Description
The Smith Wesson M P 22X Rimfire Pistol is a slim 22 LR pistol built for cheap high-volume shooting, with a hammer-fired trigger, an optic-cut slide, a HIVIZ LiteWave H3 fiber optic front sight and a threaded barrel.
Smith Wesson M P 22X Rimfire Pistol Cheap Shooting With Real Features
A rimfire pistol earns its place by making practice affordable, and the 22X is designed around that. At 16.32 ounces with a slim grip it is comfortable through long range sessions, and the recoil is mild enough that shooters of any experience level can run it all afternoon.
What separates it from a basic plinker is the feature list. The trigger is hammer fired with a flat face and a crisp break, which is a genuinely better trigger than most striker-fired guns of any calibre offer. The slide is anodized aluminum and cut for optics, so most popular red dots mount without an adapter.
The 4.1 inch barrel is stainless steel with an Armornite finish and a 1 in 15 twist, threaded at the muzzle for a suppressor.
Sights, Controls and Fit
The front sight is a HIVIZ LiteWave H3 fiber optic with a user-replaceable fiber, and several fiber colours come in the box. Against a blacked-out serrated square notch rear, that gives a bright, fast sight picture that puts your attention exactly where it belongs.
A Picatinny-style front rail takes a light or laser, the magazine catch is reversible, and the thumb safety is ambidextrous, so left-handed shooters get the same operation as everyone else.
The grip is slim and textured front and rear. On a rimfire that matters more than it sounds, because a pistol that fits smaller hands well is the one that gets handed to new shooters.
Feeding a Rimfire Pistol
22 LR is inconsistent in a way centerfire ammunition is not. The case is thin, the priming compound is spun into the rim to loose tolerances, and the energy available to cycle a slide varies between brands and even between lots of the same brand.
In practice that means high-velocity ammunition generally runs most reliably, standard velocity is often more accurate, and bulk pack ammunition will occasionally give you a dud or a soft strike. That is the cartridge rather than the pistol. Buying two or three brands and settling on whichever runs cleanest is worth the effort before committing to a case.
Cleaning matters more here than on a centerfire pistol, and more still if you shoot suppressed. Rimfire priming compound and unjacketed lead build residue quickly, and a dirty action is the most common cause of malfunctions that get blamed on the gun.
Specifications
- Manufacturer part number: 14313
- Caliber: 22 LR
- Capacity: 10 rounds; two 10-round magazines included
- Barrel: 4.1 in. stainless steel with Armornite finish, 1:15 twist, threaded
- Action: hammer fired
- Slide: anodized aluminum, cut for optics
- Sights: HIVIZ LiteWave H3 fiber optic front with replaceable fibers, blacked-out serrated square notch rear
- Trigger: flat-face with crisp break
- Safety: ambidextrous manual thumb safety
- Controls: reversible magazine catch
- Rail: Picatinny-style front rail
- Weight: 16.32 oz
- UPC: 022188904253
Why Buyers Choose the Smith Wesson M P 22X Rimfire Pistol
Rimfire ammunition costs a fraction of centerfire, and a pistol with a good trigger and a mountable optic turns that cheap shooting into useful practice rather than plinking.
A hammer-fired flat trigger with a crisp break is unusual in this class, and trigger control is the skill that transfers most directly to any other handgun.
A threaded barrel makes this an easy suppressor host, and a suppressed 22 LR is about as quiet as firearms get.
Replaceable fiber optic colours in the box means you can tune the front sight to your eyes and the light you shoot in, which is a small thing that makes a real difference.
Who Should Buy It
The Smith Wesson M P 22X Rimfire Pistol suits shooters who want affordable practice on a pistol with real features, instructors teaching new shooters on a low-recoil gun, and anyone building a suppressed rimfire setup. Note that 22 LR reliability varies by brand in semi-automatic pistols, so test a few before buying in bulk.
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