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    Thank You Phoric

    Quote Originally Posted by phoric View Post
    Sure thing Mick.

    The only other thing I would look into for your Bushmaster is inspecting it for a properly-staked Bolt Carrier Key and staked Castle Nut (if you have a collapsing stock). Unfortunately Bushmaster is well known for having inconsistent quality control, and these steps are important for continued reliability.

    Check out this thread on carrier key staking, and what a properly staked key should look like: https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=6993

    You should be able to do a search on this and the castle nut staking issue for more info. I know that Grant at G&R Tactical, who also belongs to these forums, is a BM dealer and might be able to take care of this for you.

    On the Mag issue, I wouldn't worry about it. I'm not sure how reliable the Bushmaster-brand magazines are these days. About 10 years ago I had one of their 10-rounders (from the Clinton "ban" days) and it was junk. Anyways, just pick up some P-Mags and you'll be all set. As for lube, just use whatever works best for you. Perhaps try a few quality brands that have already been mentioned above, eventually you'll figure out what you like. Some people even use 10w30 motor oil with some success. There are a bunch of other threads on this topic if you want to look into it more. I use Slip 2000 for everything.. Handguns, rifles, shotguns.

    Go shoot your rifle and let us know how it does.
    I'll look into this. Sorry I didn't reply sooner: have been out of town the past few days on business.

    On my 1911s, have also heard about 10W30 and other motor oils! Hate to hear my first chosen brand has QC issues... so far, rifle seems pretty solid, but, live in apartment and have to find a rifle range to fire/learn to fire. I've jacked a few rounds through the bolt from the magazines that came with; the 20- and 30-rd Bushmasters. Will see what the four Pmags in 30-rd do when received.

    Will clean initially, as I did my Mossberg shotgun (500 Enforcer), Ruger GP100 and Ruger P90, and all 7 of my 1911 platforms, prior to first fire. Same with that ol' SKS with scope, no bayonet. I really like the feel, weight, and handling of my Bushmaster M4A2, OEM sights seem VERY good! The Bush teflon mags also seem very good; but am looking forward to my Pmags prior to first firing. The weapon seems to be solid; but will check above. The Chinese SKS I have is built like a tank; my beloved dad had one, once, and he got rid of it, but, I can't afford an M1A or Garand M1, even though I qualify, in .30 cal, and the 7.62X39mm NATO would be in ready supply in a tight spot. I leave it at that.

    I do like the .223 Winchester/5.56X45mm NATO 55 gr. round M193 FMJ, though. Urban, unobstructed hunting, good round. Just as I love the .45 ACP handgun round in a pistol. Viable rounds, both. I'm going to check ALL this information out on my Bushmaster M4A2. I LOVE the sights, they're easy to get on target, and I've never had the "carry handle"-type sights... but they seem real good as far as fast target acquisition. Mine's a carbine in 16" barrel; there you go. Izzy flash suppressor. In a bind, think it is a workable and serviceable firearm. Took me a LONG time to get comfy with the .223. Knew too many Nam vets who had probs with the M16 originally; but the -A3 and -A4 versions, better. And the M4 rifle, seems to be very reliable and trustable. Reliability--since I've had THREE confrontations with bad guys--is ALL that matters, NOT the rollmarks on the frame or slide. There you go.

    I still appreciate your welcome HERE, on a rifle forum. It took me two years to get my Bushmaster M4A2. I am not a rich man, I work for the state of Texas. My dealer worked with me. I love learning. If I were 100 years old, learning and growing is life to me... I thank you all for your comments and help.

    Y'all take care and be safe. When I get to fire my Bushy, I WILL post info! Thank y'all.

    Mick
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    Mick, welcome aboard.

    You'll find a lot of good info on this website. At first, it seems like there's a lot to learn, and there is, but it becomes very manageable once you define for yourself what role you intend for your AR: self-defense, plinking, varminting, general purpose, etc.

    I'm no expert, I don't play one on TV, and the nearest Holiday Inn Express is across town. However, I can point you to a few good places to start, which are the sticky threads posted at the top of each forum. Here are links to a couple of them that should help you out:

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=7009

    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=7355

    Enjoy your reading and enjoy your new AR!

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    Forgot to include the info on a book I found very helpful:

    "The AR-15 Complete Assembly Guide" by Walt Kuleck with Clint McKee.
    ISBN 1-888722-12-6

    Walks you through a basic assembly process so you see what all the parts look like, their names, how they work together, and how they go together.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jh1 View Post
    I've read something about bushmasters mags being alittle different also.But not sure.

    No different. In fact, the Bushmaster mags are C-products WITH Magpul Gen II gray followers. Very nice. The same mags in fact that the new Charles Daly comes with that received a comment from Grant in fact.

    A dealer here in town had a 100 count box of 30 rounders in the plastic he was selling for $11.50.............I bought 10.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jh1 View Post
    Don't get me wrong BM ars are great from what I hear ,Iuse BM parts& the military uses them.

    Could you elaborate on what BM parts the military is using?
    As far as I know there are no contracts for service rifles/carbines or parts from BM.
    But maybe something has happened that I am unaware of.
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    Bushmaster was awarded a Navy contract in January 2008....to the tune of 18.25 million buckaroos.

    perhaps with their foot in the door, we might see the ACR/Masada get some military trials perhaps??

    remember the U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command purchased 5000 Ruger KP95D pistols a while back? i don't really like the Beretta 92FS but if i had a choice of either the M9 or Ruger P95 de-cocker as my service pistol, i would choose........the M11 SIG 228!!

    just kidding. if it HAD to be between the Ruger or Beretta i think we'd all chose the M9. just like if we all had to pick between the FN or BFI, we'd all go with FN.

    some of these new contracts seem sort of weird to me, but whatever

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    Quote Originally Posted by Parabellum9x19mm View Post
    Bushmaster was awarded a Navy contract in January 2008....to the tune of 18.25 million buckaroos.
    Which was mutually terminated shortly thereafter, which is found on page 3 of this thread.
    Even if it had not been terminated, the first delivery was not going to be for two years.
    Though there have been isolated instances of extremely low quantity buys, BM has not held a contract with the military for anything that I am aware of.

    I should have known that this would pop up and should have made note of it in my post.

    As far as the ACR being trialed by the military, that would first require a capability development document, requests to industry, more documents, trials, more documents, more trials and lots of political push. The ACR will be on the civilian market years before it ever undergoes military trials.
    Last edited by Failure2Stop; 05-16-08 at 11:10. Reason: Quantity/warning
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    i didn't know the contract was canceled. interesting, thanks for the linky.

    seems like an absolute cluster!!!

    wonder why the Navy wanted to go with BFI in the first place?

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