Bushmaster and DPMS Out of business

[MountainRaven]

Maybe they'll bring the ARs under the AAC brand. Maybe.

[SeriousStudent]

I would not be upset if Remington gently placed a pillow over Tapco's face and smothered it in its sleep. There's a reason people commonly referred to it as "Crapco".

[_Stormin_]

Maybe they'll bring the ARs under the AAC brand. Maybe.

I could see this one happening. AAC briefly did a run of 300BLK guns a while back, IIRC.

[Gunnar da Wolf]

FWIW Remington had a display at The Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg this year. I didn’t see DPMS or Bushmaster displays as previous years. Daniel Defense wasn’t there the last two years, PSA wasn’t there this year but had a huge display last year.
FN had pistols and AR rifles in their display as did Ruger. Geissele was there with their parts and rifles. Probably a dozen other variations on AR boutique rifles and parts vendors.

[Averageman]

One of our LGS's invested heavily in DPMS and Bushmaster during hard times when other brands couldn't meet demand and there was much talk of a ban.
Fast forward ten + years and many of those same carbines were hanging on the wall the day they were going out of business.

[Slater]

Their QC seems to be hit-or-miss (no pun intended). Chris Bartocci reviewed the Patrolman's Carbine with a favorable opinion, but I think this model has had past issues. At some point in the last couple years, Bushmaster changed from a 1:9 twist to a 1:7. It seems that if you order one, it's a crap shoot as to which one you'll get, though.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCn_...FJpYWaw/videos

[Slater]

It does seem curious that, when a brand is rumored to be discontinued (especially an AR-type rifle), normally there's a run on all available guns. Looking at some online sites, there seems to be plenty of Bushies and DPMS's in stock.

[Uni-Vibe]

My first AR was a Bushmaster M16A2 clone I bought in 1999. It was a Gov't profile barrel. It was about $900 which I think is almost $1500 in today's money. You didn't have entry level rifles back then. It was Armalite, Bushmaster, Colt. When the AWB expired I had a guy put an A2 flash hider on it to make it look right. It is still my go to AR for range fun. I shoot it more than my 6920. I shot it today. I don't know about the more recent ones, but it has been a great rifle.

[SteyrAUG]

One of our LGS's invested heavily in DPMS and Bushmaster during hard times when other brands couldn't meet demand and there was much talk of a ban.
Fast forward ten + years and many of those same carbines were hanging on the wall the day they were going out of business.

Bottom feeder brands will always be bottom feeder brands. There were shit guns in the 80s that have not been importable since 1989, but nobody remembers them much and they still aren't worth much.

[ace4059]

I emailed Remington about parts and service availability for the Bushmaster ACR. I wanted to know if Remington would be offering barrel conversions, folding stocks, and parts in the future for the ACR. Here is their response.

Direct from customer service
“ Support will be offered as per the warranty. Accessory item production is currently suspended and will not be done as normal production, no eta as per a change at this time. Parts can currently be ordered by calling in at 1-800-883-6229 depending on stock status and any restrictions. Online retailers like CDNN, Sarco Inc, Brownells, Midwest Gun Works and others could also have parts available for purchase as well.”

So if you want any extra parts for your ACR, you better get them now.
I personally would have thought Remington would take over production for the ACR but now I’m unsure.

Edit:
I would say that confirms that BM and DPMS are gone.