That’s it. As stated various times, my time with fire arms is generally focused on not sucking with a hand gun, so I’m no BTDT M4 guy.
The optics are just junk I put on for 100 yard plinking and small game, it’s not on the gun normally. I just stick to iron sites normally.
It’s a BM that has been perfectly reliable under the conditions I use it, but had I known then what I know now due to time spent on M4C, would not have been my first choice.
Not pre ban as you can see. :eek:
I now have a single point sling on it also, which is easy on/off but like all slings, +/- to it.
Wouldn’t mind more course time, but not common around here, and time $$$ spent, as a civi who’s far more likely to need a handgun, that’s where my focus has been.
That’s my basic SHTF gun I take out of the safe 1-2 per year, put enough rnds through it to make sure it’s in working order, clean, put back in safe, gun.
This area is very scary-black-rifle-unfriendly BTW.
Sorry, misread your post. I thought at first you wrote that you shoot 1-2 rounds per year. I was thinking that’s the only way a Bushmaster runs reliably.
In my defense, I have had access to all manner of good stuff when training with those with access to “the good stuff” so it’s not like I have been without. I could shoot their full auto Colt Commando’s, M4s, MP5’s etc, using their ammo, or my semi auto BM with fixed comp on it using my ammo…
Wise ass. I’m not going to me some BM defender, but I have had some high rnd count sessions with it without problems, but that’s, as you know, n = 1 experience. I don’t know how many total rnds it has, and it has been a safe queen since then more or less other then general reliability check of 200-300rnd a few times per year since then.
I have a compulsion to diss them at every opportunity because I couldn’t get one to work in the Clinton years, and I don’t think I’ve ever known anyone who’s Shrubmaster runs reliably.
I think Larry Vickers would respect you if you showed up with that Bushmaster as presently configured at his carbine class. Kick some ass with it, keep an open mind, and be ready to learn!
The above is no doubt sound advice. It’s on the list for sure. However, current personal focus, time, $$$ per my perceived needs = handgun courses, ammo, etc.
But I’m gonna be here getting advice on all things M4 when I can upgrade/focus on that for sure!
Look at the bright side. It looks “tacticool” so I am sure you could sell it for enough to buy the AR you really want deep down inside. Not every one reads M4C, there is about a million members a few clicks away who would be all over that thing like stripes on a skunk. Or just keep shooting it till it dies and then get another lets say better AR.
It’s easy to spot an overgassed AR when they have a buttstock pad on the back… If you are intent on keeping it, at least spring for an H3 buffer to slow things down abit.
