Bushmaster Ar15 Serial Numbers
| December 21st, 2013, 05:57 AM | #1 |
Old Salt Location: Western Virginia | One of my coworkers brought me a BCR to inspect. Her stepson was going to give it to her husband and she ponied up some cash for upgrades. Stepson did not want the dept armorers to look at it. When we got it we noticed the front gas block was canted. then there was no pin holding the gas tube to the front sight block. After aligning the gas tube, it was way off in the upper. We took off the barrel and the indent in the upper where the barrel pin inserts, was damaged allowing the barrel indexing key to move to the left (that's way the gas block was canted. We realigned everything and according to Bushy's instructions, applied loc tite before reinstalling the barrel. Everything lined up. Took it to the range. We could not get more than 2 shots without the bolt not going into battery. It would chamber a round and the bolt would stop when just touching the barrel lugs. The round would insert into the chamber (coming out of the extractor). We could use the forward assist to insert the bolt or remove the mag and use the charging handle to reengage the bolt. I assumed the barrel/upper were torqueing during fire and the lugs were not aligning (they would not align when the gas block was canted although it would force into battery). I too it back to the armory and looked at the bolt/carrier. There were indentations where the gas tube was striking the key. Looking at the gas tube, it was correctly aligned in the upper. Again, our opinion was the upper and barrel were twisting during operation and it was causing misalignment. The rifle is going under the Christmas tree. Upon opening he will be advised/lectured/ordered NOT to shoot it. We will help him sell the usable parts and get another, quality rifle. This is the first time I have worked on a carbon rifle. I was very under-impressed. |
Bushmaster Ar-15 Serial Number Location
Hi,
I recently moved out of state (freedom!) and have finally gotten around to purchasing a new lower for my AR (going SBR, woohoo!).
I saw that I could get Spike's lowers with SBR in the actual serial number, so decided to buy that, use it with my existing 16', then convert to shorter barrel once stamp comes back.
This means I no longer will need this lower, plus I live in a state where I don't need preban, so I figured I'd sell it in MA and potentially help someone out.
In fact, I had purchased this lower as part of a complete Bushmaster Dissipator rifle from someone on NES a few years ago, and didn't shoot it much (I'm a 308 guy).
The serial number range is in the 'verified' range available online as well.
Guess I will it put it back into the NES pool potentially (I paid arm/leg for this back in the day).
While not visible in the second photo, the right side magwell area has some scuff marks where the rifle may have rubbed against another in the safe, it was like this when I bought it.
It isn't a scratch that goes through the covering into the metal, it is more of a scuff that is visible depending on the angle of the light hitting the lower (as you can see it didn't show up in photo).
Looking for $650 no trades.
I will be shipping this from Phoenix AZ to your FFL probably with UPS and insurance, I don't see it costing too much extra.
Speaker wire patch panel. I called Bushmaster, they told me that based on the serial number. Confirming Date of Manufacture on Bushmaster AR. AR 15, Armalite ar-15, Colt AR 15, AR 15 serial numbers, ar 15 accessories, information by Gun Collection Online. Feb 27, 2010 The AR15 Armory; General AR15 Discussion; Identify age of Bushmaster Lower Sign in to follow. I didn't pay any attention when I bought it but when I went to record it for my records I noticed my other two Bushmaster Lowers have a serial number starting with BFSxxxxxxx (7 numbered serial number. The lower I just bought has a serial number.
Bushmaster Ar15 Specs
Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, is the leading supplier of AR15 type rifles in the United States. We manufacture both aluminum and advanced carbon-fiber-based. The AR-15 comes in many sizes and has many options, depending on the manufacturer.