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Posted: 10/6/2011 1:07:43 PM EDT
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Turns out my local Bass Pro Shop has Smith & Wesson M&P-15's for $999.
With military discount, that comes to $949. Add in 2 gift cards and the price is $799. Then throw in the $100 mail-in military rebate, so total cost is $699. Is this a good deal? I'm looking for a "bare-bones" M4-type. I can get a local M&P Sport for $689, but no military rebate on that model. For the extra $100, is the chrome-barrel, FA and dust cover worth it? Edit/added: Or I could get a S&W lower for $349 ... aka $249 w/ gift card. Then buy an upper from someone. I like the PSA prices, but they're still a bit new for me to jump on the bandwagon. But fiscally, I'm back at around $650. And no rebate with that setup. New edit: So I can get that lower like I said for $249. Maybe grab the Model 1H from Stag Arms for $500. Would that be a quality set-up? It's a bit more expensive than, say, PSA, but at least they're in stock ... |
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Quoted: Turns out my local Bass Pro Shop has Smith & Wesson M&P-15's for $999. With military discount, that comes to $949. Add in 2 gift cards and the price is $799. Then throw in the $100 mail-in military rebate, so total cost is $699. Is this a good deal? I'm looking for a "bare-bones" M4-type. I can get a local M&P Sport for $689, but no military rebate on that model. For the extra $100, is the chrome-barrel, FA and dust cover worth it? Yes to the chrome barrel and dust cover. FA is useless in my mind. With the gift cards and rebate that isn't a bad price. I'd personally buy some fishing tackle and build my own, but the S&W will serve you well if you're just looking for a no frills setup. |
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i would tell you to look elsewhere. that is mighty expensive for an AR right now. the AR market is very weak and you can have a quality upper and lower for at or under 600 bucks.
example is the FN barreled upper from PSA for 429 or something close to that, get a lower for 80 bucks, parts kit for 45 and stock kit for 90(thats a magpul kit, you can get standard 6 pos cheaper) and you will still have your gift cards to buy ammo with. thats just me though. remember you pay a 30% excise tax(on top of the sales tax you will pay too) for buying a pre assembled rifle. there is no reason to buy a built rifle when quality parts are so cheap, and lowers are so easy to put together. |
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i would tell you to look elsewhere. that is mighty expensive for an AR right now. the AR market is very weak and you can have a quality upper and lower for at or under 600 bucks. example is the FN barreled upper from PSA for 429 or something close to that, get a lower for 80 bucks, parts kit for 45 and stock kit for 90(thats a magpul kit, you can get standard 6 pos cheaper) and you will still have your gift cards to buy ammo with. thats just me though. remember you pay a 30% excise tax(on top of the sales tax you will pay too) for buying a pre assembled rifle. there is no reason to buy a built rifle when quality parts are so cheap, and lowers are so easy to put together. Really???? I haven't bought an assembled AR in so long I haven't even heard of this! |
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I think I would rather spend the money on a Spike's middy or a Colt 6920. Well if I was going to blow twice the money, I'd agree. But they don't carry either. I was about to freak when I saw 30% too. 11% is what I thought it was. Still another $60 on top of it though. |
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When I was first getting into AR's I needed to have a handguard put on my first one. I took it to Bass Pro not knowing that the didn't touch them at the time. Well when I get up to the counter and open up my case, the guy behind the counter looked at me like a fucking idiot and told me "we don't touch assault rifles here".
That was almost 5 years ago and I haven't been back since. Much better places to buy a rifle than from those hypocritical assholes. |
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