Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Magnum .22 Magnum
Model: 13433
Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Magnum .22 Magnum
Model: 13433
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Smith & Wesson M&P 22 Magnum is a 30-round .22 Magnum pistol built for range shooting and small game. It has an MSRP of $649. It is a gas-operated locked-breech design, where nearly every other pistol in this caliber runs a plain blowback slide.
The slide takes popular micro red dots directly, with no plate to buy or lose, and under them sits a green fiber-optic front sight over a black notched rear. Two 30-round magazines come in the box. The thumb safety and the slide stop are both ambidextrous, the trigger has a flat face, and a Picatinny-style rail runs under the dust cover for a light.
If you're cross-shopping, a Kel-Tec PMR-30 matches the 30 rounds at 14.0 oz with an MSRP of $480, and has no factory optic cut. A Walther WMP has an MSRP of $499, holds 15 rounds at 27.8 oz and mounts a dot through plates bought separately. Of the three, only the Smith mounts a dot with nothing else to buy.
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Strengths & Limitations
- Smith & Wesson says the front gas port keeps everything locked up until the round exits the barrel, so the case stays supported for the whole shot.
- Both the thumb safety and the slide stop are ambidextrous, so a left-handed shooter runs the pistol with no parts swapped.
- Smith & Wesson gives a list of the .22 WMR loads it has tested in the gun.
- Its MSRP of $649 is $169 above the Kel-Tec PMR-30's for the same round count.
- A gas port near the muzzle is one more place for rimfire fouling to collect.
- A dot has to match the slide's own cut, because there is no adapter plate for other footprints.
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| NAME | BEST PRICE |
|---|---|
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Kel-Tec PMR-30 .22 Magnum
Kel-Tec
|
$390.99 |
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Walther WMP .22 Magnum
Walther
|
$392.99 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the TEMPO barrel system?
The barrel stays locked to the slide until the bullet passes a gas port near the muzzle, so the action unlocks late in the cycle. That lets a locked-breech pistol work on a cartridge other rimfire autos run as a blowback.
What twist rate does the barrel use?
1:10, in a stainless steel barrel finished in Armornite, with a stainless slide treated the same way.
Where is it made?
The United States. Smith & Wesson marks the pistol Made in U.S.A.
