Bushmaster ACR almost here

[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.

[Hoosier]

Has anyone tried these Robinson XCR rifles? They seem to be designed as piston-driven folding-stock quick-change barrel AR-style rifles for about $1500. Seems to have every feature of the ACR except the charging handle is on the reciever instead of moved forward to the hand guard.

Upshot is you can (it appears) use standard AR grips and even traditional AR stocks that will fold when using their adaptor.

http://www.robarm.com/resources/prod...std/index.aspx

[ChunkyMonkey]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0Pu-rvFjs

[Irving]

Just when you'd think I'd get sick of that Meme. That video had me cracking up.

[tmckay2]

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.

while i completely understand this, i still don't see how its worth near what they are charging. in fact, many of these components should be able to be made cheaper, especially the lower receiver. it may be nice to have some of the features, but many of these features you could actually change yourself for far cheaper. i think they took a great idea that was going to be affordable, and then completely took a dump on it. now its way higher priced than thought with far less conveniences that originally planned.

like another poster said, if someone wants to buy one more power to them. if i had the funds id buy one of every kind of gun every made. but there is no way id pay that kinda money for a few perks that probably will never end up being that useful for me nor do they warrant (in my opinion) THAT high of a price.

[MichiganMilitia]

I think they took a great idea that was going to be affordable, and then completely took a dump on it. now its way higher priced than thought with far less conveniences that originally planned.

like another poster said, if someone wants to buy one more power to them. if i had the funds id buy one of every kind of [computer] ever made. but there is no way id pay that kinda money for a few perks that probably will never end up being that useful for me nor do they warrant (in my opinion) THAT high of a price.

You mean like the Apple iPad?



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[tmckay2]

You mean like the Apple iPad?



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ha the ipad. i actually thought the ipad was a joke when it came out