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Uh... no. I was in Clyde Armory a couple days ago and looked specifically at the staking on several Bushmasters in the store. The Gas Key staking looked like it had been done with a small screwdriver, and the Castle Nuts weren't staked at all.
What worries me ... if they're cutting corners on things that can so easily be corrected (such as staking), what else are they cutting corners on that a buyer can't see and easily repair?
It's just not worth it. You can't make something good out of a piece of cheese. Buy a good rifle.
Last edited by SpaceWrangler; 08-06-11 at 15:18.
http://m4carbine.net/showthread.php?...ghlight=sp6920
See post # 10 from Grant, I'm not sure if this is still good but it's worth checking with him.
It's for the SP6920 but I believe it's exactly the same except for the rollmarks.
Last edited by shootis; 08-06-11 at 16:40.
Can you post photos? It's possible that one member's definition of "properly" is different than others, but photos would take care of that.
Like others posting in the thread, I've had a number of new-production BMs in my hands. Little seems to have changed from Windham.
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A couple of news clips on the new windham arms....
Looks like they will not be test firing their guns:
http://www.pressherald.com/news/New-...ter-plant.html
"Neighbors of the Windham Weaponry, who went to the town to complain about excessive noise emanating from the test-firing range in the Grondin pit behind Bushmaster, will be happy to hear that the new company has no intention of testing weapons in Windham. Faraday said, "We have no intention to use the test range. We will not be doing that."
http://www.pressherald.com/news/New-...ter-plant.html
As for BM my guess is they will just continue to follow the same guide lines that they have always followed. Why change? There are many, many gun consumers that never look at a site like M4C or ARFCOM for info. They will just go with what they see in their favorite gun rag or on what the guy behind the count has to say.
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-David
AR-15 owner/shooter since 1998
I have a bushmaster bought in December of 2010. BCG was not completely staked. One screw had a good, deep stake. The other was barely touched. Also, the castle nut was not staked. I fixed both myself with a center punch. I also upgraded the bolt to a BCM and added an H buffer. The original bolt came with a non-mil spec extractor spring.
I guess I lucked out with the chamber. I know a lot of them are inconsistent. I have now put down around 4000 rounds of 5.56mm NATO with no issues with extraction/overpressure.
I bought a new BM in approx July '06. It's BCG was not properly staked. I called BM to ask about this condition and I was told "it is either staked or not", they offered to stake it if I sent it back. Rather than risk another 'attempt' at staking by BM, I staked it myself. (BTW, the RE nut was not staked at all).
They also, at that time, said they were using some type of a pneumatic jig set up that staked all four positions at the same time. There was obvious evidence of this attempted staking but it was completely ineffective. This was my experience from 5 years ago, take it FWIW, but I will not give them another chance. Ever.
A close friend bought another BM from me that is probably 2-4 years older than the one I described here, next time I get the chance I will review it's BCG to check it's staking.
Internet stories and heresay, but not definitive proof. The photos are not of US DoD-issued military Bushmasters, but of a rifle "similar to a GI Bushmaster". Except the barrel is 1/9, making it not mil-spec and therefore not a GI issue item.
Fail.
With a little time, anybody can find an internet article to back up any claim they please. A comfy chair, high-speed internet, and Google do not an expert make.
Cold hard facts, please, not Googled internet rumors.
Last edited by SpaceWrangler; 08-06-11 at 20:39.
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