M&P Sport - $619 - Pull the Trigger?

[pgamboa]

I've been eyeing the FDE/MOE for a 2 months now. I've tried for the last 2 months to "fund" $1K needed to move forward (so that my wife doesn't know it or sees where the funding is coming from). Every time I get close, something comes up and I fall short. Now that Christmas is around the corner, I don't want to fall any shorter.

I REALLY like stamped Magpul lower, mid-length, and the MOE furniture. Not to mention the 1:8 5R, Dust cover and FA. Ok... I think I can convince myself that the DC and FA are not really a necessity. But I really like the stamped lower... Am I being a snob for wanting this?

At $619, I can get it now.... But I know I will regret not holding out for the MOE. LOL... 1:8, mid-length.

C'mon guys... Help me decide!!

Get it now or wait until January??

Also, with tax, it's more closer to $700. So a $300 difference. I can get the MOE/FDE for $999 OTD + $10 FFL Transfer.

Will be my first AR - BTW, since the 15-22 doesn't count as an AR




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[Jagrmaister]

I'm tempted to add a sport model I found online for 619 shipped because of the value but I've already got a M&P15. The Sport model has everything you need and nothing you don't to get you shooting today on a reliable platform. That said, if it's not the model you really want you'll never truly be satisfied.

 

[NCGlockin]

I bought the sport model and did my own Magpul Upgrades. Saves a good bit of money and I learned a lot about the Rifle since it was my first.

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Bullets are like opportunities and options. Having more of them is always better than having less, even if you don't need them.

 

[liljohn]

+1 on the diy and learn approach to MOE.

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[pgamboa]

Anyone know of a reliable online source that has the Sport available for $619 or better? Sportmans is OOS. Grabagun has it but will charge shipping + tax.


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[Kadonny]

G&R Tactical had them for $599, but are out of stock at the moment.

If you really want the 5R and the mid length, then wait until you can afford the MOE. The dust cover and FA are a no factor really, so it all boils down to the barrel and if you really are set on the rifling and length.

 

[Chew]

I say go for the Sport.
Ive had 2; currently have one. They're great rifles. You won't miss the 1:8 barrel, IMO. My first was 1:8, current is 1:9. Punching paper and hunting coyotes with mine. It's a great platform.


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[JaPes]

I preface what I am about to say by stating that I love my 15-Sport.

If you have you heart set on a full feature, mid-length, 1:8 5R barrel M&P-15, do not just settle for the Sport. The 15-Sport will function just as good as any of the M&P 15 rifles, but it will not make you happy. You'll end up a wanting that forward assist, dust cover, mid length gas system, and the 1:8 5R barrel. All you will see in the 15-Sport is the missed opportunity to put the $620 toward what you want.

I advise you to be patient, save up, and buy the M&P 15 mid length MOE that you really want.

 

[cyphertext]

I'm with the save until you can afford what you want crowd.

I have a Sport and it is a great rifle, but it is also the rifle I wanted. I'm weird like that...

 

[Dino1]

Buy or build what you want, you will just keep throwing money at the Sport trying to make it what you wanted from the get go. Ar's are starting to get a little hard to get these days, just that time of year. And I am sure production will catch up after the first of the year again. But then it is tax return season and again they will be hard to get. Just keep your eyes peeled and have cash in hand when you find the right deal.

 

[pgamboa]

I don't know what benefits a mid-length gas system yields since I am new to ARs. I do like the fact that the hand guard is longer than the carbine length and like to overall look better than both carbine and rifle lengths. I think I might go with the advice of saving/waiting for the MOE/FDE. I'll be getting the furniture anyway. My 15-22 is already a money pit so might as well put the $620 towards the MOE and be happy. Not saying that I won't be happy with the Sport and build it up, and learn, but I don't have the tools needed to make it how I would want it. ****Sigh**** I know I've asked this question more than once here now. I appreciate all the advice guys. MOE/FDE it is.


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[G19]

i love my sport....i say go for a sport and replace with magpul accs. thats what i did. if you want one four seasons in woburn mass has some left i believe. 609.99! great price and shipping wouldnt be that much im sure.

 

[trout25red]

I am really happy that I own a Sport for my first AR. I know that I can upgrade in the future if I ever want to, but for now I am really happy. It is not like I am going to take my first AR to the range and try to impress people with my toy and knowledge of why I chose it. If anything, the Sport shows that you are a smart purchaser who sees value where it counts.
I got mine for $599/free shipping from kygunco.com

I am not sure if they still have them at that price because that was a few months ago. Good luck. Either way you will be happy, but one choice leaves you more money to spend on ammo, upgrades, or accessories.

 

[wild_weasel]

I bought a Sport just before the panic started last year, it is one built entirely in-house by S&W with the 5R barrel $700 out the door with tax and registration. Days after Sandy Hook I picked up an S&W lower on sale at the local gun store for $100, the lines were 5 deep at the counter and I was sweating that they would run out before the my number was called. I had to wait almost a year for Del Ton DTI mid-length, light-weight uppers to get back into stock at Midway for $390 after rebate, along with the other bits and pieces I needed to complete a second rifle for around $600 that could pass for the S&W MOE. The DTI upper's fit and finish match the S&W lower and so far it is just as accurate at the Sport with 5R barrel.

 

[RPaszko]

Grabagun has the Sport for $612.99 plus $5.99 flat shipping for total out the door to your FFL $618.98. That's a lot of gun for the money.
Smith and Wesson M&P 15 Sport 811036 Rifle 5.56 NATO 16 inch 30rd Black Online Gun Store

 

[SGT_Lindy]

If you want the MOE

for whatever reason wait for it.

If you are logically looking for reasons why the MOE would be better, IMHO its not.

Mid-length is supposed to be softer shooting, which a slightly slower/lighter recoil. I have a Sport and I have shot mid-lenght AR's. I can't tell the difference even in the slightest.

I have the 1/8 5R barrel on my sport, but the 1/9 would be fine. I doubt you would see a difference.....unless you were trying to shoot 75grain rounds at 300 on paper from a bench rest. Even then you would probably have to break out a ruler to measure the groups between the 2.

If you get the sport its a great starting point. You can put whatever furniture you want on it....to include the Magpul stuff. The old MOE version was a carbine length.

The FA/Dust cover.....I never used them while in was in the military except when going to through a rifle course and the instructor told us to. Half the time my dust cover would pop open going the road in a vehicle. Today I would never use a FA. If I though I had a reason to use a FA....I would be clearing the rifle and eyeballing the chamber. A squib is the LAST thing I want. To me both are just extra weight and something else that can break.

 

[NCIC105]

Look at this one
Academy - Bushmaster .223 Remington SuperLight Carbine Semiautomatic Rifle

 

[checkmyswag]

Its a good price but not if its not what you really want.

 

[BaldEagle1313]

Getting something that isn't quite what you want "but it's a great deal" is how the (ex)wife ended up with a closet full of shoes she never wore.

The final decision is of course yours to make, but I second and third the opinions that you should delay gratification long enough to get the one you want, not the one you can afford right this minute.

 

[damienph]

Getting something that isn't quite what you want "but it's a great deal" is how the (ex)wife ended up with a closet full of shoes she never wore.

The final decision is of course yours to make, but I second and third the opinions that you should delay gratification long enough to get the one you want, not the one you can afford right this minute.

I agree, if you only have to wait a little longer to have the money to get what you REALLY want, wait.

However, the M&P Sport is a pretty nice rifle and that is a good price for it. My brother and nephew (sister's son) both have them and they both turned out to be dependable, accurate rifles. If you decide later that you need the dust cover and the FA then for $100 or so you can easily swap out the upper receiver.

It just depends on how bad you want the full blown Magpul.