S&W M&P 15 Sport

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Does anyone here have one of these guns (the 5.56 not the .22LR) or have a friend that has one? Any experience shooting one - what were your impressions?

It's not the at the top of my list but somebody has proposed a trade of my remaining Mini 14 for his M&P. Both guns are NIB. From what I've read it's a solid commercial AR-15 lacking only the forward assist and dust cover (mil-spec aside). I recently bought a Colt LE6920 and like it a lot. I always figured I'd get another Colt at some point but then this opportunity presented itself.

I'm just hoping to get some trusted feedback from folks here - thank you!