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By Dan S.
Defense
The Bushmaster ACR is a superb semi-automatic sporting
rifle that's ready for field use, competitions, home
defense or even combat. Conceived by experienced,
real-life shooters and designed to exceed the
capabilities of the AR-15, the Bushmaster ACR offers
outstanding performance and innovative features. In this
article we'll take a look at the Bushmaster ACR, which
began its life as the Magpul Masada, and see if it could
be right for you.
The Bushmaster ACR, or "Adaptive Combat Rifle" has been
in the making for years. it's been a long road for this
unique rifle, and over the years I have seen people wait
for it, pray for it and then forget all about it. Yes,
it's been that long. The ACR started its life as the
Magpul Masada, named after the Jewish fortress of Masada
and the historic acts of defiance, taken by Masada's
defenders against Emperor's Vespasian's mighty Roman
10Th Legion.
If you are not aware of this historic event, this quote
from Magpul's Jan 2010 publication will help provide
more context: "The name Masada comes from the battle of
Masada where the Roman X Legion laid siege to the Jews
in 72 AD. The fortress stood on top of a plateau and had
a secure source of fresh water.
Because of this, the
Romans were forced to build a ramp to allow their
formations to advance up to the fortress without
breaking ranks. When the ramp was nearly complete, the
Jewish defenders decided to end their existence rather
than become the inevitable slaves of the Roman Empire.
The citizens of Masada left their food out in plain
sight to show the Romans that they were in no danger
starving and through this act of defiance they have
defined the nature of controlling one's own destiny."
I
also found it interesting that the following was
explicitly called out in the same publication: "Magpul
Industries is not Jewish owned or Israeli backed,
however Magpul has always found the story of the Masada
as a bold example of defiance."
Looking at the roots of the ACR, which was still called
the Masada, I found that it was designed from the ground
up without any sort of government funding or
assistance--just good engineering and superb innovative
minds. But innovation isn't enough and bringing a high
quality rifle to market is a daunting task. At one point
the Masada design was sold to Bushmaster and today it's
part of Bushmaster / Remington group as the ACR we see
today.
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