Bushmaster "Custom Shop" Rifle --initial impressions
Oh yeah, I have a hard time saying, "Bushmaster" and "Custom" in the same sentence too. The quality of this rifle is well above and beyond what you would ever find on a Bushhamster (of course, the price reflects that as well). It's guaranteed to be sub-MOA out to 300m and has a limited lifetime warranty.
Anywho, my buddy just picked one of these up yesterday. We took it out shooting today (just zeroed the optic, no real accuracy test yet). Here are some pics I took as we broke it down.
Overall:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC3.jpg
This is the “Perimeter Security Rifle” in the custom line. It comes standard with
-1:7 16.5” barrel /w midlength gas system
-ARMS rail system
-UBR
-Magpul Miad & Trigger guard
-Surefire muzzle brake (which is waay too loud)
-Geissele SSA Trigger
-MI BUIS (the webpage shows different BUIS than what came with the rifle though)
-PRI gas buster
The barrel brand isn’t listed but he (my friend) called the shop that made it (Bushy farms out the work instead of doing it themselves—which can only be a good thing) and this particular rifle is sporting a Kreiger barrel. Evidently they may come with other barrels in the future though, which is why Bushy does not list the barrel make. The barrel is fluted beneath the handguards and is hand-lapped.
The rifle does come with some other extras too: Four mags (2 20 rounders and 2 30 rounders) all with anti-tilt followers (look like copies of Magpul gray followers), a soft case and also a hard case that the soft case fits into.
Anywho, some pics:
“Enhanced BCG”, no idea on make. Can anyone enlighten me on this one?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC6.jpg
Also shown is the PRI gas buster.
Close-up of the staking:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC7.jpg
Feed ramps:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC5.jpg
Firing pin has a black oxide coating to it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC1.jpg
The Ion bonding is inside and out (of course). Black is from shooting today
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC4.jpg
Some initial complaints:
First thing we did when he picked it up was strip it down. Bolt is not MPI marked. Upon taking apart the bolt, what did we find? A 4-coil extractor spring with a blue insert. That was immediately remedied /w a 5-coil spring, black insert, and black O-ring. For as much as this rifle costs, it should have been standard. Also, the 3-railed FSB is held in place by set screws
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...jects/BMC2.jpg
Here's a link to the Custom Shop page:
http://www.bushmaster.com/bcs/index.asp
More to follow.