New M&P22 - Proper Procedure?

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So I have searched and read a bit, but I guess i'm asking something too common because i'm not getting a great search result.


So I have a new M&P22 I have purchased, Warning, this is my first pistol so I am a bit of a new guy.


What procedure should I do for the following

1) Out of box cleaning and lube? It's covered in a heavyish grease compound which I am assuming I need to clean in some way

2) Break in: I have various 22LR in stock here from M22 garbage to CCI MiniMag and Yellow Jackets, what should I use, how much and how often?

3) Cleaning / Lube: On my rifles, I use a bore snake or a patch after I go out to clean and then I use CLP before I put it away. What should I do for this?


I apologize if this seems like a common question, I want to ensure, i'm doing this correctly. Perhaps this should be in the Newbie forum, but it's a pistol specific question so Mod's go ahead and move it if you want, with my apologies.
 
I think I just cleaned it for the first time in 2 years and a couple of thousand rounds... To be honest I don't think I even ran a patch thought it. You can run a patch through it and wipe the excess lube of it and start sending rounds down range.. I have used thunderbolts and wildcat mostly with out any issue. People sometimes over clean there .22lr. I wipe it down after every range trip put don't do a major clean until it truly needs it.
 
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i do a field strip and clean/lube with every new gun before putting the first rounds through it.
i would cycle with the mini-mags.
use your favourite cleaning system for the gun. i used to use froglube but got lazy so i switched all my guns to g96. works great. i also use the otis cleaning system. ive tried rods and snakes but settled with otis.
 
I usually don't have the patience to strip and clean a new gun. Gotta shoot it now! I just check for barrel obstructions, and go nuts, gunnutz, that is.
 
I personally think it's a good idea to disassemble a new gun. I like to see how it fits & feel how it will operate. I also like to wipe off the factory stuff with clp or a light wipe down & oil. If it's a new gun that you're unfamiliar with, I definitely recommend knowing as much as possible about how it works. If a problem should occur at the range or out on the field, the more you know the better
 
Glad you bought that little pistol. Mine works great! Feeds and cycles just about anything. I have mine treated with FireClean and I have fired 1k rounds without cleaning it before. It is very low maintenance. I am close to the 4k mark by now.

1) Field strip and remove factory grease;
2) Apply drops of lubricant where indicated in manual : https://www.smith-wesson.com/wcsstore/SmWesson2/upload/other/SW_MP22_Pistol_v2.pdf ;
3) Bomb up and enjoy your pistol.
 
As others have said...always good to field strip and clean / lube, if for no other reason than just to get familiar with the routine...

Mine hates winchester anything...runs great with remington viper, yellow jacket and even federal blue box. I did have feeding issues for the first couple hundred rounds...was like there was a burr somewhere in the feed path. I couldn't find anything but would jam or FTE every 3 or 4 rounds once it got dirty. Then, all of a sudden, hit about the 500 round mark and it's been flawless since. About 6000 rounds with only 2 or 3 FTE's...great little gun, and when you decide to get a 9mm and a .40 version, they can all run the same holster.
 
I'd always clean the bore of any firearm before I'd fire it. To check for obstructions, clean out oil/grease/whatever. I usually do a field strip...if not more...to check it all over. Looking for defects, cracks, seized firing pin/extractor/etc... I'd clean the whole thing and all its parts and then relube. I'd do that sort of stuff regardless if it's BNIB or used...it's new for me.

These sorts of things might seem as important with some guns vs others but they're good habits to get into. After all you're going to set of a hopefully controlled explosion a foot or two from your face and you probably want everything to go well. And if I happen to be shooting next to you I'd hope that something doesn't go bad either.

So far as lubing things...if you can't find the specific 'lube these spots on your gun' (which are usually in the manual) then watch other vids of similar guns. Basically you're going to put a very sparring amount of lube on any metal surface that rubs/bears/rotates against another surface.

Re. ammo...try out whatever you can. You may find some cycle more reliably than others...especially as the gun gets cruddy after a lot of rounds. You may find some brand extract fine vs others that don't. You may find one brand is more accurate than another. etc...

Re break in...I don't think that there's much point in a 22lr. the soft lead bullets aren't going to fire lap the bore (and there's plenty of debate about that anyways). So far as 'working in the parts' I would just shoot it. If you want to confirm function/cycling before you head to the range use snap caps.

For pistols I prefer a short cleaning rod, brushes, patches. They're not a lot of work and shorter rods are less cumbersome. To be honest though...for 22lr I "never clean the bore", beyond the first time when I get it. 22LR's just don't foul the bore much at all and even if I clean the bore once in a while, I usually 'have' to take it back to the range to reseason the barrel and confirm zero. I don't run an oily patch down it after for storage either usually...maybe if it's going deep into the cabinet for a long time. The only caveat to that is if you're shooting all sorts of random ammo through your barrel and then your 'known good' ammo doesn't shoot well. IMO if you happen to have an oversized bore paired with undersized 22lr ammo you could end up with a lot of lead buildup. Easy to brush put though. I do scrub off the breach face and bolt face if they look cruddy or have a good build up of gunk in the nooks and crannies.
 
Just got one myself. Mine came very clean, no heavy grease or anything, i cleaned it nonetheless and oiled it up. I have ran almost 1000 rem. golden bullets (bucket o' bullets) and no issues. Tried some S&B, worked o.k. didnt seem to cycle as well. Case your wondering the m&p 9mm bladetech holster works great.
 
Thanks so much for all of the information! I cleaned it up today it had a ton of great in it - cleaned, and re-oiled and now it's not leeching grease from every orifice.

Ready for action at the range -- Just waiting for my ATT to show, with any luck I'll be shooting by December ;)
 
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