any bushmaster owners out there patrol model m4 a2
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any bushmaster owners out there patrol model m4 a2
UHHH...??? What??:confused:
admitting that HERE is identical to wearing a sign on your back that says "Kick Me" :p
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=7355
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Yeah I have a BM....and I enjoy shooting it.
No big deal to me, it is what it is.
'round here Colt is Cadillac and Bushmaster is Pontiac! :p
I ought to own a Bushy since I live less than 45 minutes from their Windham location. I did once and, admitedly, I kinda miss it.
http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...s/IMG_0505.jpg
My rifle started out life as a BM patrol carbine...but then I found this forum. I've since spent my time (and a considerable amount of my $$) to fix the problems I found with it. When I build my second rifle, I will be using many of the higher-quality parts I've found out about via this forum.
Find "The Chart" and you'll see what I mean.
All in all, your BM (as well as mine) isn't a bad gun...its just not top of the line. You'll need to fix a few things to get it up to speed. I recently ran mine through a local carbine course and it performed flawlessly.
Welcome to the site. Take a look around and read all the "stickies" at the top of each forum. There's a plethora of information in them. I suggest reading as much as you can before posting. If you have questions, do a search...chances are somebody has already asked the same question or has the same problem. Oh, and don't take offense if people call your BM a "lower tier" rifle. They're good rifles, but they have manufacturing and design errors...many of which can be fixed easily and for not too much green.
Was your unreliable or did parts break?
Mine has been fine for my plinking /practice purposes so far.
I think Bushmaster doesn't get the credit it should. They were making AR-15s long before most of the makers out there doing it now. Admittedly they are not milspec but they make a decent commercial rifle.
Nothing broke because I didn't give it a chance. The staking on the original bolt and the castle nut was unsatisfactory so I improved it. The original bolt and carrier were not high pressure or magnetic particle tested, so I replaced them with a BCM bolt and carrier. The FSB was not F marked, so I had to replace the front sight post with a taller one to work with my BUIS. I replaced the butt stock with a MOE stock. I also added an ambi safety. Things like that.