anything can be done with the right machinist and a thick check book. this firearm is completely set up as a right hand rifle, same as most ar's.

 

Since the M&P accepts regular AR triggers, it likely will accept an ambi safety, somewhat depending on sidewall thickness. Even that can be overcome.
Ambi safeties run about $30. Easy to install.

 

The receiver side walls are thicker, being polymer instead of aluminum. The inside width is the same, but outside is about 1/8"wider. Notice how on a "normal" AR the trigger and hamer pins are about flush with the outside of the receiver. On the 15-22, the pins are recessed. I doubt an ambi safety would work without some modification.

Doug

 

Break the gun in half, rotate the safety halfway between safe and fire.

Use a punch that fits the hole on the non thumb lever side and punch the safety out.

You should now have the safety in your hand or on the table. Look in the right side hole and observe the silver pin sticking up through the opening.

Position safety on the opposite side it started on, and while using a small something (flat bladed screwdriver) to depress the silver pin, push the safety back through at the same halfway between fire and safe angle.

Re assemble the rifle, and congrats, you now have reversed your safety!

I did this on mine, makes it easy for a lefty to shoot.

And yes, it has a mag release on both sides.

 

all the pics ive seen only has the mag release on one side. do you have a pic of it on both sides

 

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yeah im staring at 3 of them right nlw and cant seem to find any mag release on the left side of the gun ... maybe im missing something here

 

Whoa, Nelly!

Just put the punch down and back away!

The normal method of removing an AR safety (milspec, but I suspect the M&P is the same) is to loosen or remove the pistol grip. This relaxes the safety detent spring and, with the hammer cocked? I think?, the safety falls out the left side of the receiver.

It may be possible to grind the back side of the safety levers of an ambi set to install it on a M&P.

Not having had one of these apart, I can't say whether the OEM part is reversible. A Milspec one is NOT.

 

The method Granite3 described does, indeed, work for removing the safety (selector) on an AR. Can't say if the S&W polymer part is reversible, though, but I'll have an answer to that in about 5 minutes!

 

Cool!
Is the safety detent spring/plunger bore drilled all the way through the lower receiver like a milspec receiver? I don't cotton to hammering on polymer.

 

It goes all the way to the grip, if that's what you mean. Choose your favorite method to remove it. It's not like you'll be doing it everyday, right?
It's just nice to know the part is reversible, although I've never had any issues running the lever left-handed.

 

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