Have an older Bushmaster and an older Colt. Been out of the loop for awhile with what is now out there but remember those in the know saying Bushy's and the like are fine as range toys. Never ran mine hard and it's an accurate firearm. Problems occur when running them hard as in a multi day class where problems with the bolt, etc really show up. If I go to a class where it would be ran hard I'll take the older Colt. Much like some inexpensive modern arms. Many work fine as a range gun used occasionally with a few boxes of ammo. Run them hard and problems can show up. The question being what is your intended use? Something to putts around with here and there or something to be ran hard on a fairly regular basis.
I hear stuff like this all the time so my question is WTH happens when you run guns hard ? I understand guys use their rifles for the occasional range trip (me included ) but what seems to be happening most often when you are going thru a weekend of running and gunning. That being said, why can't a lesser rifle (fill in your most recent POS here ) be modified to be all it can be with just a couple changes.