Bushmaster’s new Minimalist-SD M-LOK semi-automatic rifle, just like all the previous entries in the line, was conceived as an essential, sleek firearm, offering everything its user may need without excessive bells and whistles and, most importantly, keeping the overall weight at an acceptable minimum. And indeed, the Minimalist-SD M-LOK rifle is 89 cm / 35” long overall with its stock collapsed, weighing not more than 2,7 kilograms (6 lbs.) empty.

Bushmaster technicians wish to stress that this is not a civilian-grade iteration of a platform designed for military or combat applications, but a strictly semi-automatic AR-15 variant conceived for shooting competition and Police patrol duties.

As most of our readers will know, law enforcement organizations in the United States have been steadily replacing 12-gauge pump-action shotguns with semi-automatic AR-15 rifle variants as their standard patrol long guns for the past fifteen to twenty years, while – and unlike in Europe – their full-automatic or select-fire counterparts are mostly reserved to SWAT teams and other special units.

The Bushmaster Minimalist-SD M-LOK semi-automatic rifle is built on hard-anodized black, lightweight aluminum alloy receivers and comes factory-issued with a standard A3 controls configuration and with a Mission First Tactical ergonomic pistol grip and MFT Minimalist collapsible buttstock for maximum comfort and minimal weight, featuring QD cups and a rounded rubber buttpad.