m&p 15 sport

[The_War_Wagon]

Ive considered getting the .22LR but was told once Ive shot it a few times Ill want something with "more balls", hence looking into the m&p15.

I built a DEDICATED .22LR trainer because;

a) it's cheap to shoot!
b) dedicated means REAL lower - I can pop the pins, and snap on a 5.56 upper, pop in a magful of 5.56, and be GTG with my "real" AR in under 30 seconds.
c) it doesn't feel like a 'toy.' I built it to closely approximate my other rifles, for realistic manual of arms, weight & heft, and fire controls. It's great for practicing your breathing, hand/eye coordination, and CQB drills on a budget.

ONCE you've got your 5.56 AR (In my case, I have 4 of them), the .22 trainer makes perfect sense.

Edit: I really dont want to spend over $800, thats why this is appealing to me. Obviously with everything what you get is what you pay

Eeep. In the current paranoia, I don't think $800 will get you even a reliable USED upper...

[06JeepXKHEMI]

The m&p is less than $800 just a matter of finding one.. This is why Im looking to get a custom one, for 1k Id rather have a complete custom than buying one off the shelf

[Sal-XK]

Get what you can afford and that's all you'll ever need. The biggest difference from one weapon to another is the one thing no one talks about and that's the end user. So unless your shooting competition at a high level you'll be fine. I can take any AR and get a kill shot at 300 meters consistently mag after mag with iron sights. Drop on a ACOG and my grouping gets tighter and its easier to make the shot. I'll admit the more pricey ones will give you better consistency and tighter groupings with less problems but most AR's will at least get threw one combat load before you get a malfunction. Save your money on the weapon and spend it on becoming an expert with that weapon. Just IMHO

[06JeepXKHEMI]

Sal this is EXACTLY what my buddy told me, he was in the Army as well. Im not going to competitions but rather recreational and hopefully not needing to but home protection. When I can find the m&p Im going to get it, thanks for everyones input

[BonesWK]

wow, im glad I check out this thread - that sure is an affordable rifle! Its now on my radar come bonus/tax time

[06JeepXKHEMI]

It sure is thats why I want it.. problem is finding one available, everywhere is sold out and with the way these regulations are going who knows when or if we will be able to acquire one

[BonesWK]

Yeah I hear that, I think im in the market for a M&P9 before I get a rifle though. We'll see