MIL-DOT
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Nearly all on-line and You-tube reviews I've seen have been very positive, but I've read lots of guys on a few different forums ranting about how they value the lives of themselves and their family too much to trust to a $600 AR.
From everything I've gathered and experienced, S&W is a very reputable company, that largely produces a solid product, and firmly stands behind them.
The only "cut corners" I'm aware of are the lack of a forward assist and dust cover, but countless solid,proven firearms have neither of these.
I know the newer ones no longer have the nicer 5R barrel rifling, but the standard chrome-lined barrel isn't exactly junk, it's just not as premium.
As best I can tell, these rifles are assmebled properly, by professionals, from quality parts, and are not only sufficient for recreational plinking, but for home defense or even for the infamous post-SHTF scenarios.
So what is the real deal on these things, are there any reasons these are genuinely sub-par, or is it just the arm-chair commandos that aren't happy with anything that isn't the absolute very-best-of-the-very-best and costs an arm and a leg?
From everything I've gathered and experienced, S&W is a very reputable company, that largely produces a solid product, and firmly stands behind them.
The only "cut corners" I'm aware of are the lack of a forward assist and dust cover, but countless solid,proven firearms have neither of these.
I know the newer ones no longer have the nicer 5R barrel rifling, but the standard chrome-lined barrel isn't exactly junk, it's just not as premium.
As best I can tell, these rifles are assmebled properly, by professionals, from quality parts, and are not only sufficient for recreational plinking, but for home defense or even for the infamous post-SHTF scenarios.
So what is the real deal on these things, are there any reasons these are genuinely sub-par, or is it just the arm-chair commandos that aren't happy with anything that isn't the absolute very-best-of-the-very-best and costs an arm and a leg?