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Posted: 3/12/2016 9:46:22 PM EDT
| Due to department requirements on personal owned patrol rifles, must be Colt or Bushmaster, I need a new lower receiver. I have been out of builds for a few years, so I am not up to speed on some of the new parts. When I searched for Bushmaster lowers, the XM-15 has been the cheapest out there. Now don't get me wrong, my life could depend on this weapon, but if the XM-15 is good quality, then I would like to build up the lower with my current parts. Anyone have any experience with this lower? |
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Are you just going to swap your existing lower for a stripped Bushmaster lower or are you trying to buy a complete lower? Bushmaster flooded the market with stripped lowers a while back for a good price and I picked one up. The lower is good quality and seems on par with any other forged lower that I've handled. I didn't have any issues assembling it with a PSA lower parts kit.
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Are you just going to swap your existing lower for a stripped Bushmaster lower or are you trying to buy a complete lower? Bushmaster flooded the market with stripped lowers a while back for a good price and I picked one up. The lower is good quality and seems on par with any other forged lower that I've handled. I didn't have any issues assembling it with a PSA lower parts kit. Yes, my plan is to strip my current lower and build it back on the Bushmaster lower. |
| I have four guns on Bushmaster lowers. Two I have owned for over 15 years, the other two for about 5-6 years. They have been excellent in all manners. Everything works like it should, I've replaced triggers to upgrade, stocks and buffer tubes etc....and never had any "specification" issues etc... |
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Perfectly fine. I'm sure I will get flamed but a "high end" AR is an oxymoron. I completely agree. My current rifle was just built in the DPMS lower. All of the remaining hardware is, what I call high end. Lol New department rule require Colt or Bushmaster, so as long as the lower is marked as such, I should be good to go with a nice rifle. |
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