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Posted: 3/24/2006 11:42:18 AM EDT
Bushmaster Modular Carbine
Why isn't this rifle more popular? I have never seen one at the range, and I don't see them talked about on the boards. This seems like a pretty sweet setup flat top with a fluted barrel... I'm thinking of getting one... Am I missing something? Chris |
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Its not a bad set up but it uses alot of YHM products and you could buy the S&W AR set up with the same suff but they use troy witch is just a little better.
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because fluted barrels arent real popular on carbines (not the right "look"). People prefer 16 or 14.5 m4 profile barrels, or lightweight pencil profile barrels on carbines.
and because it is a 1300 dollar rifle that can be built for about 800 bucks or less. |
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And there you have your answer. |
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ya if you can realy build one for 800 or even under 900 for that matter i would be GREATFUL if you kid give me the list of parts! im going to build my first but i want a recomended list of parts. i just want a good carbine with a quad rail and a good BUIS. THATS IT! so if some could give me a list of cheap(in price) parts that would be freakin AWSOME. post here and then email me at [email protected], GunboyG3 is also my AIM/AOL screenname
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Or that for $1300 you ca build one that's much better. |
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I think you would be hard pressed to build that same rifle for $800. Maybe used parts off of the EE.
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All the reasons list above plus I don't care for the "clamp on" front site. Reminds me of the shaft collars we use at work that always seem to come loose. They could have used a rail mounted front sight on a railed gas block in my opinion.
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The Modular Carbine has terrible sights, rail and the barrel is way too heavy. When you consider that I could get an LE6920 and put a Larue rail on it for slightly more, the choice gets made rather easily.
I have about 400 rounds over the course of 1.5 days with this particular rifle. |
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I'm looking at building a carbine like that one as well. I'd also like to know how to build one for $800. I already have the lower build. I need an upper with 16" fluted barrel, quad rail, and buis...
TS |
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Let's see what we can do. Stag complete lower for $225 Stag complete upper w/ BUIS $515 YHM Freefloat tube $95 $835 total. Sell the handguards for $25 and you're down to $810, but the BUIS is better than the "BMAS" one. |
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Or, for $1300 you can buy a Colt 6520, change out the upper (price wash), and buy a Larue Tactical rail for$247 and a Troy BUIS for $140 and you have a MUCH better rifle for only $100 more.
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see, told ya so. and you end up with a much more "desirable" configuration, i.e. fixed front sight post, m4 profile barrel, ARMS BUIS. etc. |
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I thought the "BMAS" one was a YHM? |
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AFAIK they are manufactured by YHM for bushmaster, BUT are not the same BUIS currently offered by YHM.
Aside from that, many people still prefer the ARMS unit over the YHM OR the BM version. |
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ASU1911 What is so terrible about the sights? hinking.gif |
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i for one do NOT trust "clamped on" style front sight/gas blocks. i prefer mine pinned on.
also, the YHM and BM style folding rear BUIS is not my favorite design. |
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Easy to build with new parts. |
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The sights are sharp, yet hard to flip, don't attach in a particularly sturdy fashion. There is plenty wrong with them.
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Survey says.....DING DING DING!!! CORRECT!!! |
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Cuz its got a bunch of shit on it I would personally choose to put on my gun.
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fixed lump's typo |
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I have one
its the rifle i shoot the most I got it( reasonably) cheap when a supplier was blowing them out the rear sight sux though i put a wilson combat one on mine and some KAC panels instead of the crappy YHM rubber ones it shoots well and i cannot bitch except it was supposed to have a 6 pos stock and it came with a a ace i sold the ACE on here to a guy and put a mag pul on it overall i like it , but it is pricey if you pay full price for what ya get |
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+1 |
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Thanks bro. |
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Yep! +1 |
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Aim surplus is selling complete stag uppers for 425 with back up sight and Bolt, Carrier, and charging handle. |
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Logic triumphs Yet again. 2.)
This is bascially Why people Buy 'em. It's kinda like a "My first trick carbine" |
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i bought mine for about $1000 new. You cannot exactly put together the same rifle for less. hell even mp-15 are selling for 1700.
If you can build one, then go right ahead, at least bushmaster will fix mine if something goes wrong with it. Mine goes to work with me, i could care less about the sights if they are hard to flip down, which mine are not. mine are not sharp by any means, but if they are sharp, i guess when i run out of ammo i can just cut the BG with them.he Plus it is a great entry level ar with what people want. Because if you figure the cost of tools, and parts you won't get close to that price for first time black rifle users. but what ever to each his own. But i like and enjoy mine, even moreso than the ones I have built myself. |
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the original poster asked WHY this particular model wasnt that popular, and people (including myself) answered him. No one was ridiculed. The reason that particular rifle isnt THAT polular is because of the look, and the price. And if you want me to be more specific, its because the rifle pictured below cost EXACTLY $1153.32 using ALL new parts, and INCLUDING the cost of the Eotech optic, and GunKote refinish. The price of "tooling" is a moot point, because any muppet can go to their respective "ar15.com HOMETOWN FORUM" and find someone that has the requisite tools, and is willing to help them build. |
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It's funny how emotional people get when their choices are criticized. People take toy selection so seriously and personally.
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No kidding! FWIW, I have one. It is among my five ARs, three of which I build from stripped upper and lower receivers. I wanted another AR for my little bro to shoot in matches with me, sort of "tricked out", but didn't really feel like putting one together. I saw one of these very lightly used at the local gunshop for $950, so I slapped down the money. Sure, I could have built for cheaper, but I don't mind spending an extra hundred to get the quick fix. |
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I'd say quick fix is the only reason people get them. The quote above is a prime example. Next, in general (not pointing at anyone here, since most here are quite knowledgable) the majority of people neither have the ability nor the drive to build their own carbine with all the doo-dads they want on them. That is who this is marketed after, mainly (IMHO). People see rails, flip up sights and flutes and think "damn, that's cool manng." Personally, I would never purchase that carbine. After owning BM, I have no desire to own more. I detest 1/9. I dislike YHM-they make an adequete and functional product, but I would not spend my own money on their products-aside from their Phantoms. I detest non-mil spec receiver extensions. I prefer 14.5in barrels to the 16in. Does that make me a snob? Maybe, but it's my money to spend as I choose. Do I poke fun of owners of that particular carbine or think negatively of them? Of course not. That carbine fills a niche, and since it doesn't suite my desires in a carbine, I don't own one. All that being said, it is a quality product, that would undoubtedly serve most users more than adequetely. |
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I'd wager that alot of the purchases are based on ignorance as well. Ignorance of the market, ignorance of the real value of the package, and ignorance of the sub-standard quality of alot of the parts. I'd also wager that it's that exact ignorance that Bushmaster hopes to tap into with this carbine.
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Your name is vaguely familiar. Do you happen to have a tactical wheelbarrow? Regards and no offense, Mild Bill |
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expensive for the stuff it has on it but somewhat different. the only one i thought about getting was the anniversary one with all the bling bling on it
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somebody already listed the parts so yeah, it can be done....
$200 for tools! I don't think so! $20 for used action block and $25 for the wrench. That's it. If you don't already have a vise then add that in too. You don't need anything else.... And I'm sure I'm not in the minority when I say I didn't break anything doing my 1st or 2nd build and both weapons have functioned flawlessly. I will agree that it is more assembling than building which makes it that much easier to do... |
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In my opinion, its target market is the newbie gun owner, not the gun "hobbyist."
It is much like myself when I am going to purchase a new motorcycle. I don't want to invest the time and energy in researching all the different parts and accessories that are compatible with a particular bike, and I DO NOT want to be the one tinkering with the mechanical aspects. I just want to RIDE the bike, not work on it. I will want hard bags, lots of chrome, and nice wheels. Sure, I could buy a base model and add all these parts for less (probably) than buying a bike that already has all these parts included, but I won't. About as much as I want to do is to strap on a fork bag. Don't knock me for spending my money on what I want, and I won't knock you for doing the same. In my opinion, that rifle rocks! It's kinda like the AR that a new member was asking about its worth the other day. The one with every ARMS product you could think of, Surefire M900, Aimpoint, etc... Sure, it's nice, but it's not my taste. Since I AM a hobbyist, I will put my own together JUST like I want it. |
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Just for your info on the BM Mod Car the gas block is pinned on the FS is a clamp on. The clamp on has concerned me though I have never had a problem with it comming loose w/ 4+K sent down range. |
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That design has been out for a while too. It predates LaRue, Daniel Defense. Better things have come along, and Bushmaster just hasn't kept up.
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Half the crap I see on these boards is useless- rail systems that extend almost the full length of the reciever and past the gas block/sight- how much real estate does a guy need to attach toys to? To each his own I guess.
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AH ok, well regardless...i worry that a hard whack against the corner of the wall..on the front sight will rotate the whole assembly. Im not asking that you TEST that theory... |
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Or maybe their owners just know more than you do... |
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For $100 more you could build a 14.5" SBR M4 (with tax stamp) w/ Superior Arms pictogram lower, Del Ton 14.5" M4 kit, Aimpoint M2, Midwest Industries 2 piece rail system, and QRP mount.
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