If you want an accurate rifle to 300 yards, get the S&W 1:8 5R barrel if you want to buy a name buy a colt. I have noticed that other than a couple of posts there have been no posts by regular members of this forum. We know our rifles are built as good if not better than the other brands. We also know that a person can buy a S&W and have enough money left for 1k rounds of ammo. We have been down this road so many times and arent going to waste our typing time trying to give people that already have their minds made up on what they are going to purchase. S&W has the lifetime warranty, has been around longer than any of the companies other than Colt posted here and are made in house. they are not restricted to a 50 year old set of specifications and metallurgy ideas that have long been passed by.
I need help with AR-15 decision
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+1 on the Sport. Unless you're a LEO or active duty military(or guard/reserve) you are highly unlikely going to see any combat or heavy action anytime soon. And if you were the government would be issuing a weapon based on your ability.
That said, the Sport is the best bang for the buck at around $700. Go to Freedommunition.com and get 1000 rnds of .223 for $305(then take 5%-off thru 7SEP12).
So for around $1K, you're at the range, pulling trigger and punching paper/pinging steel(or eliminating varmints).
That said, the Sport is the best bang for the buck at around $700. Go to Freedommunition.com and get 1000 rnds of .223 for $305(then take 5%-off thru 7SEP12).
So for around $1K, you're at the range, pulling trigger and punching paper/pinging steel(or eliminating varmints).
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My M&P 15 Sport has been great to me. The fit and finish are excellent and the rifle has shot everything I've loaded in the chamber. Lifetime warranty and money left over for ammo/accessories is a big plus. I have no doubt that it will serve me well for years to come.
JaPes
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Good lord the knee-jerk "Get a Colt" advocates have invaded. Next thing you know someone will pull out "The Chart" and "The Chart part II".
This place sure is changing.
This place sure is changing.
If you notice some of the people that are posting have high post counts, that is because they post over in the pistol sections. If you want an honest opinion ask the people who have the guns, not the people who dont. If you want I can send you up the road and you can buy a police trade in Colt with the H-Bar and quadrail, changed out pistol grip and the whole thing in really nice condition for $600, if you want a Bushmaster it will cost you $675 out of the first 39 posts only 3 of those people are regular contributors to this forum and when one's first post says "my lower cost more than a sport" I dont give him any credit either. Its not about substance. I will pit my Sport against any of your Stags or Colts or Wyndhams anyday and when your groups are as tight as mine or you are shooting Prairie Dogs at over 250yards regularly and making one shot kills come talk to me. But you wont because your rifles wont. I shoot with a lot of people and I am the one with the S&W that they are trying to keep up with. M4gery.net and Aint15.com are the places the colt fanboys should be hanging out. Not here we dont drink the colt koolaid. Some of our members have Colts and I do not disparage them for that but they also dont come to our forum and talk about how a Colt is the end all of AR's. Or brag about how much money they spent on their rifle. We dont care, we talk about what else we were able to afford because we didnt overpay for ours.
And you want to be taken seriously?
I take it that this thread was moved here from another forum...no was in heck that it could have originated here with that many posts being made before a Sport owner chimed in. 
Oh, and count me in as another happy M&P 15 Sport shooter.
Oh, and count me in as another happy M&P 15 Sport shooter.
All i have to say is I have never had a problem with my sport and heres a link to info on accuracy between the colt and the sport http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-m-p15-rifle/264522-sport-colt-6920-accuracy-test-data.html this says it all.
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My friend listen to me. If you buy the S&W Sport, you will have enough money left over to accessorize your rifle the way you like it and have enough to buy ammo. Don't buy a high priced rifle thinking it will be 100 better than the sport and have to spend even more for the extras. The Sport is a good quality rifle that is accurate and reliable. I own a high end Colt AR which I have about $3500 invested and I still consider the Sport my favorite for what I have in it. This is just my opinion. Do your research and buy what makes you happy.
Man, until this ^^^ post all these COLTaholics were making me think my Sports were only useless paperweights. Thx !
I bought a Sport back in May I believe it was and have fired it at the range a few times. Accurate enough for ANY use imo.
I liked it so much, I bought another as backup. I can't see where any other AR would give me a significant advantage over a S&W M&P 15 Sport for any use I would have here in the US be it home defense, shtf or whatever Maybe if I were being deployed to Afghanistan I MIGHT choose a different AR?
The 15 Sport is so affordable, I chose to have a 2nd one as a backup to my first one. Anyone see any mistake in my planning?
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I can only see one problem. Which will be the main and which will be the back up?
Buy a "Sport" instead of a Colt..Use the left over money and buy a great scope and p223 mounts..should still be under $1100..the sport I have with 1.5X4.5 scope and p223 mounts still under $850.. Can hit steel plates at 200 meters all day No problems.. I scoped it with a bushnell banner ($68) to see if I liked it ..Going with a p223 scope next
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storeyteller
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I take it that this thread was moved here from another forum...no was in heck that it could have originated here with that many posts being made before a Sport owner chimed in.
Oh, and count me in as another happy M&P 15 Sport shooter.
I agree Bill. Honestly, I didn't see it until recently and thought it was and old thread resurrected when I did.
If the OP is still around, get what you want and can afford. I did and don't regret it one bit.
M&P-15 Sport-----------------------------$600
1k rounds of ammo----------------------$300
Outshooting the high-dollar AR's------PRICELESS
Oh, and count me in as another happy M&P 15 Sport shooter.
Straightshooter2
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The thread was moved from the Lounge. Yes, I bought the Colt over the M&P 15 that my LGS had for the same price. When I posted originally a month or so ago about buying the Colt over the M&P (in the Lounge), I stated that after handling both, I thought the Colt had better balance in my hands as the M&P felt a little nose heavy. I also think the M&P 15 is an excellent choice if that's what you want and the Sport with no dust cover or forward assist is a great idea both marketing and pricewise. And I don't consider myself a Coltaholic or whatever the term someone used. Yes, I have a Colt AR-15 but I also have a Bushmaster. I have a Combat Commander but I also have a Model 19-4. My wife and I both have M&P 15-22s and I'll take them over the 10-22 any day. So am I a Colt snob? No. Am I a S&W snob? No. I buy what I like and if, after buying it I don't like it, I will say so. For instance, I think the Remington 770 is a piece of junk. I'm sorry I ever bought it. The OP asked for advice on an AR-15 and I said buy the Colt. As with everything, YMMV.
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When i first joined the army I was issued a F&N M4. It wasn't to bad, but it wasn't a good either. I had a Missfire or two in the short time I had it. I don't know where your getting that only Colt had a Military Contract, because the F&N wasn't the only one. By the way I don't have a dog in this fight either because my last M4 Army issue was a Colt, and it NEVER failed me. Dry bolt, over oiled, desert. Nothing stopped it. I'm trying to decided between Colt and Smith for my AR to. I'd prefer a Colt just based on my Military experience, but I'm have trouble finding one locally.
CrossRifles2008
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Not a fan of the Sports. In my opinion a M4 or AR should always have a dust cover, and should have a forward assist.
You have the right to have your opinion, whatever it is based upon you have the right. FN made machine guns for the Army but according to their history they didn't make M4's, they tried to sue to get the opportunity to but didn't even win the lawsuit. Which is why Colt had the monopoly for a long time. Can you post a link to anything that says FNH US made M4's, I can post links that FNH US made M16's for Colt but not M4's, and they didnt make them for the army they made them for Colt who sold them to the army.
strick9
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I have to admit that it was only after learning that Colt was selling CA-compliant models that I got interested in buying an AR. But my LGS said they don't carry Colt due to potential hassle the dancing pony rollmark can get you with uninformed LEOs. Even a wrongly confiscated gun can cost upwards of $1000 in legal fees to retrieve here in the golden state.
I took a chance on the Sport, which was $500 less than the Noveske N4 they had on the rack, and have not been disappointed in its reliability or accuracy. But truth be told I would have walked out of my LGS with the paperwork on a Colt had they carried them. haha
Funny how things sometimes work out.
I took a chance on the Sport, which was $500 less than the Noveske N4 they had on the rack, and have not been disappointed in its reliability or accuracy. But truth be told I would have walked out of my LGS with the paperwork on a Colt had they carried them. haha
Funny how things sometimes work out.
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