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I'm still digging it, I've been watching this guy from almost the very begining. I like it through and through. Is it twice as good as an AR? No, but a brand new BMW isn't twice as good as a Corolla but still costs double. There's an expontntial curve here as with many products, price and features/quality.
Well I'm not going to try to convince anyone that this is the right rifle for you. There are functions and features that are extremely attractive from my point of view such as it being piston driven vs. DI, but I'm lazy and hate cleaning a chamber every 1000 rnds :) This gun is designed around the piston, not adapted. Changes the game considerably.
Quick barrel changes - Bonus inherent design function that is actually functional, the real question is what will be the associated costs.
Caliber Changes are fairly quick - see above
Folding Collapsible Stock as an option - Serious Bonus.. we're talking about a MagPul stock, not cheapo Tapco crap
Ambidextrous Controls/Swappable charging handle - Serious Bonus IMHO
That's just the stuff I can think of off the top of my head that
A. Make this not an AR and
B. Make this a weapon I will own.
Price Point.. very disappointing, but that is "dealer" cost so we can guess that it will be +/- a few hundred of that price.
And hey, if you guys don't rush out and buy them that's just all the more for me!
That's freeking hilarious!! [ROFL3] [ROFL2] [LOL] [ROFL1]Quote:
Originally Posted by Ridge
I would have seriously considered it at a realistic (to me) price point. With the current quoted prices floating around the net I will continue to think of it as non existent vaporware. In the same sense that I think of .50BMG Barrett they are beyond my financial reach so in effect they do not exist.
I can not know he behind the scenes cost to bring to market that Bushmaster has incurred, but their proposed MSRP is beyond ridiculous. I would not consider paying anything more than $1700 perhaps even hold my nose and go to $1850 for the most tricked out version they could produce.
I do not fault Bushmaster or Magpul in fact I love the concept of the rifle produced just not the execution.
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Originally Posted by Ridge
its funny too. over on AR15.com Magpul is not responding to any threads about the ACR. there was a thread about a guy splitting his pmag and magpul was there in 4 posts. they are probably to embarrassed to say "whoops we fucked up". just my 2 cents
They are in the middle of Shot Show and their typical responses RE the ACR are methodical and thought out (they no longer immediately engage). I am sure they are under contractual obligation to not tip the apple cart if they were so inclined to do so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel_187
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Originally Posted by USMC88-93
Ok Got it. And heres one question. So I saw theres a Remmy ACR and a bushmaster ACR are they the same? I just saw it in some of Kelly's pics from Day 2. Whats the deal?
LaRue came out the the OBR lite (hopefully that isn't the final name)
5.56 looks like the OBR in .308
$1995 price.
ACR is cool, but I guess I would want to handle them and compare them side by side to see what I would go with.