Response to Possum and the Owner Manual
BUSHMASTER PERSONNEL HAVE USED THE FOLLOWING AMMUNITIONS in various calibers for testing
at the factory, and found they will cycle without malfunction and have not caused damage or problems:
PMC / SPEER / REMINGTON / WINCHESTER / WOLF / SELLIER & BELLOT
AMERICAN EAGLE (Federal Manufactured) / M.E.N. (German Manufacture)
IF IN THE FUTURE, ANY NEW INFORMATION OR INSTANCES RELATING
TO AMMUNITION PROBLEMS ARISE, BUSHMASTER WILL UPDATE THIS
ADVISORY ON OUR WEBSITE (
WWW.BUSHMASTER.COM).
Notably, purchasing the requisite specificied ammo outlined by BM in bulk for cost saving appears to be the issue rather than expensively in 20 round boxes at your local friendly gun vendors. Furthermore, I have found it difficult to purchase ammo from the above mentioned vendors in a reasonable amount of time, especially since there are several TO's going on at present. Complicating the matter, I believe liberals are about to control congress
that may put a paranoid, undue demand on existing supplies. Using reloads or other non-designated ammo manufactures may invalidate the warranty should it damage the weapon.