Duncan Long's AR-15 Sourcebook
said that Bushmaster and Mack Gwinn developed the Bushmaster pistol on their own, and which later evolved into the M-17S rifle. However, other sources such as Small Arms Review
's article as well as Guns.Ru stated that the M-17S directly descended from the Armstech/Edenpine SAK-30. The original Bushmaster pistol does not appear to have the tensioned barrel that M-17S has, so perhaps M-17S inherited the barrel from SAK-30, and the receiver/fire-control/bolt/bolt-carrier from Bushmaster Pistol. All three used the gas system from the AR-18.In any event, MGI said that they want to bring the Bushmaster Pistol back into production, which is great news! [You can find the announcement in their Facebook wall photo album.] In an earlier ('07-'08?) private correspondence with their marketing rep, they had expressed interest in reviving the M-17S at a later date. Perhaps the time has come for this bull-pup design. I hope they bring back the M-17S and the pistol together, but either one would be great. Given their Hydra mag-wells and quick-change barrels, perhaps MGI can add these features into the new gun. Guess I need to start saving money now! :D
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Mack's staff lied to me for almost a year regarding production dates. He's know for hype that never pans out. Take the .308 hydra for example. He's had that thing for years now and I don't believe it'll ever go to production. His staff told me that the uppers on the AR-15 weren't beefy enough and the QCB-D upper hasn't been made in almost two years. He can't replace faulty uppers or fix them and cashes checks for products that he doesn't even have. This isn't "ad hominem", it's the truth. Mack has had his real estate brokers license suspended in NC for losing peoples money and not accounting for it. It's public record. The .308 conversion will NEVER materialize. Mark my words. As for why he's never open, they have hardly any products to sell and plenty of angry customers.
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