M&P 22 threaded adaptor ?

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anything like this here in Canada?
 
can you actually put that on a m&p22?
i have one but dont recall it being threaded.

if im not mistaken its the compacts that are threaded from the factory?
no?
 
The S&W M&P 22 is definitely threaded. They even give you a little wrench for taking the end-cap off the barrel. It might not look like it at first glance, but the entire barrel actually is clad in a full length barrel shroud. You can take off the end cap, and replace it with an adapter like this that will then let you attach something like a compensator or muzzle brake.
 
Moose308 said:
The S&W M&P 22 is definitely threaded. They even give you a little wrench for taking the end-cap off the barrel. It might not look like it at first glance, but the entire barrel actually is clad in a full length barrel shroud. You can take off the end cap, and replace it with an adapter like this that will then let you attach something like a compensator or muzzle brake.
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If you are in the bulk of the US States, the above holds true, but the first units in Canada were not configured as easily as the above .. one had to heat the end cap to crystallize the locktite is was sealed with. My personal experience on my son's unit then required the use of a piece of rubber for grip surounded by a small set of vice grips. As there was no wrench supplied, or flats machined in to the Canadian end cap version ... came off like butter .. adapter went on, but as the OEM nut had been cleaned of locktite it could easily be reinstalled at will. My experience goes back to circa 2012, Moose308 may of had a newer imported version, or perhaps one brought in by I run guns or some other third party importer. GOOGLE is your friend and guide here ..

The hardest part was getting the adapter from the US .. once one was committed, using a small torch on the OEM end cap was rather easy, but then I have a bit of experience ..
 
The earliest MP 22's came with the wrench, but the instruction manual said not to take off the threaded muzzle cap. Later versions seem to have shipped without the wrench and that part of the instruction manual was deleted.
 
well ill be damned.
my gun does have a cap on it.
and a wrench.
couldnt find any mention of it in the manual though.

also, how does the wrench go onto this cap, there are no groves for it to grab onto that i can see?

ill take it out to the shop and have a better look at it under some good light.
 
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if export models for Canada are changed now and again. Some mags the baseplate is glued. Some are not. Some barrels may have the end-cap without wrench flats and loctite'd on. Some appear the same as the US version with wrench flats and are easily removed. It may be something of roulette it would appear.
 
this is the 2nd time this month ive found a pistol i have has a threaded barrel and i didnt know about it.
i kinda feel a little bad about not knowing about this M&P22 as ive had it 3 years but i feel even worse about my S&W 422/622 as ive had that gun for..... 25 years and i didnt know it had a threaded barrel.

strange, the barrel on my M&P22 does not have wrench flats to grab onto.

ill take a pic after supper and show ya all.
 
bag'o tool that came with gun

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the threaded barrel

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no flat spots for the wrench to grab onto
strange that they sent a wrench with it but the wrench wont fit on the barrel cap anywhere.

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That is a picture of the version I was dealing with in 2012 .. no flats .. in my previous post I mentioned vice grips .. remember that the cap screws down on the barrel so the part of the cap close to the barrel is the thin part .. the vice grips did not touch the cap at all, they squeezed a rubber strip from a small strip wrench against the top part of the cap to give the vice grips purchase ..( after heating ) .. you willl have the barrel out in your hand, and you can keep the barrel from rotating when you apply pressure with the grips, by using a small thumb wrench to hold it at the base . Do not get heavy handed.
 
They might look like they are threaded barrels but that so called thread protector is holding your barrel together. If you take the thread protector/nut off the end off, the barrel will come apart. The barrel is actually inside a larger outer sleeve. Tightening the nut pulls the barrel against the frame integrated breech block and centers the barrel in the outside sleeve. Removing the nut could possibly compromise accuracy of the gun. This design is the same on the 422, 22a-1 etc. No way I'm taking mine apart unless there's something wrong with it.

Check the pics out in this link and you'll see what I mean.

http://www.gunsumerreports.com/review_smith_wesson_M&P22_p5.php
 
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