Trying to decide which one. Both have pros and cons.
I read somewhere that the MOE came with a better barrel.

Any opinions or suggestions would be appreciated. The 15T is $50 more.

I've owned an M&P 15 MOE Mid since January, and I love it.

For me, the technical differentiator is the mid-length gas system on the MOE Mid. I know there can be some debate about the benefit a mid-length over a carbine length gas system with a 16" barrel, but the mid-length gas system certainly is not an inferior gas system on this length barrel. If nothing else, having the gas block 2" further forward on the mid-length system accommodates a longer hand guard that can be good for some shooters. It certainly is for me.

Yes, the MOE Mid comes with a 4150 steel barrel as opposed to 4140 on the 15T. 4150 is the current Mil-standard for the M-4/16, and has slightly higher carbon (+0.10%) content compared to 4140. This results in about +1% Rockwell hardness that you'll never notice.

The rest of the difference are just personal preference. Do you like the Magpul furniture, or the Tactical furniture with the quad rail?

The MOE handguard is very comfortable. At least, it is for me. On the other hand, if you plan to add a lot of bling to hand guard, then a quad rail my work better.


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well, i ended up with the 15T for a number of reasons and got a great price from Quantico Tactical.
haven't fired it yet but i love the trigger right out of the box. makes my M&P pistols look really bad, except for the one with the Apex DCEAK.

i hope to fire it this week and will give an update. ordered a Bushnell TRS 25 for it, from Palmetto, for $59. can't go wrong with that as a starter optic.

I have the moe midlength. Don't regret but I will be trying to pick up a colt 6920 in od green in carbine length simply because i want more guns and it's od green and carbine length gets you more to accessorize from. The magpul new lines don't really accommodate for midlength. Used market is larger with carbine too. Quad rail isn't for me at this point in life as they are heavy. But I saw light weight metal rails on stags that makes me want to grab one of those up

just throwing this out...build one...put the parts on that you want. it may not be a smith, but it can be just as good. i finished building my first ar just before thanks giving. i have quality parts in it. a chrome lined barrel with a 1:7 twist. a 13" hand guard over a low profile gas block. a very nice stock that i like better than the magpul that i put on my 15-22. etc etc...all for less than $800.

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