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Thread: SHOT SHOW 2011 - Bushy ACR. Nobody cares anymore?

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    SHOT SHOW 2011 - Bushy ACR. Nobody cares anymore?

    It occurred to me that not only none of us that went down posted anything about the ACR, but also nobody else asked about it.

    When it first debuted at SHOT 2006 as the Magpul Masada, it was the biggest story to come out of SHOT that year.
    It seems that with the delays, recalls, and especially the huge cost jump, I get the feeling that they have lost most of the momentum it once had.

    Fair observation?

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    What's the story? I've heard only bits & pieces of information.
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    Yep, if they had come out with something at least similar to their original price estimates without the major mess-ups, they could have had a HOT seller.


    Look at the Kel Tec RFB... (for at least the US price) good price, really cool unique operating system, and it hasn't had any huge QC problems...


    The ACR could have done a lot better if they did it right, but they really screwed up on the sales end of the spectrum.

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    I remember nutnfancy saying somehting about how he was dissapointed in the acr, but I havent heard of the acr very much for a while.
    I thought it would take care of itself and become popular...I guess not?

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    Wasn't the FRT # pulled?
    That may explain why it's dropped off the radar?
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    Too expensive in the USA, Tack on an extra $1500 just to bring it to Canada, bad quality control, lots of bad reviews all around, problems with going full auto when it is not supposed to, years of delays....

    Yeah, you could say I lost interest a while ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kevin M. View Post
    Too expensive in the USA, Tack on an extra $1500 just to bring it to Canada, bad quality control, lots of bad reviews all around, problems with going full auto when it is not supposed to, years of delays....

    Yeah, you could say I lost interest a while ago.
    My thoughts as well...

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    I think the cost increased did it in. It basically dropped off the radar for most Americans.

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    So is the ACR basically "dead"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Until the Angels Fall View Post
    So is the ACR basically "dead"?
    Aye. Bushmaster dropped the ball on it. Another failure at the cost of millions.
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