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1/17/2010 10:08:17 PM EDT
Howdy all.  I picked this AR up the other day in a trade.  It's an Armalite lower and I was told on the phone an LMT upper.  Obviously it's a bushmaster upper (the lock emblem is the giveaway?), but I wasn't concerned about it since it was a screaming deal.  That being said, I put a few hundred 5.56 through it the other day before it dawned on me that it might be a .223 upper (dumb on my part).  Problem is, there's no markings on there.  I'd love to figure out if it's a 5.56 upper and possibly what the barrel twist is (it was shooting 55gr without any problem).  
Any thoughts?  Thanks!

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc59/kairocs/armalite001.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc59/kairocs/armalite002.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc59/kairocs/armalite003.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc59/kairocs/armalite004.jpg
1/17/2010 10:09:32 PM EDT
[#1]
Wow.  Just realized this was my first post and I've been here since 2006.  "Hello" to everyone as well.
1/17/2010 10:10:15 PM EDT
[#2]
Were you even able to zero it with the front sight that out of plane?
1/17/2010 10:14:20 PM EDT
[#3]
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Were you even able to zero it with the front sight that out of plane?


Negative, I haven't shot it with those sights on it yet.  I just stuck them on there last night to see how they looked.  I was shooting it with a cheap reddot on a riser, and it zero'd fine.
1/18/2010 1:56:40 AM EDT
[#4]
The keyhole forging stamp doesn't necessarily mean Bushmaster. It's a stamp applied by the forging company, Cerro, I believe. It doesn't identify the company that did the final machining or the marketing of the finished upper.
1/18/2010 2:22:03 AM EDT
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The keyhole forging stamp doesn't necessarily mean Bushmaster. It's a stamp applied by the forging company, Cerro, I believe. It doesn't identify the company that did the final machining or the marketing of the finished upper.


+1
1/18/2010 2:24:42 AM EDT
[#6]
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Were you even able to zero it with the front sight that out of plane?


Negative, I haven't shot it with those sights on it yet.  


Good, becouse MBUS is not supposed to be used for gas block mounting (heat!).

1/18/2010 2:34:40 AM EDT
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Were you even able to zero it with the front sight that out of plane?

Negative, I haven't shot it with those sights on it yet.  

Good, becouse MBUS is not supposed to be used for gas block mounting (heat!).
Not only the heat issues, but it's designed to be mounted on the same plane as the rear.  I have cerro forged uppers from many manufacturers, it doesn't mean it's a bushmaster.  
ETA:  I can tell you it's not an Armalite upper though, they use a different forge mark. At least my Armalite upper has a crosshairs looking mark and an AR.  
 
1/18/2010 4:09:39 AM EDT
[#8]
OP, are there any markings on the barrel? Maybe under the HG?

Are there any markings on the BCG?

It might be difficult to determine the mfg of the upper without any info on markings.
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