Lavere1942
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I bought an ar-15. Bushmaster xm15 E2 20" barrel. Is it a fairly good rifle?.
bushmaster XM 15 any good?
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Sistema1927
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Yes.
I bought my first AR, a Bushmaster Dissipator, during the AWB, After the "ban" I threaded the muzzle and installed an A2 bird cage, just because I could. I also put a collapsible stock on it at that time, but quickly reverted back to the AR fixed stock.
It is the only AR that I own that doesn't have some type of optic on it, but it gets as much range time as the others, and has been a quality weapon.
I bought my first AR, a Bushmaster Dissipator, during the AWB, After the "ban" I threaded the muzzle and installed an A2 bird cage, just because I could. I also put a collapsible stock on it at that time, but quickly reverted back to the AR fixed stock.
It is the only AR that I own that doesn't have some type of optic on it, but it gets as much range time as the others, and has been a quality weapon.
GBExpat
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In January 2002 I bought a Bushmaster XM15-E2S w/target-crowned H-BAR 20". It is a fine rifle for my uses.
In the intervening years, the company was sold and subsequently moved ... and now the folks that built my rifle operate as Windham Weaponry out of the same facilities in Windham, ME.
So ... while I do have a Bushmaster "XM E2" I cannot speak to the condition of the current Bushmaster products.
That said, I have never come across any posts complaining about the newer Bushy ARs by anyone other than a few vague drive-by slurs by AR elitists.
In the intervening years, the company was sold and subsequently moved ... and now the folks that built my rifle operate as Windham Weaponry out of the same facilities in Windham, ME.
So ... while I do have a Bushmaster "XM E2" I cannot speak to the condition of the current Bushmaster products.
That said, I have never come across any posts complaining about the newer Bushy ARs by anyone other than a few vague drive-by slurs by AR elitists.
rskent
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I think it’s a great rifle.
Varminterror
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XM-15E2S is a generic marking for the Bushmaster lowers. I built about 150 rifles on XM-15E2S marked lowers when they were still widely available. My 16” Hbar A1 M4gery, a factory model, has the XM-15E2S marking, as does my Varmint Special Stainless 24” factory rifle.
The 20” Hbar and the 16” carbine were most commonly called the E2S models, but the stamping was rather generic across their AR-15’s.
My Hbar has been my most reliable AR for consuming rot-gut ammo I have ever handled, out of several hundreds of AR’s. If a round can be made to go bang, it’ll go bang in my Hbar. I’ve shot hundreds of coyotes with it, and have done all of my instructor certification requalifications and my class demonstration shooting with it.
The 20” Hbar E2S is a great rifle in its class. For the right money, if a 20” using rifle is your objective, it’s the right rifle.
The 20” Hbar and the 16” carbine were most commonly called the E2S models, but the stamping was rather generic across their AR-15’s.
My Hbar has been my most reliable AR for consuming rot-gut ammo I have ever handled, out of several hundreds of AR’s. If a round can be made to go bang, it’ll go bang in my Hbar. I’ve shot hundreds of coyotes with it, and have done all of my instructor certification requalifications and my class demonstration shooting with it.
The 20” Hbar E2S is a great rifle in its class. For the right money, if a 20” using rifle is your objective, it’s the right rifle.
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