Quote Originally Posted by spleify View Post
I keep hearing negative things about Bushmasters but no one ever really explains why they just say they are junk. So Bert you mentioned that the newer ones are no good, what/when changed things because I thought at one time they were pretty good rifles?
In 07 or 08 Bushmaster was acquired by Cerebus Holdings. Since then QC has slipped. When I worked at the shop late model Bushys were one of the most frequently brought in with issues.
Stupid stuff like loose pistol grips, 2 gas rings instead of 3, missing buffer detents, missing safety detents, weak staking of the gas key causing it to loosen, loose buffer tubes and such.
Just poor quality control.
Bushmaster is actually shutting down operations and moving to one of the Carolinas IIRC.
Too bad, they were great rifles.


My Colts have been flawless as well.