Bushmaster quietly adds 1:7 twist rate to ACR
Updated: January 9th, 2013
One of the criticisms levied at the Bushmaster ACR by the internet gun community was that it was only available with a 1:9 barrel twist. Bushmaster has quietly updated their website and added a 1:7 twist rate barrel as an option alongside the 1:9.
The 1:7 twist helps stabilize the heavy 75 grain bullets.
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The Barrel swap not a big deal to me. I can buy a lower and two nice uppers for less.
I got mine for less than $2K at a little mom and pop gun store near my base. They said it had been there for a while and even though people showed interest no one really wanted to shell out for until the other barrels came out. I got it with the hopes of getting ahead of the game, we'll see if it was worth it.