WOW, just came back from Cabelas in PA and they had New Bushmaster M4 for $650 with a cheap reddots.

 

Get them while supplies last.

Moose

I think these are the Carbon fiber versions, I wouldn't recommend one for anything legit.

I think these are the Carbon fiber versions, I wouldn't recommend one for anything legit.

 

Have the carbon models been known to fail/break?

Have the carbon models been known to fail/break?

 

It's just not as durable as an alloy AR. That's why its 650 buckeroos.

It's just not as durable as an alloy AR. That's why its 650 buckeroos.

 

Makes sense, as in from an impact/abuse perspective, as I could imagine the composite would crack before alloy bends/cracks. But from a take-to-the range gun, I havent found much information on the web when it comes to that.

 

I've found reviews that say , "its crap, the reciever will crack, etc", to "I have 17K rounds through mine without any problems, its a great rifle", and many comments on how many of the early problems +5 years ago have been solved by Bushmaster (mostly related to feed ramp issues).

 

I suppose it comes down to what you intend to use the rifle for. Lightweight range/ranch gun, i dont see why not. Life-depends on dropped in the middle of the wilderness gun... most definately not as its not proven enough for that.