No forward assist.

Does anyone own the M&P 15 sport. I don't see pictures of this gun anywhere on the forum. Just put one on layaway, no forward assist ,no dust cover. Is this a gun that users avoid. Could this be another one of my impulse purchases where I should have done my home work first. Paid $799 out the door. Seemed like a good price to me. I do live in Jersey where their are no gun privs.

You, Sir, are about to be bombarded by so many folks touting the merits of the Sport that you won't know what to do with yourself. The Sport is as fine a firearm as you'll find anywhere for the price. Go to the picture thread and you'll find many, many Sports. You probably won't recognize them because we tend to play dress up with them......... a lot.





Congrats on a fine firearm, you will enjoy it.

Good Luck and good shooting.

You'll be very pleased with your Sport. Now if I shoot an AR that has a dust cover it seems in the way.

Great entry level black rifle, not so great price! I see these at gun shows going for $600 regularly! Congrats on purchase!

gunny4053 said:

You, Sir, are about to be bombarded by so many folks touting the merits of the Sport that you won't know what to do with yourself. The Sport is as fine a firearm as you'll find anywhere for the price. Go to the picture thread and you'll find many, many Sports. You probably won't recognize them because we tend to play dress up with them......... a lot.





Congrats a fine firearm, you will enjoy it.

Good Luck and good shooting.

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Sounds like I'll be happy with my sport. I did fail to mention that this gun will see no hunting just range time. Can't wait to do some 100 yard target shooting at an out door range with it.Thanks for the reply.

There are quite a few Sport owners on the forum, myself included. Personally I think it is a very well made and well balanced and accurate carbine. S&W really put togther a top notch AR at a very reasonable price with the Sport.

Search for " dust cover" of "forward assist" and you will find several threads about the Sport.

gunny4053 said:

You, Sir, are about to be bombarded by so many folks touting the merits of the Sport that you won't know what to do with yourself. The Sport is as fine a firearm as you'll find anywhere for the price. Go to the picture thread and you'll find many, many Sports. You probably won't recognize them because we tend to play dress up with them......... a lot.





Congrats a fine firearm, you will enjoy it.

Good Luck and good shooting.

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Nice setup, can you tell me what optics and seights your using.

thecatch8 said:

Great entry level black rifle, not so great price! I see these at gun shows going for $600 regularly! Congrats on purchase!

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Maybe when I'm making my final payment I'll ask him to give me a large mag or some ammo.

Fine choice, but like others have said, price a little high. One bit of advice I can give you, is check prices online. I know it's hard when you are in an LGS and you hold one in your hand. You wanna walk out with it. There are a couple of online sites that I always check for first to determine a baseline for pricing. I do consider that LGS' and retailers sell at retail prices (which I understand). You'll find that retail pricing vs online pricing could vary from $50 - $200. Online prices can include free shipping, no tax, an no credit fees. Add on an FFL transfer, and there are deals to be made. I always check slickguns as they are an aggregate site that searches for the lowest price. You will enjoy that rifle. It is a fine rifle. Online price I've seen is $578, out the door (+$10 FFL Transfer).


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Dan, the Sport has a huge following on this board. Go look at the picture thread, but start from the last page and work your way backwards. The Sport hasn't been out as long as some of the others in the M&P line.

As others have said, that price seems high for the market today. However, I don't live in Jersey, so I don't know what a dealer would charge you for a transfer fee...

Gunny, what is that hanging from the muzzle, rimfire can?

Don't mean to beat a dead horse but that price is high. I got mine for $644.00 out the door. I love mine and really don't think you can go wrong for the money. I'm getting ready to do the $30.00 trigger job, Joe Bobs trigger adjusting screw and JPs spring swap, to mine. Nothing fancy but I love it.





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Truth be told, I think there are more Sport owners on this board than any other S&W model. I have one and it's great.

Unless you are involved in day to day combat in a harsh environment like a jungle or desert, you don't need a dust cover. When we figured out in the 60s that politicians shouldn't tell us what kind of gunpowder to use, it pretty much made the forward assist obsolete. I wouldn't worry about the absence of either. Enjoy your new rifle!

I owned a M&P 15 Sport cousin, a DPMS Sportical. It had no forward assist, no dust cover, and also no shell deflector. I fired many thousands of rounds with this rifle, prior to selling it, and this "cheap" rifle performed perfectly. S&W is using the Sport as a lower priced rifle, to compete with the other companies offering similar rifles. Does the addition of these items make the rifle better? In my opinion, none are needed, and they all add extra weight. That is why the price is less, because a few items were left off. If I had a choice of with or without, at the same price, sure I would take the with. That is the decision you have to make. Spend more or get the lower priced rifle, they will both shoot the same.


Just a note regarding pricing. I have seen many Sports selling new in the box from dealers, for well under $550, on the Gunbroker website. Saw one go for $480, a week ago. I have purchased and sold many guns and rifles on Gunbroker, and I have never had a problem. I got a new in the box, M&P 15T, from a gun dealer, 6 months ago, by bidding on Gunbroker. My winning bid was $730 plus $20 for shipping. All guns and rifles have to be shipped to a FFL, but my local GS only charges $20 for the transfer, and I didn't have to pay sales tax for an out of state purchase. My net cost was $770, which is not too bad for a new, $1150 list priced rifle. I spoke to the selling Dealer, and he said he didn't make any money on that one. He said "you win some and lose some", and said I got that rifle for a super low price. I never bid or look at auctions with reserves, as you will never get a good deal with a reserve price. I am not bidding on anything now, but when I was bidding, I would have the winning bid about 1 time in 15 bids. I never get into a bidding war, I set my maximum, and stick to it.


Bob

Who cares what you paid. You will love it. About this time last year you might have paid double IF you could have found one. My wife bought one last year for $650. It's got pink magpul everything on it. There are many very helpful members on this forum who will answer any questions you have about the rifle. Shoot it, have fun. Oh yeah, just because we know what the M&P sport looks like, you should still post pics of it here. We all love pics.

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Who cares what you paid. You will love it. About this time last year you might have paid double IF you could have found one. My wife bought one last year for $650. It's got pink magpul everything on it. There are many very helpful members on this forum who will answer any questions you have about the rifle. Shoot it, have fun. Oh yeah, just because we know what the M&P sport looks like, you should still post pics of it here. We all love pics.

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Amen Brother!


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Did someone say they didn't see any 15-Sports here?



You probably saw a few modified 15-Sports and didn't know it. At this point, the price you paid is the price you paid. Nothing you can do about it. Go enjoy your rifle. Welcome aboard, and if you have any questions just ask.

JaPes said:

Did someone say they didn't see any 15-Sports here?

You probably saw a few modified 15-Sports and didn't know it. At this point, the price you paid is the price you paid. Nothing you can do about it. Go enjoy your rifle. Welcome aboard, and if you have any questions just ask.

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show off......

AR-Getsome said:

Who cares what you paid. You will love it. About this time last year you might have paid double IF you could have found one. My wife bought one last year for $650. It's got pink magpul everything on it. There are many very helpful members on this forum who will answer any questions you have about the rifle. Shoot it, have fun. Oh yeah, just because we know what the M&P sport looks like, you should still post pics of it here. We all love pics.

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True that. Hopefully you'll spend so much money on ammo that the cost of the actual rifle becomes only a fraction of the amount spent to shoot it. Congrats, enjoy it.


Here's a pic of my Sport that has a few mods, but nothing major.