Smith & Wesson Forum

Go Back   Smith & Wesson Forum > Smith & Wesson Rifles and Shotguns > Smith & Wesson M&P10 Rifles
o

Notices

Smith & Wesson M&P10 Rifles Dedicated to the Smith & Wesson M&P-10 Rifles


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 12-17-2016, 09:23 AM
cabbynate cabbynate is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 10
Likes: 4
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?

Looking for some opinions guys. What would you think would yield you better accuracy. A Geissele SSA-E trigger or a free float hand guard? I want to use a QD bi pod from time to time so minimum is a Magpul MOE hand guard and a 2" rail mounted on it or would a free floated hand guard yield better accuracy with the factory trigger. Price is about the same ($220.00 or so). Just don't know if I wanna drop another $450.00-$550.00 on this rifle. I already have the SSA-E sitting in front of me..
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 12-17-2016, 04:53 PM
chipper's Avatar
chipper chipper is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: WI
Posts: 85
Likes: 4
Liked 23 Times in 16 Posts
Default

I go with the trigger. Nothing worse then a ****** trigger to distract from a good shot.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #3  
Old 12-17-2016, 04:54 PM
MistWolf MistWolf is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 374
Likes: 1
Liked 233 Times in 135 Posts
Default

What kind of accuracy are you getting now? Are the factory handguards causing a shift in POA? Does the factory trigger hinder your shots?

Not that a FF tube and a G trigger are bad upgrades, but you may not see much, if any, improvement in accuracy after their installation
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
  #4  
Old 12-17-2016, 06:24 PM
cabbynate cabbynate is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Jan 2011
Posts: 10
Likes: 4
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
What kind of accuracy are you getting now? Are the factory handguards causing a shift in POA? Does the factory trigger hinder your shots?

Not that a FF tube and a G trigger are bad upgrades, but you may not see much, if any, improvement in accuracy after their installation
I haven't even shot this rifle yet. I usually change out factory triggers unless they are KAC. I have always shot better with a good/great trigger. I'm just not sure if FF hand guards are worth the cost of admission if you don't need the rail space.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 12-18-2016, 08:31 AM
Ivan the Butcher Ivan the Butcher is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Harlem, Ohio
Posts: 14,354
Likes: 23,195
Liked 26,159 Times in 9,069 Posts
Default

What you have out of the box will let you see if the barrel is any good. I have a much older AR-15 That is fantastic out of the box! No the trigger isn't fantastic, but a better trigger won't make this gun shoot any better! Buy a good cleaning guide and coated rod! And keep the copper fouling out of the barrel (separate cleaning process from powder fouling!). Buy or make quality ammo, Junk ammo produces poor groups. However I bought a few thousand rounds of a Winchester promotional 223 in the 90's that shot fantastic groups out of all my 223's and my friends 223's (both in AR's and bolt guns!) I'm down to about 600 rounds and can't find it anymore.

Ivan
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 01-01-2017, 12:05 AM
Rugbyreb Rugbyreb is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Nov 2014
Posts: 17
Likes: 16
Liked 2 Times in 2 Posts
Default

Practice. "We talkin bout practice."

Quote:
Originally Posted by cabbynate View Post
Looking for some opinions guys. What would you think would yield you better accuracy. A Geissele SSA-E trigger or a free float hand guard? I want to use a QD bi pod from time to time so minimum is a Magpul MOE hand guard and a 2" rail mounted on it or would a free floated hand guard yield better accuracy with the factory trigger. Price is about the same ($220.00 or so). Just don't know if I wanna drop another $450.00-$550.00 on this rifle. I already have the SSA-E sitting in front of me..
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 01-16-2017, 09:08 PM
rrroadster rrroadster is offline
Member
Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck? Accuracy. Best bang for your buck?  
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1
Likes: 1
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
Default

I put a Midwest Ind 12" SS handguard on mine. Took a low profile gas block also. It let's you get a bipod further out so motion at the barrel end is minimized. Got 1/2" MOA after putting it together properly.

The trigger pull is long as hell, but it's not gritty. It will be the next upgrade.

Last edited by rrroadster; 01-16-2017 at 09:10 PM.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Getting great bang for your firearm buck bushmaster1313 The Lounge 18 12-29-2015 11:50 PM
Most bang for my buck. Ricer2231 Smith & Wesson M&P Pistols 21 06-19-2014 09:25 AM
Case trimmer. What's a good bang for the buck? Fishslayer Reloading 8 07-25-2010 01:18 AM
best bang for the buck scope ( under $100) aslowdodge Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22 36 07-22-2010 10:41 PM
Best "Bang for Your Buck" Revolver? Ray1970 S&W Revolvers: 1980 to the Present 50 03-18-2010 10:34 PM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
smith-wessonforum.com tested by Norton Internet Security smith-wessonforum.com tested by McAfee Internet Security

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 10:13 AM.


Smith-WessonForum.com is not affiliated with Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC)