Puzzled on the MP15 Sport- pls help
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Hearsedriver
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My 15 OR has the 1/9 Twist barrel and shoots beautifully. Wouldn't change a thing!
cyphertext
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My 15 OR has the 1/9 Twist barrel and shoots beautifully. Wouldn't change a thing!
Except for everything you have changed already!
Hearsedriver
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LOL! 
Yeah. Couldn't help myself.
Yeah. Couldn't help myself.Just got an email back from S&W, they didn't say it in so many words but basically in my earlier contact w them the rep seems to have confused the T with the sport and the information he gave about the barrel change was indeed for the sport. They have now sent me a shipping label to have the barrel replaced. I believe there were a couple others around here w the same issue if so you should be able to do the same.
I appologize for spreading the missinformation. Best guess until they say otherwise is they just got sloppy during assembly trying to keep up with sales rush.
I appologize for spreading the missinformation. Best guess until they say otherwise is they just got sloppy during assembly trying to keep up with sales rush.
SW_shooter
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My 15 OR has the 1/9 Twist barrel and shoots beautifully. Wouldn't change a thing!
I like!!
I just agreed to a deal with a soldier from Ft Hood for a M&P 15-22. Next will be something in .223/5.56 and that one above looks sweet.
cyphertext
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Very cool! Not that your rifle isn't functional as it is, but great to hear that you are going to get what you researched and thought you paid for. Guess I also owe an apology on the other board as well. Keep us posted on your rifle.
Hearsedriver
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How can you tell if the barrel is melonite treated?
Vinney47
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Just out of curiosity, why do you consider the melonite an upgrade from the chrome? Yes, chrome is an old technology but that in and of itself doesn't make it inferior. Melonite is a very durable finish, yes, but from my experience chrome is easier to clean and keep clean and isn't really lacking in durability.
RobbW
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Chrome is a layer that is added on top of the steel. It is impossible to lay down a perfectly even layer of chrome. It is good enough for most applications, but you won't find chrome in target barrels. It creates small inconsistencies. Melonite is not a layer, it is a treatment which brings the carbon already imbedded in the steel to the surface to create hardness at the surface. Since you don't layer anything on top of the steel, you don't change the dimensions. S&W (Thompson Centers) 5R melonite barrels are notoriously accurate.
SmokeStack Lightning
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First thang I did when taking delivery of my 15T was make sure it had the 5R rifling after reading your post. It did. Just got it, too.
I purchased a 15T in March of this year that has the 1/9 twist. I got a good deal, so the 1/9 twist wasn't a deal breaker, even though I wanted the 1/8 5R rifling. After reading recent posts about the 15T showing up with 1/8 5R rifling I decided to call S&W customer service. I just got off the phone with a rep. (didn't get a name) and was told that they are no longer making the 1/8 5R barrels. The rep. said that once the decision was made to switch to 1/9 barrels all old stock was used up and is no longer available.
cyphertext
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Call back and try again...if you get the same answer, please get a name. I would like to share that with the S&W rep on the other board. This is the same problem we had last time...call and get different answers.
I just got off the phone with Jason at S & W customer service. He told me that they changed from 1/8 twist barrels to 1/9 twist in January, and the 1/8 twist barrel is no longer available. He also said that any 1/8 twist barreled guns that are currently showing up in stores are "old stock".
Lol, just keeps getting better. Was he clear that he was refering to the 15T and not the sport? In the email response I recieved they included a blurb about the sport switching to a 1/9 as if it refered to my rifle but that they would switch it out any way. I'm kind of afraid to send it in. Who knows what would come back.
cyphertext
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Were you clear that you were speaking of the 15T, and not the Sport? I'm going to post this back at the industry forum on AR15.com. I simply do not understand why we get different answers from support on this.... do they not know the products that they support?
SmokeStack Lightning
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My primary reason for buying my 'T' was for the 5R barrel.
The place I bought it from must have a large, very large stock of older weapons if they do not come with the 5R barrel.
Info sheet on S&W website STILL states they come with 5R's.
I think like the general concension, somebody (a rep) has the model numbers screwed up when talking about the barrel change over. They oughta talk model numbers, not names.
Seems if the S&W website is giving false info they'd be opeining themselves up to all sorts of nasty litigation. I believe the web-master's info, not a salesman's or rep or Tech or wudevah.
The place I bought it from must have a large, very large stock of older weapons if they do not come with the 5R barrel.
Info sheet on S&W website STILL states they come with 5R's.
I think like the general concension, somebody (a rep) has the model numbers screwed up when talking about the barrel change over. They oughta talk model numbers, not names.
Seems if the S&W website is giving false info they'd be opeining themselves up to all sorts of nasty litigation. I believe the web-master's info, not a salesman's or rep or Tech or wudevah.
I told him that I had purchased a 15T in March, and at that time the website stated that it came with a 1/8 5R barrel, but I got a 1/9 barrel. I also told him that the website still lists the T as having the 1/8 5R barrel and asked if that barrel was available and if so how could I get one. That's when he told me that barrel was no longer available and made the "old stock" statement.
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