[malvin]

My brother in law is looking for a upper chambered in 450 bushmaster. He’s kinda cheap. Can anyone recommend a most bang for your buck option? Bear creek maybe?

 

[SMH]

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[dfleury]

I have an upper from midway with a 16 inch barrel and it shoots great. I've heard the midway stuff is made by bear creek so I would assume there uppers are just as good.

 

[BMT85]

IIRC, the Stoner 450 bushmaster barrels and uppers are BCA. BCA’s 450 bushmaster barrels and uppers have a pretty good track record. They do have some issues, but for the price, it might be worth playing around with it. My recommendation, if someone does buy BCA, don’t get anything with a melonite barrel. The low price comes at a cost. You are going to get looser allowable tolerances and more machining marks. Melonite basically locks that in. Untreated bores will be easier to clean up if there is an issue with the bore.

 

[Devil Phish]

I gaveup on the AR platform(BCA) due to many headache from issues constantly arising . Went the bolt gun route and not looked back then I traded it. Messing around with 350 Legend right now but may get another 450 upper to from a different manufacture.

 

[Strawdawg]

I strongly suggest you go to the forums specializing in big bores and read the opinions on various manufacturers' quality. Bolt and extension quality seems to vary a lot from place to place.

 

[SMH]

I have an upper from midway with a 16 inch barrel and it shoots great. I've heard the midway stuff is made by bear creek so I would assume there uppers are just as good.

I just checked. The exact same upper is ~$40 cheaper on Bear Creek's website but Midway has free (fast!) shipping that you don't get at Bear Creek without padding the order to $300. The reviews on both sites are great.

Now I have to finish convincing myself that I really, really, really, genuinely do NOT need another AR.

 

[malvin]

Well you know what they say. How many guns is enough? Just one more!

 

[SMH]

Well you know what they say. How many guns is enough? Just one more!

I lost (or won) the argument with myself. Larry Potterfield is packing my order right now.

 

[SMH]

Mark,
We received your order placed today, 10/12/2022.
Since I’ve always been a stickler for fast shipping, we're working hard to get it out quickly.
We'll send tracking information as soon as your order ships.
Thanks for Your Business!

Larry Potterfield,
Founder and Chairman of Board

10/15/2022 3:14 PM Double boxed & Well padded.

Mark,

Great news, we've been notified your order has been delivered! We hope you enjoy your purchase! If you sent an email regarding order delivery and have not received a response, this delivery confirmation is provided in lieu of any additional response.

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[KJUN]

Late to the game, but it is better to buy from BCA since they have a LIFETIME warranty. Midway only offers a year (or 2, maybe). Big difference when you consider BCA is also cheaper.

I've got 2. One still won't eject a round after sending it back to them for repair. (The repair was because they forgot to drill the gas hole in the barrel.) The other cycles fine. Neither one does better than 3.5-4.5 MOA with ANY type ammo from the factory.

I gave up[ and ordered 2 from RRA. The BCA will be used for cast lead hand loads after I send the no-eject-one back AGAIN for warranty repair.

Worth it for the price, but don't expect it to run flawlessly without sending it back for repair AND don't expect better than 2-3MOA from it.

 

[giantmike]

Not really budget but my tromix 450 bushmaster upper is literally my most accurate upper it's crazy accurate

 

[malvin]

Has anyone had any experience with the Davidson defense uppers?

 

[SMH]

Has anyone had any experience with the Davidson defense uppers?

I bought a 6.8 upper build kit from them a few years back. It was a gift for my brother. They shipped promptly, the fit and finish were excellent for a budget build AR.

 

[Jdcujo]

After bca little issue with ice and seeing their consumer issues ( reverse engineered reamers for the big bores such as 450 bm/458 socom/ 12.7 ie their beowulf chambering) I won't touch em.

 

[Devil Phish]

Picked up a CVA Cascade in 450BM. I prefer that over the AR upper myself due to the simple facts you can down loadit or boost it it a little more than what a AR 450 can handle.