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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Response from Bushmaster on their 1/7 barrels.

Posted: 3/15/2006 4:31:51 PM EDT

I e-mailed Bushmaster a bought their 1/7 barrels and received this in response.

We manufacture the 20" A2 government barrels http://www.bushmaster.com/shopping/barrel-assemblies/abbl-20a2.asp in 1 X 9 and 1 X 7 twist as well as the 14.5" M4 barrels available with permanently attached Izzy, Phantom or Phantom 2 suppressors to bring them up to 16" legal length. You must specify the 1 X 7 twist when ordering the barreled upper.
They are the only barrels we offer with the 1 X 7 twist as an option at no additional charge.
Thank you,
Jim Eden, Tech Support
1-800-883-6229

+1 For fast response from Bushmaster!

Posted: 3/15/2006 4:39:32 PM EDT

[#1]

some of the dealers in the EE/Industry board have bushy 1-7 bbls in stock...just a heads up

and +1 for bushmaster CS

Posted: 3/15/2006 4:50:27 PM EDT

[#2]

Never had anything but good experiences with Bushmaster.

GM

Posted: 3/15/2006 6:53:11 PM EDT

[#3]

Never had anything but good experiences with Bushmaster.

GM

+1 for Bushmaster....762

Posted: 3/16/2006 4:53:52 AM EDT

[#4]

i love bushmaster bbls.

gds_enterprise offers most of their line.

Posted: 3/16/2006 5:20:59 AM EDT

[#5]

Yup. I have a Bushmaster 20" government profile 1/7 in the safe. Not sure what I'm going to do with it yet.... but its on a CMT flat top upper.

Great barrel.

Posted: 3/16/2006 5:32:42 AM EDT

[#6]

Bushmaster 1/7 is the way to go....

Posted: 3/16/2006 6:48:44 AM EDT

[#7]

+1 to all of the above.

Bushmaster barrels are manufactured with a tighter gas port which, with lower pressure ammo, can occasionally jam but I prefer it because it leaves more surface area to stabilize the bullet which makes for greater accuracy. Plus with a smaller hole, less desbris can get through to crap up your reciever- hey.

Posted: 3/16/2006 7:00:38 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
+1 to all of the above.

Bushmaster barrels are manufactured with a tighter gas port which, with lower pressure ammo, can occasionally jam but I prefer it because it leaves more surface area to stabilize the bullet which makes for greater accuracy. Plus with a smaller hole, less desbris can get through to crap up your reciever- hey.

i've heard bushmaster is usually over gassed.

Posted: 3/16/2006 1:27:19 PM EDT

[#9]

Cat. No. for Bushy M4gery 14.5 inch + izzy Twist 1 turn in 9 is BCWA(2 or 3)F 14M4 IZ.

Cat No. for Bushy M4gery 16 inch +A2 Twist 1 turn in 9 is BCWA(2 or 3)F 16M4.

What are the Cat. No.s for the same models except Twist 1 turn in 7?

Edit: These cat. no.s were taken from the catalog 2006 V.1. There may be later catalog listings, but they do not show up on their dealer lists that I have checked currently.

Posted: 3/16/2006 1:45:45 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Bushmaster barrels are manufactured with a tighter gas port which, with lower pressure ammo, can occasionally jam .

None of my 5 Bushy barrels (from 14.5" to 20") has EVER had a problem with low pressure ammo. Of those that I have removed the FSB (3) the gas port diameter has always been within specs.

Posted: 3/16/2006 2:49:17 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Quoted:
+1 to all of the above.

Bushmaster barrels are manufactured with a tighter gas port which, with lower pressure ammo, can occasionally jam but I prefer it because it leaves more surface area to stabilize the bullet which makes for greater accuracy. Plus with a smaller hole, less desbris can get through to crap up your reciever- hey.

i've heard bushmaster is usually over gassed.

I have mever had that problem with any of the 20+ Bushmaster barrels I have owned.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Response from Bushmaster on their 1/7 barrels.

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