Hi I just registered. Very nice forum you guys have here. I searched left and right, up and down for information on the S&W M&P15OR and all I can find is very nice pictures and price ranges.
I can’t find the information I need. I please need new and updated various personal opinions from you guys about the quality an manufacture quality of S&W M&P15OR. The reson for this is because I just bought one last night NIB and it makes a rattle noise. At first I thought it was the stock. But when I checked it carefully I find out that the rattle noise is coming from the upper and the lower receiver. There is a space between the lower and the upper and that is what is causing the rattle noise. It feels a little loose and I can even wiggle the two parts and they will move slightly from eachother. Do you know what I mean?
Is this normal in this S&W M&P15OR AR-15’s? I have a Bushmaster XM15 and it does not make any noise at all and it seals perfectly between the upper and the lower.
So did I just bought a S&W M&P15OR that is defective or is this problem normal in this S&W M&P15OR AR’s ? Thanks for any help and comment.
So, even a brand new in box AR-15 can rattle? Even a S&W ? Because I paid $1,000 for this new riffle and it seems ridiculous that it doesn’t have a perfect fit/assembly.
Is there anything I can do to eliminate that nasty rattle ? I really hate it, I will never buy another S&W brand firearm. This is the first time I buy S&W and I am very dissapointed. My Bushmaster its perfect unlike this new MP15.
Thanks for the repply. Any advice on how to fix or deal with the rattling? Thank you so much.
Easy fix- List your crappy S&W on the board here for sale for @ 900.00 and go out and buy yourself another Bushmaster- or you could just get an accuwedge.(Sorry I’m in a Sarcastic mood)
The S&W is a better rifle (IMO) the rattling means nothing…
I have a S&W M&P15. Mine does not rattle, but I love my S&W. I dont know what to tell ya, other than to call S&W. I have put about 500 rds through it now, without a single jam.
I am not loosing $100 without even shooting the damn crappy S&W AR I got first…lol. Once I shoot the crap out of it, I probably will. Plus the same S&W MP15 Im taking about its selling for $1250 right now. It just happen that I put in in layway since December and I just pay it off.
But between the Bushmaster & the S&W, my Bushmaster is perfect/flawless. But then again I haven’t shot the S&W yet. Im just talking about the built and fiting of the rifle. Im going to check that “accuwedge” thing. I dont want to carry around a $1k rifle that ratles like an old car. :mad:
And if this freaking wheelchair doesn’t make me mad, what makes you think your funny sarcasm will? lol.
Anyway, I expected better things from S&W, since lots of people has them in a pedestal. I am really dissapointed of S&W.
Hey, Im from Cleveland, Ohio.
Thanks for the reply.
OK I went to the safe and pulled out my M&P15R- I have the carry handle attached and moving it side to side creates movement between the receivers- gun runs 100%.
Accuwedge will take care of this movement- does nothing for accuracy as the name implies- but I don’t put anything inside my guns that wasn’t part of the original design- aside from Geissele triggers.
I live near Grand lake on the west side of the state- actually I can see Indiana from my property.
Thanks God its a normal thing. I take back the crap I said about S&W. I freaked out…lol. Knowing that its not a deffect makes me feel good now about the rifle. I always wanted a S&W brand firearm on my collection. Everyone says great things about S&W. Like I said, I haven’t shot it yet but Im sure it will work great.
I want to put a Spider Flare Launcher on it, since I can’t put a granade launcher on it.
This is the video of some of my guns collection on youtube;
/watch?v=vmzEWU2FIww
Thanks for helping me out on my issue with my new Ar. Thanks.
So you had 5.5 months to figure out if you liked the fit or not but didn’t bother to? Then you come here and bash S&W.
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:eek: Okay now whats with your attitude? Who you think you are? I live in America and there is free speech in America my friend. If I don’t like something, I don’t have to pretend I do just because some wimp gets sad because I bring up some speciffic issues of his favorite manufacturer. That is childish. Where do you live? China, Russia perhaps? I can and will speak my mind every time, just like you just did on your comments. But Do Not tell me what to do or what to say or not to say. I did not bashed anyone. That I said I was dissapointed by the S&W fit of the upper and lower and that I didn’t like it, does not means Im bashing anyone. Even saying that I will never buy a specific brand again because I was not pleased, does not means Im bashing anyone.
Its not like if I lie & say that all S&W barrels comes cracked or that all the S&W Ar’s are made of spare crappy parts or some false accusation like it. All I did was asking a question about a weapon and share my opinion and experience about it. Isn’t that what everyone does here? I don’t know who teached you about the internet, but a normal forum is for people to comunicate with each other, to share knowledge, share comments, ideas and opinions, to discuss things, to ask opinions, to ask questions, to share experiences, etc. Are you telling me that it is wrong to come to this forum and ask for advice or opinions on an issue? And also that is wrong to say/share ones opinions or experiences? Whats the point of a forum then?
In the other part, I went to the gunshop in December, I saw the rifle, I asked the guy to see it, I didn’t have time to make love to the rifle, you know. You can miss many details and things when you are in a place like that, packed of people and the counter guy does not have all day to stand there while I check every single aspect of the rifle. I missed the rattle between the upper and the lower in the noisy packed gunshop. Same way some people here owns the same style rifle and didn’t even notice the same issue until I brought this issue up. And for your information the gun was in layway sitting in the gunshop, not in my garage while I got it paid off. What do you mean by me having 5.5 months to figure out what, if I didn’t notice it until I finally got it home and inspected it carefully?
And last, I have read many posts here and there are many good smart people here and very polite and kind. But I have read some post from some other people here that are just nothing but rude, arrogant, assholes. If you come with a direct attitude towards me, you better get your ass to another thread and do not comments on my thread. I never personally attacked you. I just made some questions and placed some concerns and opinions about something I own. Unless Im wrong and this were to be a Russia/Soviet Union style, forum where one can’t even speak and share opinions, then do not tell me to shutup.
Sorry for my mood, but somebody had to stick it to you, I meant someone needed to say it…
Have a wonderful day now and enjoy your life. Thanks for your comments.
So, Im attacked and now Im the trouble maker? I come in peace. But I dont like to be accuse of bashing nobody just because I ask a question or share my opinion or experience with something I own. But Im perfectly fine. Im even smiling :D. See?
Plus the same S&W MP15 Im taking about its selling for $1250 right now. It just happen that I put in in layway since December and I just pay it off. 
