I' m not sure if you' ve looked at an AK47, but you may want to consider one as a cheaper, but reliable, alternative to a bushmaster.

A while back, within the last year, a vender in shotgun news was advertising brand new, authentic russian made ak47s for about $190+shipping and ffl fee from your dealer. i' ve never seen, much less fired one of these, however i know that the ak design is very reliable, and therefore don' t see why this would be any different.

it fired the 7.62x39 cartridge, and was heavy blued machine stamped metal with black synthetic stock. semi-auto with a ten round clip. don' t know if the sights were any good, but i belive you could mount a scope on it.

i considered getting one for dog hunting deer in the swamps

this is just a cheaper alternative that you may want to consider.

good luck with whatever you choose,
ths78