I stopped listening to people at the range/gunshop a long time ago(at least about gear and guns).
Who was advocating he add rails, lasers, multiple sights, and a coffee maker? Even so, none of them interfere with the actual functioning of the gun, and do nothing but add versatility and weight. Or does a higher quality AR count as "tricked out"?
Yet the vast majority of professionals who test and use rifles say that there IS a difference.
Will a Bushmaster be sufficient for most things? I don't know, probably. Are you getting a good value? Probably not. When a rifle built to a higher standard and assembled correctly costs one hundred dollars more than a Bushmaster(or often less if you're pricing Bushmasters at local shops), why bother?

