Still kindof expensive for what’s basically going to be a hobby for most owners, but alot more reasonable than the MSRPs were.

Somewhat heavier weight may not be a serious issue, either, if that weight is well-distributed. M14s and M1s are heavy critters as well, but since the weight is evenly distributed they don’t feel particularly heavy to the shoulder, like, say, a SAW with a folding stock or an M4 with a 203 attached does.

The slam/full-auto fires are a bigger problem. M4s, as various articles on this blog have stated, are highly reliable creatures; claiming your new rifle is an improvement and then having it exhibit highly unreliable and, unlike the usual M4 issues of double-feeds, dangerous to the user characteristics obviously isn’t a good thing.

Also, a note-Bushmaster doesn’t handle the LEO/military sales of the ACR; Remington does.

I’ve pondered why they wanted to entire rifle back just to swap out a firing pin, and this is what I’ve come up with. Bushmaster is a major player in the AR market, and is banking on the ACR’s growth in the govt/l.e. market as well as civilian. The reports of slam fires and fully automatic fire put them in a tough position. They could send out firing pins to all ACR owners and call it a day. With any other rifle, that would probably be good enough. For the ACR, it just wasn’t. Future government contracts and the growth of the rifle depend on consumer confidence in the platform. While a lot of people online have ripped on Bushmaster for the ACR being too expensive, and now for the recall, stepping back and looking at the situation reveals a company that *is* standing behind Its product. Recalling all ACR’s couldn’t have been easy – or cheap for that matter. However, I believe it was the *right* decision for the safety of ACR users and the future of the rifle. People take for granted that the AR platform has had decades to be refined, honed, modified, and basically, perfected as it is today. The ACR doesn’t have that luxury. It is a first generation rifle whose aim is to unseat and supersede the most successful rifle design (aside from the AK) in modern warfare history. From Bushmaster’s perspective, and from every person that buys an ACR, it has to be right, right now.

From what I can tell, as of the date of this post, I think they’ve succeeded in creating a production rifle that fulfills the performance goals of the Masada.

As of today, I have taken it to the range twice; the first time to sight in my Eotech 2-0 and, of course, for function testing. The second time at the range was again, for function testing, and for minute adjustments of the Eotech, which resulted in consistent hits on the 200 yard gongs. I have to admit, I’ve only put around 400 rounds through it so far. However, I’ve had zero FTFs or FTEs. It’s also important to note that the ammunition used has been a mix of .223 and 5.56, consisting of six different types – Federal A.E. .223, Federal A.E. 5.56, Lellier & Bellot 5.56, PMC .223, Fiocchi .223, and Remington .223. I currently have 1500 rounds on their way, which should help verify some of the conjectures I’ve made in this post.

More info to come…Please see my blog for updates!

magpul over hyped the gun during the m4 criticisms without havin it. then let a company (bushmaster) that could fuck up a 1 nce funeral take over. The rifle has no point to exist anymore