Bushmaster is up to something...

[Wanta B]

The faster the rifling twist the better the weapon stabilizes longer,heavier bullets.

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Well, seems to me Bushy simply knows who the target market for this rifle is....

And it ain't guys like you

That's the disappoiinting part, I used to think I was part of the target market

 

[Wanta B]

^Now thats funny!

 

[CMP]

Basic Features
16 1/2" cold hammer-forged barrel with innovative coating for extreme long life
A2 "birdcage-type" hider to control muzzle flash
Adjustable, two-position gas-piston-driven system, for firing suppressed or unsupressed
Tool-less quick-change barrel system available in 10.5", 14.5", 16.5" and 18" and in multiple calibers
Multi-caliber bolt carrier assembly quickly and easily changes from 223/5.56mm NATO to 6.8mm Rem SPC
Free-floating MIL-STD 1913 monolithic top rail for optic mounting
Fully ambidextrous controls include magazine release, bolt catch and release, fire selector and non-reciprocating charging handle
High-impact composite hand guard with heat shield - accepts rail inserts
High-impact composite lower receiver with textured magazine well and modular grip storage
Fixed high-impact composite A-frame stock with rubber butt pad and sling mounts
Magpul MBUS front/rear flip sights
Ships in oversized hard case for accessory storage, includes 30-round PMAG
Enhanced Features
AAC Blackout flash hider with exceptional signature reduction
Three-sided aluminum hand guard with integral MIL-STD 1913 rail for accessory mounting
Folding and six-position telescoping high-impact polymer stock with rubber butt pad and sling mounts
2-Point push button sling

 

[ny32182]

3/1 now, eh? Wishing them luck. Maybe that means they will be down to semi-normal prices by 3/1/2011.

 

[wojownik]

Ouch. They lost me at the suggested MSRP.

 

[wheelgunslinger]

Awesome. An expensive zombie killer that burns ammo I can't find.
This is just 7th grade and AirJordan shoes all over again.

 

[Mags]

What's the MSRP?

 

[CMP]

whats the MSRP at?

 

[TexasRifleman]

$2300 is the number I keep seeing, but I've never seen it on any Bushmaster ads.

 

[Matrix187]

If the price is that high I'll just buy a colt 6920 along with a lot of accessories.

 

[Uncle Mike]

Well I like the baby poo brown color..... lol hehehehee

 

[CMP]

I still plan on getting one, just when the money comes around for one.

 

[Uncle Mike]

As long as folks keep dishing out big money for the cool toys, the cool toys are going to cost big money!
If you wouldn't buy these things at the price the manufacturer asks, they will inevitably lower the price!

 

[Hani Pasha]

I like the injection-molded handguard more than the tri-rail handguard.

 

[taliv]

That's the disappoiinting part, I used to think I was part of the target market

heh

but seriously, what is their target market?? when they start their advertising with "One rifle..." my first thought was, who wants just one rifle??

i mean, seriously, it's not like you're going to take all those extra stocks, barrels and triggers around with you and swap them out in the field.

i'll wind up buying one though, most likely

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

OK, looking at the catalog page, it appears those are all 16" barrels. So my next question is "Why do all of those barrels have M4 cuts on them?"

My understanding has been that Remington will be marketing to the military, so there isn't any real burning need to mount an M203 on the rifles for most of Bushmaster's customers - and even if there was, is it even possible to do it give the location of the gas block, handguard and regulator?

I also notice that the same M4 cut is conspicuously missing from the disassembled version showing a 10.5", 14.5" and 18" barrel.

So what is the logic behind the M4 cut on the barrel? If these are all new, hammer-forged, nitrided-finish barrels, why make them in 1:9 with an M4 cut? On the other hand, if you've got a lot of 1:9, chrome-lined M4 barrels you need to get rid of, the M4 cut makes perfect sense given the Masada's original use of modified AR barrels.

 

[.45&TKD]

So they did way with the "direct inpingement gas system" of the AR15/M16? They have a gas piston system?

 

[CMP]

By the time I have money for one, the price will hopefully drop! I dont like the tri-rails either. Im a big fan of magpul, and if their still saying this is a good rifle then im gonna take their word for it. By the time I have money though, there will be enough reviews out to persuade me in another direction if its bad or not worth it.

 

[ny32182]

Yes, it is a next gen carbine in the same vein as the SCAR and XCR... the operating system has little to nothing in common with the AR.

 

[Wanta B]

Yes it is a gas piston/op-rod system.

I'm in for the FDE versions...FDE may not look mean but it sure as heck works better!! Better blending with surroundings. Better heat deflection of hot sunshine.

 

[cornman]

There is not a gun in the world that should cost more than $1500. Especially if it is supposed to be a mass produced military weopon.

 

[Mags]

Does the non folding stock have lop adjustment?

 

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Several posters at AR15.com are reporting that Bushmaster has released the MSRP as:

$2,685 for the Basic (Release date: March 1, 2010)
$3,068 for the Enhanced (Release date: May 2010)

If that is true, then Bushmaster has gone delusional. All I can think is that they don't have an actual production line set up yet and so are basically hiking the price up to keep demand tolerable while they gear up for the Summer 2010 replacement trials. That is the only thing that makes sense to me.

ETA: Just read a post from Magpul stating "I would hold off until official word get (sic) released. This is not what we have been told the base model price was going to be."

Who knows with AR15.com? Could be bored 15yr olds, could be low-level receptionist at Bushmaster,...

 

[Uncle Mike]

$2,685 for the Basic (Release date: March 1, 2010)
$3,068 for the Enhanced (Release date: May 2010)

If that is true, then Bushmaster has gone delusional.

Well, they are a part of Cerberus! Shouldn't come of a surprise!

You've heard Cerberus' slogan......'We market inferior products at outstandingly high prices'!