Anyone have any experience with m&p 15?
Much like my pistol upbringing, which started with the Makarov and the TT-30 pistol, my rifle experience is intertwined with soviet weapons. The AK is the only semi auto rifle that i have shot--granted i shot it a lot, both in 7.62x39 and 5.45x39. I now want to expand my platform familiarity/proficiency to the AR platform. Coming from the AK world, for ~800 you can buy a "top end" kiss rifle. As i understand, with the AR that might not be quite possible. The M&P 15 looks like it might be a nice mid level entry into the AR.
Things that push me towards S/W--they seem determined to make their M&P line work.
things that i'm looking for in the rifle:
--#1 Reliability, when i pull the trigger i want it to go bang (steel cased ammo included)
--I would like to have a flat top --if i'm going to go to the AR over the AK, i want to be able to mount my optics easily
Thoughts?
I saw that some of the M&P rifles did not have a forward assist-- is this a big deal?