Shot my Bushmaster for 8 hrs in rain - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Tercel89 · 05-11-2008, 02:27 PM

We just had our annual qualification at our dept. with our rifles and we shot 8 hrs straight in steady rain . I got to tell ya , the Bushmaster is a damn good rifle. I cant recall how many round I shot , but it was a lot and I have shot it a bunch before , but in heavy rain like we had it did great . Dropping mags in mud and later recovering them and re-using them and it still funtioned great . The only thing I dont like is how damn dirty the action gets since its letting the gas go through it . I have always shot AK's and SKS's with the piston systems and they are WWWAAAYYY more cleaner than these AR's . But the accuracy was awesome. I was easily getting head shots on metal swinging targets at 75 yrds. We just got our stock sights replaced with Tritium night sights . We have the tritum on the front and on the rear with the "large" apperature. Its not on our "small" apperature. Anyways it made a beliver outta me . Other than having to clean it so much , the Bushmaster really rocks for me . Not one FTF or FTE.

gsx1138 · 05-11-2008, 04:07 PM

Sounds like good fun.

Oh, my Toyota Tacoma was the best truck I've ever owned. I've had 1 Ford and 2 GMC's in the past but the Tacoma was awesome. Anyway, back to the program. Happy shooting.

**Grip** · 05-11-2008, 04:27 PM

8 hour vid, or it didnt happen!

Tercel89 · 05-11-2008, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Grip

8 hour vid, or it didnt happen!

An 8 hour vid ? Do you really want to see me scratching my butt in my wet soaked pants???

**Grip** · 05-11-2008, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Tercel89

An 8 hour vid ? Do you really want to see me scratching my butt in my wet soaked pants???

i knew it....you shot for 4 hours, and scratched your butt for 4 hours!

any pics or anything?

my dad has a bushmaster as well...he loves his, i think its pretty damn good too for the price. he has about 600 rounds fired through his and not a single FTE or FTF.

ElJimmyStrappo · 05-11-2008, 04:48 PM

LUCKY! As said by Napoleon Dynamite.

Tercel89 · 05-12-2008, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ElJimmyStrappo

LUCKY! As said by Napoleon Dynamite.

Have you had any trouble out of yours? (I havent seen Napoleon Dynamite so I dont know if its a joke or not

)

EricCartmann · 05-12-2008, 07:37 AM

+1 to the Bushmaster.

+1000 to the Tacoma!

EV1L · 05-12-2008, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Tercel89

We just had our annual qualification at our dept. with our rifles and we shot 8 hrs straight in steady rain . I got to tell ya , the Bushmaster is a damn good rifle. I cant recall how many round I shot , but it was a lot and I have shot it a bunch before , but in heavy rain like we had it did great . Dropping mags in mud and later recovering them and re-using them and it still funtioned great . The only thing I dont like is how damn dirty the action gets since its letting the gas go through it . I have always shot AK's and SKS's with the piston systems and they are WWWAAAYYY more cleaner than these AR's . But the accuracy was awesome. I was easily getting head shots on metal swinging targets at 75 yrds. We just got our stock sights replaced with Tritium night sights . We have the tritum on the front and on the rear with the "large" apperature. Its not on our "small" apperature. Anyways it made a beliver outta me . Other than having to clean it so much , the Bushmaster really rocks for me . Not one FTF or FTE.

Could it be that the rain helped and kept it from getting too hot?

invssgt · 05-12-2008, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tercel89

We just had our annual qualification at our dept. with our rifles and we shot 8 hrs straight....

Your dept. must be funded by a local casino. I have run some of these events and if I can get the gov't bean-counters to spring for a solid hour's worth of training ammo, I'm doing good.

05-11-2008, 02:27 PM	#1
Tercel89 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tn Posts: 641	Shot my Bushmaster for 8 hrs in rain We just had our annual qualification at our dept. with our rifles and we shot 8 hrs straight in steady rain . I got to tell ya , the Bushmaster is a damn good rifle. I cant recall how many round I shot , but it was a lot and I have shot it a bunch before , but in heavy rain like we had it did great . Dropping mags in mud and later recovering them and re-using them and it still funtioned great . The only thing I dont like is how damn dirty the action gets since its letting the gas go through it . I have always shot AK's and SKS's with the piston systems and they are WWWAAAYYY more cleaner than these AR's . But the accuracy was awesome. I was easily getting head shots on metal swinging targets at 75 yrds. We just got our stock sights replaced with Tritium night sights . We have the tritum on the front and on the rear with the "large" apperature. Its not on our "small" apperature. Anyways it made a beliver outta me . Other than having to clean it so much , the Bushmaster really rocks for me . Not one FTF or FTE. __________________ Toyota Tacoma: The A-10 Warthog of trucks The A-10 Warthog : The Toyota Tacoma of planes The Westland Lynx : The Toyota Supra of helicopters

05-11-2008, 04:07 PM	#2
gsx1138 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bremerton, Wa Posts: 156	Sounds like good fun. Oh, my Toyota Tacoma was the best truck I've ever owned. I've had 1 Ford and 2 GMC's in the past but the Tacoma was awesome. Anyway, back to the program. Happy shooting. __________________ “The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."” ~ George Carlin on the flamethrower I'm a Buddhist gun owner, go figure. Head in the clouds and feet on the ground. Yeah, it's me: http://www.myspace.com/yngvar

05-11-2008, 04:27 PM	#3
Grip XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 986	8 hour vid, or it didnt happen! __________________ 2008 AR-15...in the work's 2007 XD-9 Service, 1,630 shots fired since 12-20-07 2006 Mossberg M590A1, 12GA 1981 Marlin/Glenfield model 60, .22

05-11-2008, 04:48 PM	#6
ElJimmyStrappo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SE Idaho Posts: 1,269	LUCKY! As said by Napoleon Dynamite. __________________ The Carry: Springfield XD 9 Service - Crossbreed Supertuck & DGR with #16 and #22 springs. The Tack Driver: Sako Vixen L461 .222 Rifle with Bushnell 4X Scope A real tack driver! The Fun Gun: Marlin .22 LR with Bushnell 7X Scope The best weapon anyone can have: a brain. "The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental." -John Steinbeck "Beware the man who owns just one gun, he will know how to use it."

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05-12-2008, 07:37 AM	#8
EricCartmann XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 776	+1 to the Bushmaster. +1000 to the Tacoma!