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Old 02-17-2017, 04:55 PM
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Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them?  
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I am a bit short on time right now, but when I get back later, I will educate you on reality..
sorry to are unable to spot a TROLL when you see one, and WVsig is most CERTAINLY a TROLL in the M&P Sport II section..
P.S.. Japes is pretty much the same thing in THIS section..
Again, where is this M&P Sport II section? There is no such thing on this board. This is the M&P 15 rifles section... S&W makes other AR-15s!

And I think you should probably search Japes and read his posts... You will see that he started with a Sport I and no knowledge of the platform. Upgraded his Sport this way and that way, until he realized he had $1200 in a Sport. He has gone down the path that WVSig is trying to keep others from going down... not a troll in any way.
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Old 02-17-2017, 08:08 PM
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Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them? Why do people keep buying Sport IIs and then modifying them?  
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Don't think it's a dead horse at all. Any rifle is only a good deal or a bad deal if it meets your specs. The whole point of the thread is that it seems like lots of people buy rifles like the Sport II when the gun doesn't seem to fit their needs requiring modification of the gun.

Sometimes that modification is very basic other times it seems more involved and that maybe another rifle would have been a better starting point. If you are done with the topic I respectfully suggest you stop posting in the thread.
Exactly my point. You keep throwing out alternatives to the Sport II that do not meet specs some people are looking for. If a furniture change is all the Sport II needs, vs a gun that has that furniture but is going to require a barrel change to get the twist and/or the barrel profile you want, which is the better buy? What you're not seeing is that your point ALSO applies to the guns you are comparing the Sport II to. For example, one of the guns you used for comparison had a forend that personally I would change out. So it was not a bargain for me.

You do have a valid point but are trying to make it a black and white issue when there are a lot of shades of gray in the decision making process.

The point of sinking so much money into a Sport II that it winds up being $1200 is valid. But that does not mean sinking another $150 into it makes it invalid.

One thing not mentioned in this thread is that the Sport II is a real bargain compared to trying to piece together a budget AR15 from various parts. I looked at building an AR15 that met my specs for barrel profile and twist, etc., and the Sport II could provide all that in a package that was either less expensive or nearly matched the cost of DIY. Plus having a factory lifetime warranty. If I had held out for some PSA 1:7" twists I could have built cheaper, but I did not want a 1:7" twist. I suspect that S&W took a look at the DIY AR15s and decided to target that market.
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We're done here. I don't have time to wade through 150+ posts and ding the appropriate parties right now, but a number of replies to this thread that I've seen simply don't meet our standards.

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