Bushmaster has issued a recall on a select number of ACRs. What we found interesting was that instead of listing the serial numbers that are involved, Bushmaster wants all ACR owners to contact them, and only then will the owners find out if their ACR is part of the recall or not. That seems like a lot of extra work for all people involved, and no doubt this idea wasn't developed by the staff at Bushmaster who have to answer the phones....
Why did Bushmaster issue a recall? Evidently pulling the trigger can result in more than one round fired, and since new full auto weapons have not been allowed to be manufactured for civilian sales since 1986, it creates a bit of an issue involving illegal weapons. While no doubt this interesting tidbit puts a maniacal smile on the faces of a few of us, if you own a Bushmaster ACR, read the below notice and make sure you aren't one of the people who has a malfunctioning weapon.
Consider this your Gear Scout public service message for the weekend.
http://bushmaster.com/pdf/ACR-Web-Notification.pdf
