I went to a competition with a stock m&p sport 2 and was laughed at because all the people around me had Gucci suped up rifles that they spent $3000+ on. At the end of the day I came in 2nd of 209 because I actually could shoot. #1 was a regular competition shooter who blew me away but he was the outlier lol
@@travisdrake2940 Same deal with the Turkish dude in the olypics. Gear doesn't make you more skillful practice does and the best gun is the one you know
I got an mp sport 2. I changed the plastic rail guard for a quad rail. I added a forgrip. I spent the time to zero in my red dot. Everytime i got out to the range with different people they come with sig ar15 or Daniel defense with nice red dot scopes. Once we start shooting there red dots weren't zeroed in or something is loose, or the rifle wasn't lubed right. It just made them unpleasant to shoot. Everyone was surprised how reliable and accurate my rifle shot. Just cause its more expensive doesn't mean its better. Spend time with your guns and feel how they work. Its the user that counts not the tool.
Minalmist Stock, Amend2 Grip, Magpul Carbine Length Handguard. Magpul Sling, a good LPVO 1-6 along with back up irons, and a Rise Armament trigger. Ambi-safety if you must, as a right hander, I find it unnecessary, although I do have them on several of my rifles. Stay vigilant and Happy Shooting
I have a S&W Volunteer XVI in 5.56. It's a great rifle, i didn't change much on it except for the shitty charging handle. The trigger on it was actually pretty good (it came with a flat face S&W match trigger). I consistently get compliments on it at the range.
I notice most people comment to hate on videos like this or just content in general, I use to be one of those people but I appreciate videos like this because it’s useful information to new gun owners. Salute to you for making this video man 🫡
Flatwire spring: costs money to fix a problem that isn't really a problem while adding weight. I like most of your other picks, but would have added a folding rear sight. If this is a rifle to learn fundamentals, learning to shoot with irons would be on my list.
My first ar was an m&p 15 I bought for 700. For 600 more I put a stinger hg, changed the trigger, buttstock, grip and put on a muzzle brake. For optics I put a bushnell engage 2.5-10 in a warne mount and sold it to my wife’s sister for 2000 dollars. 😂😂😂😂😂
Bought a budget rifle, but due to import and tax here in Europe (and me wanting something specific) my optic setup was just as much as the price of the rifle 😂 But it does give me a total setup which i am super happy with and gives me a great general purpose rifle for my needs. I would say the biggest part i love is the trigger, Mimtac 3,5lbs single stage drop in unit. For the price of €150 , i feel you cant get a better trigger. Slow shots at distance are a breeze and fast follow ups at closer distance can go so fast it almost feels like having a full auto function. And a great way of keeping price down a bit here and there, using foregrips or mlok/rail covers, a pistol grip or even buttstock from an airsoft store work just as fine. For a far better deal and you can also use things like that to test out maybe something without braking the bank.
You're where I was about 8 months ago. As a noob, I recommend watching the entire How to Build an AR15 series. You may never want to do an entire build, but you'll learn an awful lot about your rifle, and how it works. 👍
M&P has served local law enforcement and other agencies for years. A few new companies come out and add gucci shit and genius marketing,.. next thing ya know.. M&P is an entry-level rifle. Damn.. i spent $1,000+ on an M&P Tgen2 entry lvl rifle. 😅 .. then another $1,000+ on bells and whistles. .. is it an intermediate rifle now? 😂 ... Does 7075 t6 aluminum and 200$ trigger make it advanced duty ready? ... 🙄
A stock gun is ok. Before you know it, you have 6 ars and have spent almost 10k+. Buy ammo and train. Chrapest upgrade is a Larue trigger when you feel like yours is holding you back.
For $500 I would purchase blem Geissele G2S trigger $80 Chrome microbest BCG $115 Rosco bloodline ML barrel $175 ML gas tube $20 Blem Geissele airborne Charging Handle $40 Blue sprinco buffer spring $20 Blem BCM gas block $20 Sprinco springs upgrade $30 $500
I have a sport 2 optics ready. So far it has geissele trigger, lpvo, adjustable buffer and heavier spring because it's suppressed, charging handle that's supposed to direct the gas to the side (I don't know if it works) Hogue grip and buttstock. I want to do a handguard but then I'd have to get a low profile gas block.
Sometimes less is more. A sling, a white light. optional and optic does help with the light addition., spend the rest of the money on ammo and get practice
If you have a stock rifle you don't use much, you likely don't need a weapon light. Grip, red dot optic, rail, vertical grip / hand stop / bipod is better priority. If the trigger fires when you pull it, then you don't have to upgrade it. If your adjustable stock can be shouldered in a usable position, then you don't have to upgrade it. If you can bring the weapon into battery with your T handle charging handle, then you don't have to upgrade it. A sling is always worth it.
So what to do with the extra buffer, spring, trigger, pistol grip, stock, and handguard after making all of these upgrades??? Build another AR of course!!! 😉
Spending almost $500 on "upgrades" and not addressing the optic is a big fail. Before wasting any $$$ on minor things like the grip, buffer, stock, and even trigger, focus on an optic upgrade and a rail OR cheaper means of mounting a white light. Priority on upgrading a stock rifle should be: 1. Optic/sighting system to improve engagement range, 2. White light and mounting solution (bad things happen more often in the dark and positive ID is paramount), 3. Sling (you may have to climb over an obstacle, transition to a sidearm, OR, as we saw in the Rittenhouse incident, sling your rifle and put your hands up to show police you are not a threat. AFTER those needs have been met, assuming you already LOTS of magazines and ammo, then consider the other upgrades. The charging handle is an OK upgrade as it improves the functionality/clearing malfunctions, but consider how much WIDER that upgrade makes the rifle if you have to store it in a thin hard case or limited space container, AND make sure it's not going to catch on everything/other gear/your sling etc.
a custom built is better then m&p.... which is just as bad as a psa... the extra money youre spending on the patrol vs a psa is literally just what the patrol has in upgrades thats it.
Trigger, BCG and buffer system.. goes hand in hand. Best thing you can do to or for a "entry-level rifle".. whatever that means..😅. "Word play". Marketing crap.
Why buy a rifle, then buy all these parts to change out on it? I've built several rifles. It's significantly cheaper to make an end goal plan, buy the parts needed, and assemble it yourself.
1:15 Can you tell whoever wrote this part of the script to put down the crack pipe? What are these numbers and why are you using them? It's complete nonsense. "I'm going to take the square root of the street number of the house I grew up in, then I'm going to add the amount of seconds that have passed since I made a cup of coffee. Then I'm going to double it and give to the next person." Makes just as much sense as what's in the video.
![Comrades (AK Community) need the 5.56 HK, not the [domestic] 5.56 AK...](/img/n.gif)
Here's the thing about guns, as long as your gun shoots straight and on target, everything else is just icing on the cake.
Thank you!!! ❤
If your "friends" laugh at you for having a entry level rifle, they are not your friends.
i bully my friend for having a stock rifle but he out shoots the hell out of me so i have no other choice but to call him poor
I went to a competition with a stock m&p sport 2 and was laughed at because all the people around me had Gucci suped up rifles that they spent $3000+ on. At the end of the day I came in 2nd of 209 because I actually could shoot. #1 was a regular competition shooter who blew me away but he was the outlier lol
Friends want to push other friends to be better.
@Eckehardt_ not by openly mocking them or belittling them in front of other people.
@@travisdrake2940 Same deal with the Turkish dude in the olypics. Gear doesn't make you more skillful practice does and the best gun is the one you know
It took me a minute to realize this was a commercial for AT3
I got an mp sport 2. I changed the plastic rail guard for a quad rail. I added a forgrip. I spent the time to zero in my red dot. Everytime i got out to the range with different people they come with sig ar15 or Daniel defense with nice red dot scopes. Once we start shooting there red dots weren't zeroed in or something is loose, or the rifle wasn't lubed right. It just made them unpleasant to shoot. Everyone was surprised how reliable and accurate my rifle shot. Just cause its more expensive doesn't mean its better. Spend time with your guns and feel how they work. Its the user that counts not the tool.
Keeping it bone stock, with a light, sling, and optic is all I need. I'm not going to war with it anytime soon.
Funny thing is you don't know that for sure.
Minalmist Stock, Amend2 Grip, Magpul Carbine Length Handguard. Magpul Sling, a good LPVO 1-6 along with back up irons, and a Rise Armament trigger.
Ambi-safety if you must, as a right hander, I find it unnecessary, although I do have them on several of my rifles.
Stay vigilant and Happy Shooting
i use ambi as a right hander or a 45
Is it still considered an entry-level rifle? Or does that graduate it to intermediate or advanced...
I have a S&W Volunteer XVI in 5.56. It's a great rifle, i didn't change much on it except for the shitty charging handle. The trigger on it was actually pretty good (it came with a flat face S&W match trigger). I consistently get compliments on it at the range.
I notice most people comment to hate on videos like this or just content in general, I use to be one of those people but I appreciate videos like this because it’s useful information to new gun owners. Salute to you for making this video man 🫡
Thanks
Perfect video I just got a m&p and I’m doing my research
dont listen to him about only at3 tho
@Isai_Ez look for a metal quad rail. That was the biggest change I made for my rifle.
Good video for those who don’t know much and where to start
Flatwire spring: costs money to fix a problem that isn't really a problem while adding weight. I like most of your other picks, but would have added a folding rear sight. If this is a rifle to learn fundamentals, learning to shoot with irons would be on my list.
A pea sized bit of grease sovles the "problem " for most of us for free
M&P stock trigger is great. Leave it in! The only trigger I take out is Aero precision. PSA, BCM also great stock triggers.
My first ar was an m&p 15 I bought for 700. For 600 more I put a stinger hg, changed the trigger, buttstock, grip and put on a muzzle brake. For optics I put a bushnell engage 2.5-10 in a warne mount and sold it to my wife’s sister for 2000 dollars. 😂😂😂😂😂
Bought a budget rifle, but due to import and tax here in Europe (and me wanting something specific) my optic setup was just as much as the price of the rifle 😂
But it does give me a total setup which i am super happy with and gives me a great general purpose rifle for my needs.
I would say the biggest part i love is the trigger, Mimtac 3,5lbs single stage drop in unit.
For the price of €150 , i feel you cant get a better trigger. Slow shots at distance are a breeze and fast follow ups at closer distance can go so fast it almost feels like having a full auto function.
And a great way of keeping price down a bit here and there, using foregrips or mlok/rail covers, a pistol grip or even buttstock from an airsoft store work just as fine. For a far better deal and you can also use things like that to test out maybe something without braking the bank.
I got an m&p sport I'm going to copy this
Great video! Thanks for taking the time to produce it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Good choices for somebody who is on a tight budget and is completely new to the AR platform. You have a new subscriber.
You're where I was about 8 months ago. As a noob, I recommend watching the entire How to Build an AR15 series. You may never want to do an entire build, but you'll learn an awful lot about your rifle, and how it works. 👍
When I see someone pull out a stock M&P sport I get jealous I sold my M&P sport 1.
M&P has served local law enforcement and other agencies for years. A few new companies come out and add gucci shit and genius marketing,.. next thing ya know.. M&P is an entry-level rifle.
Damn.. i spent $1,000+ on an M&P Tgen2 entry lvl rifle. 😅 .. then another $1,000+ on bells and whistles. .. is it an intermediate rifle now? 😂 ...
Does 7075 t6 aluminum and 200$ trigger make it advanced duty ready? ... 🙄
A stock gun is ok. Before you know it, you have 6 ars and have spent almost 10k+. Buy ammo and train. Chrapest upgrade is a Larue trigger when you feel like yours is holding you back.
Plus 1 on the Larue trigger. Phenomenal value and performance.
Id rather be broke and free then rich and obligated
First! Love these build/upgrades series!
Also there are single sided charging handles under 40 dollars looks cool and mine has never failed me
For $500 I would purchase
blem Geissele G2S trigger $80
Chrome microbest BCG $115
Rosco bloodline ML barrel $175
ML gas tube $20
Blem Geissele airborne Charging Handle $40
Blue sprinco buffer spring $20
Blem BCM gas block $20
Sprinco springs upgrade $30
$500
I’ve seen non blem Geissele G2S triggers for $90 around Black Friday (the best time to buy gun parts).
@ Geissele website during their July 4th count blemula sale.
I have a sport 2 optics ready. So far it has geissele trigger, lpvo, adjustable buffer and heavier spring because it's suppressed, charging handle that's supposed to direct the gas to the side (I don't know if it works) Hogue grip and buttstock. I want to do a handguard but then I'd have to get a low profile gas block.
Sometimes less is more. A sling, a white light. optional and optic does help with the light addition., spend the rest of the money on ammo and get practice
very informative info for our OG M&P-15s.
You bet
This is a very helpful video, not only for beginners, but anyone in the gun space.
Thanks
If you have a stock rifle you don't use much, you likely don't need a weapon light. Grip, red dot optic, rail, vertical grip / hand stop / bipod is better priority. If the trigger fires when you pull it, then you don't have to upgrade it. If your adjustable stock can be shouldered in a usable position, then you don't have to upgrade it. If you can bring the weapon into battery with your T handle charging handle, then you don't have to upgrade it. A sling is always worth it.
You sound like you would justify the lack of using a sling because you think a bipod is all you need. Okay boomer
funny my GF just went with essentially the exact same thing in grey just slim drop in rail and full foregrip. Hogue grips. We used you guys lol
Great video, thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Fantastic help, thanks
Good video man, you seem like a good dude
I appreciate that
CMMG .22LR conversion kit and practice practice practice
Love “stootability” 😂😂
When I saw that, I thought YooToob had added another word you can't use, and that was the work-around.😏👍
So what to do with the extra buffer, spring, trigger, pistol grip, stock, and handguard after making all of these upgrades???
Build another AR of course!!! 😉
This man gets it 😂
Would’ve been cool if he went over good Flashlight options too. Really liked the video tho
he has a video dedicated to lights from 2 weeks prior
@ thx im gonna check it out
Good video
Thanks
Pretty cool video!
Glad you think so!
Why not sell the unupgraded smith and use the money you get from that and put the 500 dollars towards it to get a better base rifle?
Triggertech trigger. You don't have to get the Diamond.
Spending almost $500 on "upgrades" and not addressing the optic is a big fail. Before wasting any $$$ on minor things like the grip, buffer, stock, and even trigger, focus on an optic upgrade and a rail OR cheaper means of mounting a white light. Priority on upgrading a stock rifle should be: 1. Optic/sighting system to improve engagement range, 2. White light and mounting solution (bad things happen more often in the dark and positive ID is paramount), 3. Sling (you may have to climb over an obstacle, transition to a sidearm, OR, as we saw in the Rittenhouse incident, sling your rifle and put your hands up to show police you are not a threat. AFTER those needs have been met, assuming you already LOTS of magazines and ammo, then consider the other upgrades. The charging handle is an OK upgrade as it improves the functionality/clearing malfunctions, but consider how much WIDER that upgrade makes the rifle if you have to store it in a thin hard case or limited space container, AND make sure it's not going to catch on everything/other gear/your sling etc.
Nice upgrades
Nice video, your rifle looks amazing
Thanks
larue trigger is also good value
They are great for the money.
How much does that handgaurd weigh?
@6:20 using decimal places with imperial metrics always cracks me up. Like wtf is 1.7 ounces? lol
What would you change on the newer sport 3?
The whole thing, throw it in the trash and save your money for a quality rifle.
itd be nice if you added the prices of each upgrade as you show them. no big. would just save me the google search haha
Understood, YT gets very upset if they think your are "Selling" gun stuff.
Real friends don’t let other friends buy cheap rifles
Jokes on you, i have no friends to laugh at me.
Overmolded commercial or overmolded milspec for the sport 3?
M AND P IS WAY BETTER THAN CRAPPY PSA, ESPECIALLY THE M AND P PATROL RIFLE IS VERY GOOD
a custom built is better then m&p.... which is just as bad as a psa... the extra money youre spending on the patrol vs a psa is literally just what the patrol has in upgrades thats it.
Instead of a ambi safety, money wouldve been better spent on an even better trigger.
Most shooters can outshoot milspec triggers
Replaced my first stock trigger and I’m surprised how much more pleasant my gun is to shoot😊. Definitely recommend that as a first upgrade
Trigger, BCG and buffer system.. goes hand in hand. Best thing you can do to or for a "entry-level rifle".. whatever that means..😅. "Word play". Marketing crap.
Looks
😂
Hold up a second did you say m&p sport 3? 🤔
That looks heavy
Just save your $ until you can get something mid-tier. Learn now or learn later, but you will learn.
This is how you learn.
spoiled
If you're worried about your friends laughing at your budget-grade rifle, don't waste $500 on budget-grade parts that make them laugh even harder.
Nobody has a “stock” rifle.
Ew ew ew !!!! Can we start with something like an M&P 15??
Stootability 😂
Why buy a rifle, then buy all these parts to change out on it?
I've built several rifles. It's significantly cheaper to make an end goal plan, buy the parts needed, and assemble it yourself.
He said a2 stock. And I'm out.
Why don’t you just save your money and buy a rifle you don’t need to upgrade… thought
Sounds a bit snobby.
Play to much call of duty this happens
Its 2025 and most of you are still buying a 16 inch carbine length rifle when we all know midlength is king.
1:15 Can you tell whoever wrote this part of the script to put down the crack pipe? What are these numbers and why are you using them?
It's complete nonsense. "I'm going to take the square root of the street number of the house I grew up in, then I'm going to add the amount of seconds that have passed since I made a cup of coffee. Then I'm going to double it and give to the next person."
Makes just as much sense as what's in the video.
Numbers can be hard, Its ok buddy 🤣
@@2avideopro262 yeah, but you failed remedial math and you're still breathing.
@@Rhetorical346 🤣
Bring bk randy
Not real impressed with hadji's choices......
😂😂
Well give us a list of competitive parts that you’ve personally used and we can judge those.
If you're paying $800 for an M&P sport, you have bigger problems
Hahaha 😂😂
My wife picked up her M&P 15 sport 2 from Scheels for 480.00 saved so much she got the kid M&P 15 22LR for 400.00 So 2 rifles for 880.00
@ insane deal
They used to be under $600 but they’ve gained a lot of clout for being comparable or better than higher end barrel wise at least.
I got mine for like $550 bucks
I’d be more concerned with them hassling me for having that dbag quaff.