I am pretty new to shooting and loving it. Didn't grow up in a family that shot or hunted. Got to shoot a few times at boy scout camp many years ago and that was it! Recently started shooting and have a growing collection of handguns. A friend of mine is selling me a brand new S&W M&P15T - I'll be getting it from him today!

Congrats and welcome to the club. I encourage you to spend some time cleaning the rifle and lubing it so you can familiarize yourself with how it works and also ensure that it does work.
It'll shoot just about anything you give it so I have no doubt you'll love owning it.

I agree "clean, familiarize yourself with it's operation and keep it wet (bolt carrier lubed)". I use Mobil 1 on all my AR's, in fact all my semi autos, but there are other popular products available. PSA has had great ammo deals lately if interested.

Thanks!
Here's a pic of it fresh out of the box, as this post wasn't complete without a pic!


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Very nice! Welcome, you'll find a lot of helpful folks and great information here.

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SFC, US Army, Retired

I rememeber when mine looked like that. Congrats on the rifle, welcome to the addictive world of firearms, and welcome to the forum.

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15T,15-22,5946 & some not S&W

Congratulations! have fun and be safe.

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686/M&P9 Pro/M&P15X/M&P15-22

Congrats on your first rifle. The 15t was my first rifle too.

Had mine since Dec, shoot it every chance I get even in the cold weather here in the NE

Welcome to the club. Love my 15t

I am also new with rifles and grabbed a M&P 15T last December before the new laws came into effect here in California. I am trying to find a foregrip for the M-Lok quad rails that came with the rifle. Is there one specifically for these rails or would I need to add a rail section for the foregrip?

Magpul among others makes foregrips.
Shopping

If you're talking about a vertical foregrip, I would be careful unless you go with some type of mag lock. The vertical grip could very well be considered to be a forward pistol grip, which 880 lists as one of the evil features.

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Peace was my Profession

looks just like the one I just bought .. model #311041LE .. got a great price at Bud's with the Veteran discount ..

Natchez Shooters Supply has Federal for $309 a case .. ammo prices have came down in the last few weeks ..

no rail needed for the foregrip if you order the right one..

STOP!!! Go back! There's no getting out once you're "hooked". People sell their houses to buy ammo you know. They spend the kid's college fund. They don't pay their water bills. They are junkies through and through. j/k

Shooting is fun stuff. Where else can you destroy stuff from 500 yards away?? They won't let us play with bombs or missiles or any of that cool stuff. Guns is as good as it gets. It may take a while to work up to destroying stuff from 500 yards but it can be done. There's nothing quite like knowing you can reach out and poke something in the eye from a quarter of a mile or more. Well it may be a bit more than just poking I guess. No matter. You know you could do it if you wanted. I don't want to do it but I'm not in a war zone. Lots of guys there want to be able to do it.

All kidding aside shooting is a great way to spend some time. It's challenging, rewarding and it can put food on your table, Not a lot of places allow hunting with an AR but you'll learn skills that can be used for hunting if you wish. There's something particularly satisfying knowing you can bring home a white tail deer or an elk and feed the family even if the world has gone to heck. Fishing is the same way but there are no things going bang in fishing.

I love to shoot. I always have since I was old enough to pick up a pop gun. I started out with a cork gun and worked my way up from there. By the time I got my hands on a real gun at 7 I was pretty much a good shooter already (BB guns are fun too - I still have one - my friend has one from our childhood he's had for more than 50 years - it shoots insanely accurate). I once spent $3500 in a summer just on .22 ammo too and I shot mostly bulk or mid-range level quality ammo. My yard is practically paved with empty casings. So yeah it can really be addictive. Not in the "wallow in the gutter" kind of way. In the "fun all day long" kind of way. That year I spent $3500 on .22 ammo I was shooting 2 or sometimes 3 bricks in a day. That's 1000-1500 rounds. And the only thing that kept me from shooting more was the fact I was spending crazy amounts of money on ammo. The gun is only the first investment. The real money is in ammo.

It really is fun stuff. At least I think so. Welcome to the world of firearms.