I know I will get nailed for this. My 1st AR experience was with a bushmaster roughly 12 years ago, and that gun worked awesome. I personally put over 1200 rds through it (it was my HS buddys rifle) over a few years and he never cleaned the damn thing. That was then, and when I went to buy my 1st rifle I came here and got opinions from everyone and heard how horrible Bushmaster has become so I ran the other way.

