly 500/600 times without a single hiccup, but now...?

Who knows?

Plus, he liked mine so much, my BIL bought one and I'll inform him of this development.

Thanks again!!

 

[HotRodGuy]

Dagnabbit. I guess I will call them tomorrow. Maybe they checked mine before they sent it back... Wishful thinking?

 

[HotRodGuy]

Got my gauge today. According to it, mine is G2G. I'll take her to the range next week.

 

[HotRodGuy]

For those who may be waiting or may wish to measure their own, gauge is .037".

 

[ARFrog]

Got my free bolt gauge from S&W today - about 14 days from order to receipt.

The ledge that the bolt gauge sits on is not large so it is a rather inexact science to put it in place and keep it level. Additionally, it appears that my gauge reads slightly high with the labeled/stamped side up and slightly less high on the non labeled side.




Either way I guess I will be contacting S&W to see about sending them the bolt even though I have had no previous issues.

 

[tac]

Of course, had I only thought about it, I wouldn't have worried my club secretary. Y'see, EVERY single US-made firearm that comes over to Yoorup [and a couple of other countries that are not in Yoorup] are required to be subject to gun proof in the assorted national proof houses of the nations signed up to the CIP [Google CIP].

So every gun sold here will have been checked prior to, during and after proof firing. Hence, lack of concern about getting a gun that is not up to snough/snuff.

The USA, of course, does not have any kind of national gun proof facilities, although no doubt every gun made there is test-fired before it's shipped out. See, SAAMI is an association that just recommends certain standards and dimensions in the manufacture of firearms within the USA. It is not LAW, as our gun proof laws are LAW. Here in the CIP nations, gun proof is mandatory before sale and has been, in some cases, since the 16th century...

 

[spookshack]

Got my free bolt gauge from S&W today - about 14 days from order to receipt.

The ledge that the bolt gauge sits on is not large so it is a rather inexact science to put it in place and keep it level. Additionally, it appears that my gauge reads slightly high with the labeled/stamped side up and slightly less high on the non labeled side.

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Either way I guess I will be contacting S&W to see about sending them the bolt even though I have had no previous issues. View attachment 561474

Apparently if S&W can't machine a bolt correctly, how are we supposed to trust their accuracy of a bunch of stamped parts (gauges) to verify if the bolt is out of spec or not?

 

[HotRodGuy]

Apparently if S&W can't machine a bolt correctly, how are we supposed to trust their accuracy of a bunch of stamped parts (gauges) to verify if the bolt is out of spec or not?

Because they had someone else make em?

 

[reblwing]

Just tested my 15 22. Good to go. Let's go shooting.

 

[ma96782]

Thanks for the info.

Aloha, Mark