New to the forum but not new to S&W. Have a few Performance Center HG`s, EZ`s and... Have wanted an AR platform for yrs but never picked one up. Now that we live on 12+ acres in the middle of nowhere, I`m afforded the luxury of backyard target shooting. The previous home owner was a Sheriff, as well as an avid hunter, so I already have a cleared target practice area as a bonus. Its nicely made with a built up 8ft dirt berm behind it and 100 acres of woods behind that.
I was able to acquire a new Sport II that had the additional Magpul grip, hand-guard and stock already installed. I wish I had bought one sooner. Ran some Remington 5.56 ammo through it after initial cleaning to remove the factory manufacturing oils and etc. Straight out of the box the iron sights were dead on and I had no issues hitting the tree paddle targets back and forth at around 200 ft. Fun rifle and look forward to adding better secondary sights and pushing many more rounds through it at much farther distances. I even got the wife to fire it after her reluctance to do so after past .270/.243 experiences. She even said she would enjoy target shooting with this one once in awhile. Double win! Now if ammo prices would just go back down it would be better.
I was able to acquire a new Sport II that had the additional Magpul grip, hand-guard and stock already installed. I wish I had bought one sooner. Ran some Remington 5.56 ammo through it after initial cleaning to remove the factory manufacturing oils and etc. Straight out of the box the iron sights were dead on and I had no issues hitting the tree paddle targets back and forth at around 200 ft. Fun rifle and look forward to adding better secondary sights and pushing many more rounds through it at much farther distances. I even got the wife to fire it after her reluctance to do so after past .270/.243 experiences. She even said she would enjoy target shooting with this one once in awhile. Double win! Now if ammo prices would just go back down it would be better.
