Need some AR assistance!

[KeithR]

I am truly envious of people who have the ability to delay gratification.

Great line!

 

[ViperGeek]

Jump on the OR and put a red dot or scope on it, which is what you would do with your sport anyway.

This is totally the way to go. We have an OR and my local shop was able to include a UTG red/green dot sight for free. We've since upgraded to a gorgeous Nikon M-223 2-8x32 Riflescope, but can swap the red/green dot in as necessary.

No matter which M&P15 you buy, you'll have upgrade fever within hours.

- Dave

 

[Shinny]

I agree with all of this. I have an OR and I am extremely happy with it.

M&P15OR on left (slightly modified), and it's "twin" in .22LR on the right.

Is that a dust cover on a M&P 15-22?

 

[cyphertext]

Is that a dust cover on a M&P 15-22?

That isn't a M&P 15-22...it is a dedicated .22lr AR, guessing a CMMG.

 

[PG Wootown]

I had an AR before (a heavily Modded Bushmaster), so I did not have to do anything to it.
I went with a Sport... because my LGS had one in stock. I would have bought an OR if they didn't.

Here's why I bought mine:
I wanted a Basic Platform for a project gun, so I can do a build myself.
I liked the 5R Rifling & Melonite Finish
I wanted a lighter weight platform. (No Dust Cov & FA helped that out)
I had been doing research for a year on the Sport.
It came back in stock at my LGS.
The impending election.

 

[Failwhale]

Just wanted to put an update in. I went to my LGS and put a down payment of sorts on the OR! I'll more than likely pay off the balance and pick it up in a week or so max. I'm going to be in the market shortly for some sites. I will probably go Iron at first. I'm thinking about going with the below combo. Will these work out?

Amazon.com: Troy Industries Folding Battle Sight Rear: Sports & Outdoors

Amazon.com: Troy Industries Inc. Front Folding HK Style Battle Sight: Sports & Outdoors

 

[GoatLocker]

Just wanted to put an update in. I went to my LGS and put a down payment of sorts on the OR!

A little late, but Quantico Tactical looks to be pretty close to you and has pretty nice prices on M&P's.

 

[batmann]

The Sport is a great starting point if you intend to do some mods. I was faced with the same choice and I opted for the MOE version of the M&P15 with the chrome bbl. I can live without the FA, but I feel a dust cover is important, The MOE came with almost everthing I wanted except optics, which it now has in the form of a Burris AR332.