I've got a M&P15T that I purchased back around the first of 08' IIRC, and it's SN is 70xxx, and it's got all the improvements as far as I know:
>It has the S&W built lower,
>It has the pinned Troy gas block, not bolt-on,
>Appears to have an LMT BCG, Enhanced semi-auto (has the firing pin shroud like the full-auto version, but doesn't have the extra meat on the back like a full-auto, this is probably why rob_s listed them as full-auto on his chart, the "enhanced" AR15 BCG has more in common with the M16 version than the AR15 version, IMO), and has the upgraded extractor parts,
>It's gas key is staked very nicely,
>It has mil-spec buffer tube with a properly staked nut,
>Has the Troy MRF with the bolt, rather than the little spring-loaded push pin for lower-half disassembly,
As far as my LPK, when I compare it to my brother's Colt, or my buddy's LMT, there seems to be no difference - it's just you're basic, run of the mill single stage heavy, creepy AR trigger, about 7# pull, but it's still heads and tails better feeling than a DPMS trigger! How would one tell who made they're LPK??
IMHO if S&W would offer the M&P's in both 1/9" and 1/7" twists, to suit everyone, it would be a hard AR15 to beat!
"A government big enough to give you what you want, is strong enough to take what you have." -T. Jefferson
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