Bushmaster problems

[bbr1121]

Thanks for the offer. Your customer service puts bushmaster's to shame! lol. To answer your question, I didnt want to have anyone other than bushmaster work on the rifle since it is under warranty. I'm afraid that if I took it to a gunsmith and later down the road had to send it back again, they would no longer recognize the warranty. I just got off the phone with their customer service dept. I told them I either wanted a refund or a new upper and that I was done playing the shipping it back and forth for "repair" game since they're obviously incapable of repairing it. Chris, the guy I spoke with, didn't seem opposed to the new upper idea.
I live on the north side of Indianapolis. If Bushmaster doesn't take care of it this time or won't provide a refund, I would really appreciate taking you up on your offer and would compensate you in some way for your time. Again, thanks for the input guys

 

[mkbar80]

This time, I was very clear that I believed the problem was that the rifle was undergassed.

I've actually heard that BM tends to overgas their guns. Most recently from Pat Rogers at an EAG class. I've never owned one, but you might be able to measure the gas port and see if it is larger than spec (???).

I don't have any experience with BM, just relaying what I've heard.

 

[ryknoll3]

I've actually heard that BM tends to overgas their guns. Most recently from Pat Rogers at an EAG class. I've never owned one, but you might be able to measure the gas port and see if it is larger than spec (???).

I don't have any experience with BM, just relaying what I've heard.

Overgas would not cause the problems the OP is having. You might have other problems like failure to extract.

 

[mkbar80]

Overgas would not cause the problems the OP is having. You might have other problems like failure to extract.

Was just throwing in that it might be other issues than the gas, as I've often heard BM's are overgassed as opposed to undergassed.

 

[Mad Anthony Wayne]

I helped the OP take a video of the gun malfunctioning while we were out shooting. Maybe a threat of that video posting on every online gun forum will motivate them to do something the right way this time....the OP is so disgusted he's ready to scrap the AR platform and buy a higher end AK (like Arsenal)...This whole situation is a terrible reflection on the current state of Bushmaster.

 

[bbr1121]

I just spoke with Bushmaster again yesterday. I continue to get the impression that they are either incompetent or just don't care. I do have very well documented video of the problems I have continued to have with my 1000 dollar rifle. If Bushmaster does not fix it PERFECTLY this time or send me a new rifle, I'm going to plaster the story and videos on every forum I can find. It's really sad to see what happens when a good company whores itself out to a conglomerate controlled by George Soros.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

I just spoke with Bushmaster again yesterday. I continue to get the impression that they are either incompetent or just don't care. I do have very well documented video of the problems I have continued to have with my 1000 dollar rifle. If Bushmaster does not fix it PERFECTLY this time or send me a new rifle, I'm going to plaster the story and videos on every forum I can find. It's really sad to see what happens when a good company whores itself out to a conglomerate controlled by George Soros.

You have to reliaze one thing though. Bushmaster is no longer Bushmaster. They are owned by Remington.

 

[IndyGunworks]

where are you located?

 

[dom1104]

When our company was bought by another company, we were still ..... us.

I dont think a change of ownership suddenly makes a good company a bad one, if the people are the same people.

Just saying

 

[IndyGunworks]

also where is the video? i would like to see it.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

When our company was bought by another company, we were still ..... us.

I dont think a change of ownership suddenly makes a good company a bad one, if the people are the same people.

Just saying

It's not the same people though.

 

[dom1104]

It's not the same people though.

Ah, gotcha. Well wow.. they buy a company and then fire everyone? holy crap.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Ah, gotcha. Well wow.. they buy a company and then fire everyone? holy crap.

That's according to what I have read on a couple of other gun forums. The new Bushmasters are built by Remington and they slap Bushmasters name on them. Bushmaster sold out to them 5 years ago I believe it was. Mine is an older model e2s and works great.

 

[bbr1121]

I'm on the north side of Indy. If you want to message me your email address, I'll email the videos to you.

 

[R.G.S.]

Bushmaster's service dept has not got any better since August. I am a dealer and sent a new Predator rifle upper to them in Illion,NY back in Octoberto do a simple forearm swap. It took them 13 weeks to return it and then it was not correct. Their customer service reps are located in North Carolina at Remington's office and don't know what is going on at the NY repair center. I plan on doing my best to talk any customer out of buying a Bushmaster, DPMS or Remington product from now on. The employees from the old Bushmaster plant in Maine have started making their rifles again under the name Wyndham Weaponry. I hope they turn out a quaility product.

 

[03A3]

So what ever became of the Bushmaster that is the subject of this thread?

 

[U.S. Patriot]

I'm curious as well. I was going to sugest looking at the gas key screws. I found mine to not be properly staked, and one of the screw heads sheared off.

 

[mvician]

So what ever became of the Bushmaster that is the subject of this thread?

PM the OP and ask him to update this thread.