• S&W M&P-15 .300AAC BLACKOUT upper receiver w/ 16" barrel and free-float quad rail forearm – includes bolt carrier group and charging handle – $779.95 ONE ONLY!
Bradis has/had a M&P 15 300 Black out
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/bradis_guns/221264-weekly_specials_ending_7_3_12_a.html
I would stick with .223/5.56 if you are looking to buy and shoot. You might have problems finding 300 Blackout in stores.
My suggestion would be to go somewhere with a Mini 14 and M&P15 Sport for sale. Hold them both and see which you like better since they are two completely different types of rifles.
It's not A $40 magazine. I have 10 or so magazines for my AR's. If I tried this with a Mini-14, I'd be into them for $400, as opposed to the $95 you could spend on the the same amount of magazines for the AR. That $305 buys a lot of ammo to fill those mags.
My mini is stamped for .223 also and Ruger told me I should only shoot .223 out of it.
Mini 14;
- Proprietary magazine, that can be quite expensive and sometimes difficult to procure.
- Accessories are sometimes difficult to come by.
- Barrels are made to be shot cool for optimal accuracy ( at least the Older Models I have).
- .223 only, one should not really shoot 5.56 through them.
That said from what I understand the only advantage it has over 5.56 is it suppresses better...
Not sure about the Mini at anywhere else.
I own a M&P 15 MOE model. I have been nothing but happy with it.
The Sport model is slightly different but I would be confident in its quality.
How about a M&P 15 in 300 Blackout? Or buy a M&P15 Sport and then purchase a 300 Blackout upper.
I haven't had a Mini since the '80's....The current-production Minis have 5.56 chambers (caliber is listed on Ruger's website as "5.56 NATO") and are getting much better accuracy due to having heavier, stiffer barrels. I still wouldn't take one over an AR of any sort ('cept maybe a Hesse/Vulcan or no-name gunshow parts build), but they aren't the same gun they were in the 80s and 90s.
Never had any problems with 5.56 doing what it has been asked to do...And it provides greater energy on target in pretty much all of its loadings..
It is a Solution to something that was never a problem to start with...
Mini 14;
- Proprietary magazine, that can be quite expensive and sometimes difficult to procure.
- Accessories are sometimes difficult to come by.
- Barrels are made to be shot cool for optimal accuracy ( at least the Older Models I have).
- .223 only, one should not really shoot 5.56 through them.
S&W MP15;
- Common AR Magazines.
- Accessories are readily available for them.
- 5.56 and .223 compatible.
.300 Blackout is an unknown factor for me as I have yet to make a jump to the caliber.
- That said from what I understand the only advantage it has over 5.56 is it suppresses better...
Get 'em all!
Love my mini-14!
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