Well I only handle and inspect 50 plus AR-15s from various manufacturers every year at work. How many DPMS and S&W AR-15s do you inspect in a year?
if you are a gun dealer and you're trying to use that to prove that you know more about a certain product than me because of it, then you are being comical.
i handle my own dpms daily and i've handled and inspected 3 or 4 M&Ps. dpms's have a better finish, better stake job, and similar quality all around. except you can get the same dpms for $250 less. dpms offers chrome and titanium nitride lined bolts and carrier groups that S&W does not.
chrome lined chambers are not necessary for a self defense rifle that spends it's life in a closet. if you live in a salty or rain forest like atmosphere then that is a different story. chrome lined chambers actually affect accuracy in a negative way while allowing for slightly better reliability and corrosion resistance in rifles that aren't ideally taken care of. if you clean and lube your rifle you don't need the chrome lining.
I believe the reports of consistent accuracy from my customers.
really? people never lie about accuracy...i'm sure guns and ammo did though. you're right.
the guy that runs box of truth website has a dpms sweet 16 that shot something like a .25inch group with good ammo. no chrome. just a lowly stock dpms with a scope.
You can get an LMT for $1300 to $1400.
$1400 plus tax equals $1515.50 since you want to be a stickler. i said 1500 you say 1400 what did you hope to prove?
Really? DPMS doesn't even offer chrome lined barrels, nor HPT/MPI bolts which are both standard on the M&P-15.
unless the op is planning on a full auto conversion he's paying for nothing.
No, you're paying for proper assembly and higher quality internals.
uh huh...and not the name. i've run 300 rounds through mine without a cleaning and no hiccups. to me that is enough to be trusted in a self defense scenario witch would likely happen at my home and where environmental variables would not be a factor. not anymore so than another rifle anyways.
If he paid $1500 for any M&P-15 other than a Performance Center gun the dealer ripped him off.
according to smith and wesson he got $270 off of retail. check the site below for confirmation
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http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/...angId=-1&parent_category_rn=33803&isFirearm=Y
and for the record i think $1500 is a rip off for ANY smith and wesson ar.
to the op, just go with whatever brand you can get a deal on, if you ever find a feature on another rifle that you can't live without, find the part and install it yourself. that's the beauty of the modular rifle. i bought a "piece of crap" dpms ap4 and installed a midwest industries free float rail, magpul ctr, millet zoom dot on a GG&G cant. mount, cav arms buis, and miad grip and trigger guard.
find a rifle with a properly staked gas key and a high quality barrel and you're good to go. some people cling to their favorite brand and trash anything else. i don't think m&ps are bad rifles i just think they're over priced and if you handle one and compare it to other brands you'll agree