New AR-Style Rifle: Smith & Wesson M&P 10

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January 17, 2013

New AR-Style Rifle: Smith & Wesson M&P 10

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This rifle is a new variance on the M&P 10 and its makers say it's designed for hunting (chambered in .308). It's a fully ambidextrous gun with a safety selector and magazine release located on both sides. The gun comes with a Magpul stock and an 18-inch barrel.

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from willie boy wrote 21 weeks 2 days ago

Seems like a really cool gun and i would love to own one, to bad Obama's trying to take away our rights to own and hunt with guns like these!!!

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from RJ Arena wrote 21 weeks 2 days ago

Don't you know that no one can hunt with a "sporting rifle"(i.e."black rifle","assault weapon")? They are only for killing people, and must be banned,broken and stricken from our memories. One-shot .22 shorts are all that anyone is allowed to own, but only after two tons of recycled paper work and a 5 year waiting period is completed.

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from diehippy wrote 21 weeks 1 day ago

But...but....but.....the Fudds say there is no need for a semi-auto hunting rifle. HINT: rights have nothing to do with NEEDS.

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 20 weeks 4 days ago

To the discussion at hand, i.e. this gun: So, the safety and magazine release can be switched over for a leftie. Big deal! The empties are still going to be ejected into the left-hand shooter's sleeve or in his face. Sorry, but that's not what I call "completely ambidextrous." And what's the price of this thing? Hmmmmm. There it is ... $1,729.00 My, what a bargain! Pfffft! Also another reviewer reported this gun had about the worst case of trigger creep he's ever encountered.

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from LHGunslinger wrote 14 weeks 3 days ago

I purchased the new Smith and Wesson M&P10. I am a left handed shooter. The built in shell deflector works as well on any other model of AR type rifles. You could always add products to make the magazine release and safety ambidextrous. The M&P10 does so in the stock configuration and goes one better, to add another bolt release on the right side of the weapon.

The stock trigger is between six and seven pounds. After talking to Smith and Wesson I installed a Timney .154 AR-10 trigger at a four pound pull. Problem solved.

You have to get a specific pistol grip called the "AR-15 Scorpion Recoil Pistol Grip" available from Advanced Technology International. You can use any free floating handguard based on the DPMS barrel nut. If you want a fixed stock, you will need a rifle length buffer tube, spring, and buffer. I got mine from Heavybuffers.com They actually have all the parts needed to convert your buttstock from carbine to rifle. The heavy buffer helps minimize recoil. For me the fixed stock is a necessity, if you are using a scope of any magnification.

Hope that helps.

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