M&P15 W/ Vortex Strikefire?

[Axis II]

Found a local deal of an M&P sport II with Vortex strike fire II for $650 but there is a catch. The Vortex apparently comes from S&W. Doesn’t seem like a bad deal to me.

 

[small town life]

Enjoy, both rifle and optic! Was there music included

 

[LoonWulf]

Reasonable price. Ive used and liked both tho not together and they are solid options.

 

[JmacD]

Knew a guy that bought a similar package. Ran great and the optic was ok. Never fired it myself.

 

[gotboostvr]

I think very highly of the M&P carbines, and while the Vortex isn't my preference, there's nothing wrong with them and wouldn't bemoan anyone using them.

Seems like a pretty good price for the package.

 

[Axis II]

The M&P 15 is actually $629 not $650. I was half asleep

 

[CraigC]

M&P is good. Thought the Strikefire was good until two of them went belly up. They also use a less than common battery for red dots, the CR2.

 

[doubleh]

Got an early M&P and it has been good. I know nothing of the Srikefire scope, My choice was first a Leuplod but have gone to a Bushnell with more X's.

 

[Laphroaig]

That sounds like a good deal, if you'll be happy with a red dot sight.

I kept track of what it cost me to put together a PSA M4 upper and parts kit on an Anderson lower. That's about as inexpensive as a person can go. With a now discontinued Leupold Mark AR 1.5-4x LPVO ($240) and Aero mount ($95) it totaled $787. Caveat, I upgraded to a RRA NM trigger for about $90. Me, I just prefer a LPVO on an AR.

 

[badkarmamib]

Buddy of mine has the M&P15. To my knowledge, never had an issue, and he shoots a lot more than I do. I had 2 StrikeFires, not the II. Large field of view (doesn't matter when both eyes are open, but provides a more forgiving eyebox to see the dot), bright dot, decent battery life. They are heavy for a dot, though. One thing I did like, was when the battery was almost dead, it wouldn't turn OFF. It stayed red, couldn't switch off or to green. I liked that, even if it didn't make sense. Had a Sig Romeo5 after that which was lighter and better battery life, but smaller FOV and cheaper materials (I stripped a screw hole mounting it, and had to drill out the mounting bolt when I removed it). For a basic red dot, Vortex is good, but heavy.