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Sabre9mm · August 17, 2012, 05:14 PM

I just crossed the same bridge, started my budget at $800.

Did a LOT of shopping around, settled higher, but am DAMN satisfied with my purchase.

I ended up just a little > $1k for the rifle, got a S&W M&P, but did not go sport, got the forward assist and port cover, will eat 5.56 and .223.
If you look at the sport next to the one I purchased, there is a visible and a tactile diference

Have 5 magpull polly 30 round mags, one with target 55gr ammo, the other four 75gr BTHP.

It was a hard call to blow the budget, but there is a HUGE line between the $800 and $1k range.

I cannot speak for the quality of the guns below that range, some are highly spoken of, and some of them felt nice to hold, but the line between "glad I own it" and "proud to" left me looking up a couple hundred.

August 17, 2012, 05:14 PM	#14
Sabre9mm Senior Member Join Date: July 31, 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 303	I just crossed the same bridge, started my budget at $800. Did a LOT of shopping around, settled higher, but am DAMN satisfied with my purchase. I ended up just a little > $1k for the rifle, got a S&W M&P, but did not go sport, got the forward assist and port cover, will eat 5.56 and .223. If you look at the sport next to the one I purchased, there is a visible and a tactile diference Have 5 magpull polly 30 round mags, one with target 55gr ammo, the other four 75gr BTHP. It was a hard call to blow the budget, but there is a HUGE line between the $800 and $1k range. I cannot speak for the quality of the guns below that range, some are highly spoken of, and some of them felt nice to hold, but the line between "glad I own it" and "proud to" left me looking up a couple hundred.