Smith & Wesson Announces New M&P10 Sport Rifle

Smith & Wesson Corp. has added the new M&P10 Sport rifle to the company's award-winning M&P10 rifle lineup. As the newest addition to the modern sporting rifle family, the M&P10 Sport rifle features a popular 16" barrel with a .30 caliber A2-style flash suppressor. Chambered in .308 WIN/7.62x51 NATO caliber, the M&P10 Sport is equipped with ambidextrous controls for both right and left handed shooters in an optics-ready configuration.

Jan Mladek, General Manager of Smith & Wesson and M&P brands, said, "In 2013, Smith & Wesson introduced the award-winning M&P10 rifle, which quickly became a popular choice with consumers. Today, we're proud to expand the M&P10 line of modern sporting rifles with the release of the M&P10 Sport rifle in .308 Win. The M&P10 Sport rifle offers consumers a top performing modern sporting rifle at a competitive price, and is well suited for target, hunting and competitive sport shooting."

The M&P10 Sport rifle is chambered in .308 Win./7.62x51 NATO and equipped with a mid-length gas operating system for lower felt recoil. The M&P10 Sport semiautomatic, modern sporting rifle features a medium-contour 16" barrel with 5R rifling for increased accuracy, a 6-position telescopic stock, and durable corrosion resistant Armornite finish on the interior and exterior of the barrel. With an MSRP of $1,049, the M&P10 SPORT ships with a 20-round Magpul PMAG and is optics-ready with a picatinny top rail and gas block to easily mount a variety of optics.

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