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8/20/2026 5:12:00 PM EDT
Fairly certain I know the answer to this one, but need it confirmed.

Did the original (Windham ME) Bushmaster ever use military buffer tubes?

The only time I have ever seen a military buffer tube on an original Bushy, it was acknowledged to be installed post-factory.

I have a complete lower I bought in 2005 and a slightly older lower. Im like 99.99998637474% sure they are both commercial spec.
8/20/2026 5:14:43 PM EDT
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When it comes to carbine buffer tubes I have never seen a Maine Bushmaster with anything but a commercial buffer tube from the factory.

One give away is the commercial tubes often have a slant on the back of the tube.
8/20/2026 6:05:08 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By SemperGumbi:
When it comes to carbine buffer tubes I have never seen a Maine Bushmaster with anything but a commercial buffer tube from the factory.

One give away is the commercial tubes often have a slant on the back of the tube.
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My bushies had commercial tubes before I replaced them with mil spec tubes.
8/20/2026 6:18:17 PM EDT
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I owned a number of them personally and also bought 100 or so for a department when we had issues getting Colt to fulfill an order. All had commercial tubes.

8/20/2026 6:28:39 PM EDT
[#4]
Commercial.
Even FA model were commercial.
8/20/2026 6:32:01 PM EDT
[#5]
Awesome!

Thank you guys!

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