I say, of the two, get the M&P Compact.
The full size is not designed or made by S&W,,,
The Compact is designed and made by S&W.
Every review I have read says the Compact is a much better performing pistol,,,
Apparently it was designed to cycle with standard velocity ammo.
I have fired both and was not impressed with the full size,,,
I did like the way the Compact performed.
Now having said that,,,
I don't like the internal hammer single-action.
It's just like all of the target style 22 pistols (Ruger Mark, Buckmark, 22/45, S&W 22A, NEOS),,,
Once you chamber a round there is no way to de-cock the gun or lower the hammer,,,
You rely completely on the manual safety.
If this is a not a concern I say get the M&P Compact.
If that is a concern for you,,,
Look at the Ruger SR-22.
It's the same physical size as the M&P Compact,,,
But has an external hammer and a decocker.
Aarond
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The full size is not designed or made by S&W,,,
The Compact is designed and made by S&W.
Every review I have read says the Compact is a much better performing pistol,,,
Apparently it was designed to cycle with standard velocity ammo.
I have fired both and was not impressed with the full size,,,
I did like the way the Compact performed.
Now having said that,,,
I don't like the internal hammer single-action.
It's just like all of the target style 22 pistols (Ruger Mark, Buckmark, 22/45, S&W 22A, NEOS),,,
Once you chamber a round there is no way to de-cock the gun or lower the hammer,,,
You rely completely on the manual safety.
If this is a not a concern I say get the M&P Compact.
If that is a concern for you,,,
Look at the Ruger SR-22.
It's the same physical size as the M&P Compact,,,
But has an external hammer and a decocker.
Aarond
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The Compact all the way. Great pistols.
+1... I too like the M&P22Compact, but the SR22 is a fantastic little shooter. My favorite of my 22 pistols.
We love our little SR22 as well. Only thing I wish I would have done is buy it with the threaded barrel. Later on it would have been so much easier to add a suppressor, to get a replacement barrel that IS threaded will be nearly half the cost of the pistol. And who couldn't use an extra inch anyway?
The Compact. 100% reliable with any ammo. (Okay; so it's really just about 99%; mine doesn't like Winchester bulk pack - had some FTF, light strikes, FTE...) But it's an awesome little pistol and shoots everything else I have fed it.
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I like the fact the compact is made by S&W, vs Walther or Umarex. I have looked at the SR22 as well, and get a pretty good discount on it, but it looks and functions way to much like the Walther. Is it made by Walther or Ruger? Biggest complaint I saw, other than it just being ugly, was the trigger. Is it as bad as I have read? Smooth up over time?
I just picked up the compact this weekend and love it. Works with a suppressor no problem.
Have the M&P 22 Compact and think it is a great training gun. In fact, I sold my SR-22 to fund the M&P. I wanted fit/form/function in a cheaper training weapon and the M&P 22 comes closest to my need. So far, it has been very reliable with a variety of ammo. In fairness, the SR22 was very nice, it just didn't match my carry weapon well enough for my desire.
