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Bushmaster .308 Rifle
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| 14 July 2004
| Jeff Quinn
Posted on 06/24/2005 12:27:42 PM PDT by 45Auto
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As farr as I know, at least for today, the 2nd Amendment is still the law of the land, although it has been changed from the Right to keep and Bear Arms, to the Permission to keep and bear....Oh, well, at least our homes are safe.....
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:27:45 PM PDT
by
45Auto
To: 45Auto
16 inch barrel, A2 style, .308, using FN FAL magazines
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:29:43 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: 45Auto
My whole problem with the AR-10 was the ridiculous price of magazines.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:31:08 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Remember the Beirut Bombing; 243 dead Marines. The House of Assad and Hezbollah did it..)
To: 45Auto
I've been real happy with my Bushmaster .223 rifle -- it seems very well made.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:32:11 PM PDT
by
68skylark
To: Lurker
Yes, and the SR 25 has even more expensive mags.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:32:49 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: Lurker
I own an AR-10...unreliable POS. I'm dumping it ASAP.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:34:38 PM PDT
by
IGOTMINE
(Front Sight. Press. Follow Through. It's a way of life.)
To: 68skylark
The Pre Expired AW ban Knights Armament Stoner SR 25:
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:35:48 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: IGOTMINE
The original AR 10:
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:39:05 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: 45Auto
More like this
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:41:00 PM PDT
by
jcdc
To: IGOTMINE
I'll give you $100 for it....The AR 10 is finicky about bullet geometry. It will shoot good match grade ammo or handloaded ammo using 168 grain Sierra HPBT. Cycling reliability can be enhanced by keeping the gas rings lubed. I found this out the hard way. Once those rings are worn, the damn thing will lock open on every shot. Shooting it with dry gas rings will screw it up after 300 rounds or so.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:42:50 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: jcdc
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:42:59 PM PDT
by
verity
(Big Dick Durbin is still a POS)
To: Lurker
The three forms of the .308 AR design, the Bushmaster, the Armalite AR 10 and the Knight's Armament SR 25 each use their own unique magazines - none are interchangeable. The Bushmaster is probably the most useful with regard to mags using the FN FAL units which are cheap and plentiful.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:46:03 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: 45Auto
"Oh, well, at least our homes are safe....."That is, until your house is targeted for a shopping mall location.
Very nice gun by the way!.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:47:29 PM PDT
by
KoRn
To: 45Auto
I nearly bought a SR25 a number of years ago.
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:50:24 PM PDT
by
Zathras
To: IGOTMINE
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posted on
06/24/2005 12:57:12 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
To: 68skylark
While many find the .223 to be a mild cartridge - lacking the necessary knock-down you would hope from a miliary round, .308 seem a bit much for a high rate of fire. I like it in my tricked out M-14 for single long distance shots, but it seems like it would be tough to handle on full auto. Although that particular cartridge was suposed to replace the 30-06 which was completely unmanageable on full auto.
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posted on
06/24/2005 1:00:11 PM PDT
by
Fido969
("The story is true" - Dan Rather)
To: Lurker
"My whole problem with the AR-10 was the ridiculous price of magazines."
The Bushy uses FN-FAL mags, which can be had for $8.
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posted on
06/24/2005 1:00:48 PM PDT
by
shellshocked
(BLOAT, Cache, Take Names!!!)
To: Fido969
I bet a .308 out of a 16 inch barrel is not all that hot.
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posted on
06/24/2005 1:03:12 PM PDT
by
yarddog
To: 68skylark
I have the .223 also. It is a very well made and reliable rifle.
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posted on
06/24/2005 1:03:18 PM PDT
by
FearlessFreep
(It's a dog eat dog world. And I'm wearing milk bone underwear.)
To: Zathras
I aquired one back in the early 90's when they were still "cheap". The thing had the 24 inch heavy barrel and shot well, but weighed in at 11 pounds. I wanted to obtain a 16 inch lighter carbine upper, but Knight's quoted me a ridiculous price (for the time) for one. I proceeded to build an upper based on Armalite AR 10 parts, then available from Armalite. I had to modify a number of items to get the hybrid rifle to function. (it still functions well with the original SR 25 upper.) I installed a 16 inch fluted Blackstar cryo-treated barrel. The thing still shoots at 0.5 inch and sometimes under when I do my part.
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posted on
06/24/2005 1:04:28 PM PDT
by
45Auto
(Big holes are (almost) always better.)
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