Bushmaster ACR almost here

[BigBear]

lol, Guns and video games don't mix for me. Although, I do like BF2...

Piston operated - Still haven't decided on pros and cons... seems like a stale arguement on either side.

Folding stock - Don't really care for folders, I like feeling solid gun in my shoulder.

Ambidextrous controls - ... Could be nice, but training teaches you to use whatever tool with whatever hand/arm.

And it's being made by Bushmaster? Don't they have some quality control issues?

[Ridge]

Dont matter, now...Bushmaster said today dealer price is $2100 for the basic model

[Marlin]

Its in Modern Warfare 2

Hell, that seals the deal right there....

[Irving]

I'm going to wait for the GSG version to come out.

[BigBear]

Stuat, what does "GSG" stand for? Thxs.

[Irving]

German Sports Guns. I was referring to the GSG-5 which is the .22lr copy of the HK MP5.

[BigBear]

Ah. Thank you Sir.

[Paradude54]

piston operated-I don't see any advantage to this. I've heard all of the arguements and I'll stick with gas impingment. Not because it's neccesarily better, but because it's much more popular and much easier to get parts for. Besides, if it was a bad system then why would AMU and the top shooters in high power be using it?

ambidextrious controls-I have an ambi safety on my ARs, the mag release isn't, but that's just not a big deal to me

folding stock-that might be nice, but not at this price, no way, no how.

$2100 for an AR is way too much. And you still need to add optics. My Grendel costs just a little more than that to build and it has a 24" fluted barrel from Sabre Defense and a $1000 scope on it!

Sorry, I'm just not sold. If someone wants to buy it be my guest. I won't fault them for doing so, it's there money. All I'm saying is that I'll take a pass.

[rhineoshott]

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.

[DocMedic]

piston operated-I don't see any advantage to this. I've heard all of the arguements and I'll stick with gas impingment. Not because it's neccesarily better, but because it's much more popular and much easier to get parts for. Besides, if it was a bad system then why would AMU and the top shooters in high power be using it?

ambidextrious controls-I have an ambi safety on my ARs, the mag release isn't, but that's just not a big deal to me

folding stock-that might be nice, but not at this price, no way, no how.

$2100 for an AR is way too much. And you still need to add optics. My Grendel costs just a little more than that to build and it has a 24" fluted barrel from Sabre Defense and a $1000 scope on it!

Sorry, I'm just not sold. If someone wants to buy it be my guest. I won't fault them for doing so, it's there money. All I'm saying is that I'll take a pass.

Heres the thing, this rifle was built with combat in mind, not for your everyday Mall Ninja Plinker. But of course Bush/Rem/Magpul is not gonna ignore the Civ market either. I can tell you after carrying Full battle load and my M4 + M9 for 12 hours a day Iraq, I would had killed for a folding stock weapon when doing in house raids, getting in and out of Vehicles, cuffing / uncuffing baddies. Sure you can build a competition shooting AR for the same or less price, but thats not the point of the ACR.