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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Question on a Sendra Corp. reviever????

Posted: 8/26/2005 6:53:28 PM EDT

It says it made in Barrington, Il.

Can you guys tell me anything about this gun???

Its Ser.'ed in the 08---'s. It a SP1 that my buddy is buying from his dad.

School me.

Posted: 8/26/2005 7:08:25 PM EDT

[#1]

Lower was made by Nessard or a sister company.
I believe they were machined by LMT (not 100% sure on that one)

Very popular in the late 80's & early 90's

Posted: 8/27/2005 6:38:31 AM EDT

[#2]

It's pretty much accepted that Sendra only made lower receivers, so it is a parts gun. Probably runs just fine though.

Posted: 8/27/2005 6:56:56 AM EDT

[#3]

I have used 12 of the Sendra rcv'rs in the past . they are a good part ( at least for me they worked just fine. In working with Bushmaster in the past i had asked them if they knew of them. To my surprise
I was told they used to use them for thier builds.

Posted: 8/27/2005 12:10:35 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
I have used 12 of the Sendra rcv'rs in the past . they are a good part ( at least for me they worked just fine. In working with Bushmaster in the past i had asked them if they knew of them. To my surprise
I was told they used to use them for thier builds.

Err... not exactly. Bushmaster's first complete rifles were built on Essential Arms cast lowers, before they got their own forged lowers online. They DID convert many Essential Arms and Sendra lowers to full auto in '86.

-Troy

Posted: 8/27/2005 2:07:23 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I have used 12 of the Sendra rcv'rs in the past . they are a good part ( at least for me they worked just fine. In working with Bushmaster in the past i had asked them if they knew of them. To my surprise
I was told they used to use them for thier builds.

Err... not exactly. Bushmaster's first complete rifles were built on Essential Arms cast lowers, before they got their own forged lowers online. They DID convert many Essential Arms and Sendra lowers to full auto in '86.

-Troy

I have seen alot of full auto Sendra's. Are you saying BM did many of the conversions?
I did not know that.

Posted: 8/27/2005 2:16:00 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I have seen alot of full auto Sendra's. Are you saying BM did many of the conversions?

Yeah, they are marked "BFI". Bushmaster didn't have their own lower receivers until after the '86 MG ban.

Posted: 8/27/2005 2:38:47 PM EDT

[#7]

Not to imply anything about when or how much BM had used the Sendra rcvr's. I was just passing on
what I was told upon asking about the product. I have no idea as to the year or years of using those rcvr's or the how many they may have used. It would be neat to find out , just for the heck of it. I have no idea about the conversions, quanity or time frame if at all.

Posted: 8/27/2005 2:47:55 PM EDT

[#8]

Sendras are some of the best M16 conversions out there.

Posted: 8/27/2005 4:14:09 PM EDT

[#9]

My sendra M-16 runs great. It was converted in 1981. I have put many rounds down range. with only spring changes, so far.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Question on a Sendra Corp. reviever????

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