Bushmaster value gt; AR Discussions - AR15. COM I'm pretty sure most, if not all, the extensions were commercial from Bushmaster As pointed out above, Windham Bushy's were definitely made better I have a Windham and a newer one from Ilion, NY, both are great guns though Bushmaster's rollmark is my absolute favorite rollmark $700 brand new is the most I would pay
Dating a Bushmaster - Question gt; AR Discussions - AR15. COM As far as accurately dating an older Bushmaster, it may be difficult The best you may be able to do is get a ballpark time frame like others have given you I am not sure exactly when mine was made as Windham Weaponry (former BFI) does not have the records The newer Bushmaster may have the old records, but doubtful they do Here is my Bushmaster
Windham Weaponry vs Bushmaster gt; AR Discussions - AR15. COM Accurate barrels and well built assemblies Last year, when I went looking for a Bushmaster XM15-E2S A3 Target, I only wanted a Windham, ME Bushmaster I will not buy a new Bushmaster The original Bushmaster made in Windham, ME was a good quality AR and was one of the better built ARs back in the day along with Colt, Armalite, and DPMS
Thoughts on the Bushmaster M4A3 gt; AR Discussions - AR15. COM The piece of shit Bushmaster SA bolt carrier failed on me after a few hundred rounds of 6 8 and over 5000 in 5 56 last month It wouldn't lock into battery because the gas tube could not enter the gas key after I dropped it on a concrete floor deforming the gas key orifice Fucking Bushmaster gas key can't withstand a 3 foot drop on concrete
Bushmaster Upper - UPDATE - Purchased gt; AR Discussions - AR15. COM Found a bushmaster A2 upper with original muzzle break Looks similar to the one posted 14 5” barrel HBAR 1:9 twist A2 carry handle upper Chrome lined Phosphate coated Unknown round count Any idea on worth? Shop wants $200 NO BCG or CH UPDATE - went back to the shop and haggled a bit Walked out with the upper for $172 after tax!!
50 Beowulf or 450 Bushmaster? gt; General Discussion - AR15. COM 450 Bushmaster has 020" over a much smaller distance, so pretty much the same taper 50 Beowulf has 010" taper and 45 70 has 025" Straight walled has to do with making sure it's not a bottle necked cartridge, not whether or not the straight sides are parallel
How do I tell manufactured date? gt; AR Discussions - AR15. COM I do notice newer Bushmaster models tend to have properly staked bolt carriers, and the older ones tend to have a shallow staking on the bolt carrier FYI, my bushmaster had a serial of L52XXXX which I bought around 2010 11 as my first AR rifle I do know it's when they were taken over and no longer "Bushmaster "