
Originally Posted by
jhs1969
I'm afraid I agree with this. I was skeptical about posting in a Bushmaster thread, now I'm sorry I did.
Look guys, I posted a link to a thread early on this one. I strongly suggest you guys check out the chart to find where BM stands in relation to other makers. Also check out the "Oh no..." thread. It will give you some ideas as what you may want to think about if you own a BM. If you're only going to use it as a range toy then shoot it till it stops. If you intend to depend on it in any way I would suggest at least getting the BCG properly staked, along with the castle nut once you get your prefered stock on it.
All this back slapping over owing a BM reminds me of TOS, this is not a good thing IMO.
This is coming from someone who has owned 16 BM's, and now I own "0". I've never had much trouble from BM's but I never ran them hard. With the exception of last year, I've been running my carbines more often and a little harder. I also depend on my carbines. I made some of the recommended changes to my last BM and was confident with it afterwards, but I was also glad to get rid of it and replace it 3 years ago with a LMT. Now I run a 6920 and my wife the LMT. With todays prices I see no reason to go with a BM when you can get a Colt, BCM or DD for very little more (if any).
Please don't get the impression I'm knocking on anyone who owns a BM, I'm not. I just would like to see these people expand their knowledge. It is not the end of the world if you bought a BM, it can be improved greatly over what the factory boxed up with very few changes. I'm very much pleased when I see a BM owner who has educated himself and has made his into a much better carbine.
Again, please check out the "Knowledge base threads".
I know what you are saying about BM. It needs work and when I buy another carbine it probably wont be a BM. I do love my rifle though! I have spent alot of money on the internals of my BM (Milspec buffer tube, M16 BCG, Timney trigger, Colt bolt catch, ST-T2 buffer, KNS pins). I had a blast modding this thing out so I did not mind doing the upgrades. One thing I was lucky that mine came with M4 feed cuts
Last edited by smokenssz; 03-29-10 at 21:44.
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