BHPshooter
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Well, I went and did something bad. Really, really bad.
We had a Bushmaster 20" A3 in stock that I put on layaway. It is used (but very clean), so I got a pretty hefty discount on it. The only thing about it is that it is a Clinton-ban model, so it doesn't have the evil features like the bayonet lug (simply a must-have ) or a compensator/flash hider.
So I went and got this crazy idea. I would really like to keep an AR like this for more mid-range stuff, like coyote hunting, but I'd also prefer to have a carbine for "serious situations."
Therefore, I went and looked at the Bushmaster website to see what the 16" carbine upper would cost me. As of today, a complete 16" upper from Bushmaster is $565, and if I want the A3 (which I do), it'll raise that price to $665.
That's $15 short of what I'm paying for this complete rifle.
I can get the same upper from Stag Arms (with the A3 setup) for $545. That's still quite pricey, but a sight better than the Bushmaster upper.
My question: after having an interesting experience with a friend's AR, in which he mated a RRA lower to an ASA upper, he experienced performance that can only be described as reliably unreliable. Am I in for the same thing if I go with a different brand upper? Should I just stick with Bushmaster?
I know that ASA (American Spirit Arms) is not exactly a name brand, and Stag IS, but I still have to wonder.
Wes
We had a Bushmaster 20" A3 in stock that I put on layaway. It is used (but very clean), so I got a pretty hefty discount on it. The only thing about it is that it is a Clinton-ban model, so it doesn't have the evil features like the bayonet lug (simply a must-have ) or a compensator/flash hider.
So I went and got this crazy idea. I would really like to keep an AR like this for more mid-range stuff, like coyote hunting, but I'd also prefer to have a carbine for "serious situations."
Therefore, I went and looked at the Bushmaster website to see what the 16" carbine upper would cost me. As of today, a complete 16" upper from Bushmaster is $565, and if I want the A3 (which I do), it'll raise that price to $665.
That's $15 short of what I'm paying for this complete rifle.
I can get the same upper from Stag Arms (with the A3 setup) for $545. That's still quite pricey, but a sight better than the Bushmaster upper.
My question: after having an interesting experience with a friend's AR, in which he mated a RRA lower to an ASA upper, he experienced performance that can only be described as reliably unreliable. Am I in for the same thing if I go with a different brand upper? Should I just stick with Bushmaster?
I know that ASA (American Spirit Arms) is not exactly a name brand, and Stag IS, but I still have to wonder.
Wes