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Thread: M&P15 OR BUSHMASTER.

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    Why not tweak the Bushmaster? Everyone customizes their rifles anyway. This forum as well as magazines, etc. is flooded with tips and recommendations from armorers on what to check and fix on any M4 clone. I've had my Bushy for a couple of years and hundreds of rounds of all type of 5.56 thru it and it has yet to give me so much as a hiccup! Maybe I'm just lucky, but all I've done to the guts of it is just stake the carrier key properly. I only did that after initial inspection, not because of failure. And yes, I own 2 Colts ( Delta Elite and a HBAR Tactical Carbine ) , so I can honestly say my Bushmaster has been as reliable as either of my Colts.
    I say either choice would suit your friend just fine. I don't like that huge dorky S&W logo on the magwell. Put a Redi-Mag over it and it'll look less like a billboard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ulysses74 View Post
    Why not tweak the Bushmaster? Everyone customizes their rifles anyway. This forum as well as magazines, etc. is flooded with tips and recommendations from armorers on what to check and fix on any M4 clone. I've had my Bushy for a couple of years and hundreds of rounds of all type of 5.56 thru it and it has yet to give me so much as a hiccup! Maybe I'm just lucky, but all I've done to the guts of it is just stake the carrier key properly. I only did that after initial inspection, not because of failure. And yes, I own 2 Colts ( Delta Elite and a HBAR Tactical Carbine ) , so I can honestly say my Bushmaster has been as reliable as either of my Colts.
    I say either choice would suit your friend just fine. I don't like that huge dorky S&W logo on the magwell. Put a Redi-Mag over it and it'll look less like a billboard.
    don't take this the wrong way, but hundreds of rounds over the course of a couple years is nothing at all. i'm glad you haven't experienced any issues thus far with your Bushmaster, but it doesn't really mean too much, either. such performance should be expected of any firearm.

    for people who only shoot hundreds of rounds in a year, a Bushmaster is probably more than adequate and will suit their purposes just fine.
    Last edited by Parabellum9x19mm; 07-10-09 at 22:10.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Parabellum9x19mm View Post
    don't take this the wrong way, but hundreds of rounds over the course of a couple years is nothing at all. i'm glad you haven't experienced any issues thus far with your Bushmaster, but it doesn't really mean too much, either. such performance should be expected of any firearm.

    for people who only shoot hundreds of rounds in a year, a Bushmaster is probably more than adequate and will suit their purposes just fine.
    Thanks for the lesson in reliability and let me correct myself after checking my logbook. It is more like 2,000. I'll try to shoot more if ammo ever becomes available. Guess I'm just waiting on a breakdown.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ulysses74 View Post
    Thanks for the lesson in reliability and let me correct myself after checking my logbook. It is more like 2,000. I'll try to shoot more if ammo ever becomes available. Guess I'm just waiting on a breakdown.
    if you're keeping a logbook you're way ahead of the game on being able to predict parts failures.

    its also good that you lucked out with your chamber and can use a wide variety of ammo without issue. i've had and seen issues with Bushmaster and stuck Wolf cases, but then there are other people who have Bushmasters who have never had a malfunction and all they shoot is Wolf.

    just comes down the luck of the draw i guess. glad you got a good one & you're happy with it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Parabellum9x19mm View Post
    if you're keeping a logbook you're way ahead of the game on being able to predict parts failures.

    its also good that you lucked out with your chamber and can use a wide variety of ammo without issue. i've had and seen issues with Bushmaster and stuck Wolf cases, but then there are other people who have Bushmasters who have never had a malfunction and all they shoot is Wolf.

    just comes down the luck of the draw i guess. glad you got a good one & you're happy with it

    I appreciate you wishing me well and I hope you have many happy trigger pulls as well!

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    Between the two ~ Smith wins.
    Better option ~ build for not much more.

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    Get the smith and wesson, they are better rifles than the BM's. I recently bought a SW MP15X, very happy with it and the quality.

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    Not my first choice for a carbine, but this is a lot of gun for $850 IMHO.

    http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin...ategory%3DSMWE

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dunderway View Post
    Not my first choice for a carbine, but this is a lot of gun for $850 IMHO.

    http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin...ategory%3DSMWE

    That should settle it! Now can we close this thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by d90king View Post
    That should settle it! Now can we close this thread
    I'm with you on that. Good advice has already been given. Please people, stop responding to this thread. Let this one die---it has too many responses with the same answer. The OP has been on this site long enough to know the answer he would have received from this forum had he not asked the question.

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