Need some advice on 2 subpar ARs

[Arik]

A local LGS has Black Friday sales. They sell a lot of police turn ins. What's left is Bushmaster and M&P. A buddy of mine wants to buy an AR. I kept telling him to get the Colts that were available but they were $100 - $200 more and he didn't see the point of spending that since an AR is an AR. I tried to explain but whatever. .... so out of the M&P and the Bushmaster, both $400, both 1/9 both police trades. M&P has collapsible stock, Bushmaster has a fixed stock. Which would be better? Or does it matter at this point?

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[wildcard600]

IIRC smith and wesson is much more highly regarded than bushmaster. Thats what i would buy given the choice between the two.

[RCI1911]

Out of those choices, the M&P by leaps and bounds.

[LTMattyL]

I second the M&P. First AR I bought, before becoming enlightened, was an M&P. I never had any troubles with it.

[Airhasz]

Let him own the BM since an AR is an AR.

[K1tt3n5]

I would go m&p for sure.

[Iraqgunz]

If the lesser of two evils is necessary, then the S&W. My main question is why does he need an AR right now? There are all kinds of deals and it would make much more sense to purchase an upper or lower on sale and then grab the other half in 1-3 months.

The reality is that there is no reason to choose either one. Unless patience isn't a virtue as is the case with most people.

[Arik]

It's not lack of patience it's just ....casual gun owner is the best way I can describe it.

His newest general purpose/SHTF is a Yugo SKS. He wants something AR or AK and I've been able to talk him out of Century and IO made products but he won't spend the money on a Arsenal, even a used one.

A few days ago that store had Colt 6721, 6521, and LE 6920. All used and between $600 - $700. The 6920 came with Surefire M500a handguard/flashlight/directional light and YHM rear sight for $700. I grabbed one and tried to get him to stop by but he wouldn't. Now all that's left are Bushy and M&P

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[ColtSeavers]

While I too would love to recommend the S&W (based on company reputation alone), I would actually recommend that they both be inspected as best as possible first. Just because the M&P is made by S&W doesn't mean that there can't be something wrong with it, especially as a turn in.

[tom12.7]

Why bother? Either is a dice game of unknowns. What's his gambling luck?