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Test Protocol
This is a test that I put together to test the reliability and accuracy of two very similar .22lr AR platforms. The Tippmann Arms M4-22 MICRO Compact Pistol and the Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 Pistol. In this video, we test a variety of .22lr factory ammunition. Shooting roughly 25 yards with a full 25 round magazine using the same ammunition in each gun, and in the same order of firing. We also tracked the number of malfunctions that each gun had with each type of ammo.
This way, we can compare the accuracy and reliability of each platform side by side with one-another. The ultimate goal is to see if one of these pistols is dramatically more accurate or reliable than the other.
Equipment
The two guns tested are listed below for reference
Smith and Wesson M&P 15-22 Pistol
Tippmann Arms MICRO Compact Pistol
(Modifications)
The Tippmann has a Midwest Industries folding stock adapter and an SBA4 brace. The Smith has a SBA3 brace. Both of them share a Magpul angled foregrip. The Smith also has a Streamlight TLR-1 long gun kit and Magpul iron sights. The Tippman has stock iron sights.
The types of ammo in order of firing are listed below for reference.
CCI Blaser: 38gr Lead Round Nose (LRN)
Federal AutoMatch: 40gr Lead Round Nose (LRN)
CCI Suppressor: 45gr Lead Hollow Point
CCI Clean 22 Suppressor: 45gr Lead Round Nose (LRN)
Federal Champion: 40gr Lead Round Nose (LRN)
Federal American Eagle: 45gr Copper-Plated Solid
Winchester Super X: 40gr Copper-Plated Hollow Point?
Mystery Bag of .22lr ammo
Test Results
Conclusion
The results for each obviously differed, but ultimately, they actually had the exact same amount of total malfunctions. The accuracy wasn’t really fair to track considering the front sight came loose on the Tippmann, and there is no telling how early or late that began. So, we didn’t measure groups to compare, but you can clearly see in the video roughly about how they performed. Subscribe if you find tests like this interesting and drop a comment if you have any ideas on ways we can improve on this kind of content!
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