smith & wesson M & P 15 sport - The Firearms Forum

Bandit · 08-16-2011, 10:47 PM

just woundering if any one has tried out the m & p . stuck between bushmaster carbine 15 and m16 ....... since m16 is fully auto looks like im limited to bushmaster carbine 15 or the m & p ??????? any one have any suggestions. i want to get a good gun. but i donta wanta pay a crazty prize just for a name...... i would appreciate any advise....... thanks

Wolf 5.7 · 09-07-2011, 08:59 PM

I have the M&P 15-22 and I absoutely love it. No issues at all from it.

As for the M&P 15, a coworker has one and he is a infantry officer in the guard as well. He has put over 2K rounds through his and had no issue with it. Fires like it is brand new. I have fired it myself & I liked it. Everything felt right on it. The only thing that I didn't like about it (and this goes for all S&W products) is that you only get 1 Magazine and a cardboard box, unless you pay more. I guess I was spoiled by FNH and glock giving you actual cases and additional magazines, cleaning roads, and a loader. My 15-22 did not even come with a gun lock.

American Leader · 09-07-2011, 09:11 PM

Hey Bandit. They are selling S&W M&P Sport 5.56 for $599.00 around here. Only thing I'm not sure about is the barrel not being moly chrome. But at that price I'm picking one up tomorrow and will give you a range report in a couple of weeks.

pkcgbifaid · 09-08-2011, 01:00 PM

I have the M&P and it has been flawless for me. Because I am involved with law enforcement, I got in on a group deal that included three Magpul magazines, single point sling attachment with Blackhawk single point sling, front night sight and a picatinney rail mounted to the bayonette lug... all in a black plastic case (cheap but servicable).

The gun hasn't stopped on me yet except one time I didn't have the magazine locked in. I only have a couple hundred rounds through it but I like it. Our depatment decided to go with the Smith because of the lifetime warranty.

Helix_FR · 09-08-2011, 08:02 PM

The M&P AR's that sell for under 600 are not chrome lined. DPMS has a line out that is and they sell around here for 525.00 if you can find a shop that still has them in stock. Store I work out of sold out of all 20 of them in 2 days.

gdmoody · 09-08-2011, 10:10 PM

I do not have an M&P but I do have two Bushmasters that I think are great rifles. One has the piston system (16 in barrel) and the other is a standard impingement system (11.5 in barrel w/5.5 inch flash hider). They both shoot great but the 16 inch barrel shoots a little better and is much easier to clean.

I'm fixen to sell the 11.5 inch upper and buy me another 16 inch one.

shorter260513 · 09-08-2011, 11:12 PM

I have the M&P love it put over a thousand rounds through it no problem various brands and types of ammo from black box 5.56 to wolf 223 cant speak on Bushmaster never fired one

3/2 STA SS · 09-09-2011, 11:30 AM

Wolf in an AR 15 platform is a problem you do not want. Saw the same crap in a Mini 14 broken shell in chamber and it is mess to get out.

08-16-2011, 10:47 PM	#1
Bandit Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 3	smith & wesson M & P 15 sport just woundering if any one has tried out the m & p . stuck between bushmaster carbine 15 and m16 ....... since m16 is fully auto looks like im limited to bushmaster carbine 15 or the m & p ??????? any one have any suggestions. i want to get a good gun. but i donta wanta pay a crazty prize just for a name...... i would appreciate any advise....... thanks -->

09-07-2011, 08:59 PM	#2
Wolf 5.7 V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 68	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport I have the M&P 15-22 and I absoutely love it. No issues at all from it. As for the M&P 15, a coworker has one and he is a infantry officer in the guard as well. He has put over 2K rounds through his and had no issue with it. Fires like it is brand new. I have fired it myself & I liked it. Everything felt right on it. The only thing that I didn't like about it (and this goes for all S&W products) is that you only get 1 Magazine and a cardboard box, unless you pay more. I guess I was spoiled by FNH and glock giving you actual cases and additional magazines, cleaning roads, and a loader. My 15-22 did not even come with a gun lock.

09-07-2011, 09:11 PM	#3
American Leader Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Contributor Posts: 1,630	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport Hey Bandit. They are selling S&W M&P Sport 5.56 for $599.00 around here. Only thing I'm not sure about is the barrel not being moly chrome. But at that price I'm picking one up tomorrow and will give you a range report in a couple of weeks.

09-08-2011, 01:00 PM	#4
pkcgbifaid V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Charleston, WV Contributor Posts: 491	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport I have the M&P and it has been flawless for me. Because I am involved with law enforcement, I got in on a group deal that included three Magpul magazines, single point sling attachment with Blackhawk single point sling, front night sight and a picatinney rail mounted to the bayonette lug... all in a black plastic case (cheap but servicable). The gun hasn't stopped on me yet except one time I didn't have the magazine locked in. I only have a couple hundred rounds through it but I like it. Our depatment decided to go with the Smith because of the lifetime warranty. __________________ "...As to the species of exercise, I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body, and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson

09-08-2011, 08:02 PM	#5
Helix_FR TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 3,627	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport The M&P AR's that sell for under 600 are not chrome lined. DPMS has a line out that is and they sell around here for 525.00 if you can find a shop that still has them in stock. Store I work out of sold out of all 20 of them in 2 days. __________________ Only cowards shoot with their eyes closed.... helixgunsmith.com

09-08-2011, 10:10 PM	#6
gdmoody Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northeast Georgia Contributor Posts: 6,354	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport I do not have an M&P but I do have two Bushmasters that I think are great rifles. One has the piston system (16 in barrel) and the other is a standard impingement system (11.5 in barrel w/5.5 inch flash hider). They both shoot great but the 16 inch barrel shoots a little better and is much easier to clean. I'm fixen to sell the 11.5 inch upper and buy me another 16 inch one. __________________ NRA Endowment Member GeorgiaCarry.Org Member Retired US Army Postal Worker Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....author unknown (but obviously brilliant)

09-08-2011, 11:12 PM	#7
shorter260513 V.I.P. Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 262	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport I have the M&P love it put over a thousand rounds through it no problem various brands and types of ammo from black box 5.56 to wolf 223 cant speak on Bushmaster never fired one

09-09-2011, 11:30 AM	#8
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,440	Re: smith & wesson M & P 15 sport Wolf in an AR 15 platform is a problem you do not want. Saw the same crap in a Mini 14 broken shell in chamber and it is mess to get out. __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT