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Don’t underestimate the impact of letters and calls to your representatives. They have a real impact. And it doesn’t take that many. A 100 letters or calls to a Congressman or Senator on an issue is a lot and gets their attention. I’ve written my Senators and Congressman. The letter...

This is a critical moment for gun rights. If you care about your Second Amendment rights, then send the President and your representatives a simple message. If you vote for any gun control legislation, you will lose my vote. Don’t waste time arguing the merits. They know that the gun...

I just went through the same process. Bought a Sport and didn't want to spend more on optics than I spent on the rifle. I bought a Vortex Strikefire. Seems quite sturdy and sighted in very easily. I zeroed it at 50 yards within about 20 shots and then hit hanging plates at 100 yards with no...

+1 for M&P Sport. Mine's been flawless and you get a lifetime warranty from the biggest gun manufacturer in North America.

+1. I bought the Sport mainly because it came with a melonite treated barrel at a price point that other manufacturers offer unlined barrels, polymer lowers, etc. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the rest of the rifle. I wouldn't trade the Sport for anything else that I've seen on...

Nothing about the Sport that won't last for that same lifetime. The melonite treated barrel will last 4 to 5 times longer than an unlined barrel offered in other AR's in the same price range. The rest of the operating parts are top tier.

That's one of the reasons that I've been posting on this and other forums about the Sport. Before the Sport came out I was getting frustrated with AR manufacturers and the options they offered. Many are, IMO, almost arrogant in their approach. Want a Colt, Noveske, etc? Pay $1,000+. Not...

To be zeroed at 100 yards, the scope should be shooting more than an inch low at 25 yards and slightly low at 50 yards. Remember that the scope is 2.6" above the bore, so if its zeroed at 25 yards, then the bullet has risen 2.6" in 25 yards. It will keep rising until well past 100 yards, so...

Have to go with my Marlin 336 without a scope. No scopes, magazines, bolt handles, front sight bases, elevated rear sights or other things to get hung up on brush. Compact and light enough to carry comfortably using a sling, plus easy to hand carry in a balanced fashion. 6+1 rounds of 30-30...

My understanding is that brass should be ejecting at about 4:00, but if the rifle is over gassed, it will be coming out in the 2:00 to 3:00 direction. I put a Spikes ST-T2 buffer, which is between and H and H2 buffer weight, and the brass seemed to be ejecting at about 4:00 after the change...

Buffer is a standard buffer. The gun feels somewhat overgassed, so I put a heavier buffer. Gun has functioned perfectly with both.

That's why I bought the first Sport that I could find. I'm hoping that S&W will add some competitive pressure to the AR market and force other manufacturers to start offering complete, quality AR's available in retail outlets for a more reasonable price. The cost of AR's has been, IMO, a...

Congrats on the purchase. You're not the first person to comment on the hand guard. I haven't noticed mine heating up excessively, but as you said, a carbine double heat shield hand guard can be found for under $30. I've had my Sport for about 6 weeks now and I'm glad that I bought an...

+1 on the Sport. S&W announced it at the Shot Show in January and didn't start shipping it until March. As Breakmyfootoff said, they've been selling like hotcakes. I've seen numerous reports on the web from new owners and virtually all are positive, which is highly unusual for any new gun.

The rattling sound may be the buffer. Standard buffers have three weights in them that shift back and forth in recoil (designed that way). Spikes Tactical makes a buffer, the ST-T2, that is filled with tungsten powder rather than solid weights and, among other things, gets rid of the noise...

That was my thinking, based on the research that I did. I think that Smith and Wesson has a winner here. I think that its the best deal on the AR market right now.

That would be tough, since the upper receiver is forged without the FA hole or the part to attach the dust cover to. Others with more knowledge might be able to answer whether you could buy a stripped upper receiver without the barrel and then replace the Sport upper receiver with the new one...

See my post immediately above. For civilian, semi-auto use, the melonite treatment should, for all practical purposes, give more barrel life than most civilian shooters will ever need with greater accuracy and muzzle velocity than a chrome lined barrel. After doing some research, I bought the...

I found a 1967 Army study comparing barrel life of chrome lining, nitrocarburizing and untreated 4150 chrome moly barrels. The test was to fire 200 rounds per minute of 5.56, 80% ball and 20% tracers, stopping every 600 rounds to check the barrels. Chrome lined barrels lasted an average of...

That's correct, barrel steel was 4150. On the other hand, they shot 200 rounds per minute, which means the barrels were getting very hot, which would increase wear per round. The study is useful, IMO for the comparison between the different types of barrel finishes. Melonite treatment...