Smith & Wesson recently announced two new .22s, a rifle and a pistol. The pistol is the M&P 22X, and the rifle is the M&P FPC .22LR. Both are designs familiar to S&W fans, but they’re now available in the economical .22LR.
Two New M&Ps
The M&P 22X
The M&P 22X is very similar in size and appearance to the .22 Magnum and 5.7mm pistols from Smith & Wesson. It should make a good, inexpensive training alternative to both of those pistols. As noted, it’s chambered in .22LR and has a formidable 20-round internal magazine.
The new .22LR has a sleek, slim grip despite the copious magazine capacity. It has a crisp trigger and hammer-fired action. That, along with the negligible recoil of the .22 round, should make it a very pleasant shooter. It’s optics-ready, but does come with iron sights, including a HIVIZ fiber optic front sight.
The M&P 22X has a 4.1-inch threaded barrel, so it’s ready for your favorite suppressor or muzzle device, too. With its polymer frame, the weight is a very manageable 16.32 ounces.
MSRP is $499.00.
The M&P FPC
Just as the M&P 22X will be familiar to Smith & Wesson fans, so too will the M&P FPC .22LR. The FPC follows the same form factor as Smith & Wesson’s other FPC carbines. If you’ve used one of these, the operation and handling of the .22LR version will be the same. It uses the familiar grip and trigger of the M&P pistol series. It also uses M&P pistol mags. In this case, it takes the same mags as the new M&P 22X. So you have the same 20-round capacity.
If 20 rounds aren’t enough for you, don’t worry. You can carry two spare mags with the in-stock storage, so you have 20 rounds on board just by grabbing the gun. That has great survival rifle implications. And you actually get three magazines with the gun, which is also great. The forend has M-LOK slots for accessory mounting, and there’s a full-length Picatinny rail for mounting optics.
The FPC has a 16.25-inch barrel that’s factory threaded. Overall length open is 30 3/8 inches and just 16 3.8 inches folded. Weight is 65.2 ounces, which is just a touch over 4 pounds.
MSRP on the FPC .22LR is $549.00.
For more info on these two new releases, check out the video from Smith & Wesson:
