Speaking of interesting AR .223 carbines, here's one for sure...

[Tangle]

I've had this for quite sometime now, and I just got it out and I love this thing. It is a the Carbon 15 built by Professional Ordnance (PO). When I first got it, it didn't feed reliably. I sent it to PO and they updated it and it ran great when I got it back.

Notice the full length Picatinny rail and as shown with the empty mag, it weighs a mere 4-1/4 lbs!.



And the dual aperture rear sight:



And here's the front sight:



Not knowing what it's worth, I'm almost afraid to shoot it.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[mulle46]

without shooting it, its just a 4 1/4 lb paperweight.

[gasmitty]

Bushmaster took over the manufacture of the Carbon 15 maybe 6 or 7 years ago. It was a lower-cost AR and the light weight - perhaps appropriate to the recoil of the 5.56? - was a selling point. It's a current model in the Bushie catalog, so I wouldn't be too afraid to shoot it.

[Hedgelj]

Looks very cool and I agree with Mulle46, they are meant to be shot, I don't own safe queens.

[hbc]

Nice gun. Very spiffy.

[Tangle]

without shooting it, its just a 4 1/4 lb paperweight.

Unless of course it breaks with no manufacturer support, and then it's a 4-1/4 lb paperweight that you can't sell.

Bushmaster took over the manufacture of the Carbon 15 maybe 6 or 7 years ago. It was a lower-cost AR and the light weight - perhaps appropriate to the recoil of the 5.56? - was a selling point. It's a current model in the Bushie catalog, so I wouldn't be too afraid to shoot it.

Ummm...sort of, this is all I saw. Of course the receiver may be the same while the stock and forend are different. Also, notice none of the catalog models have a full length rail.

Bushmaster - Carbon 15 Carbines

Oh, and BTW, speaking of recoil, that thingy on the front of the barrel really works - it's actually a compensator. I was at the range with it a long time ago and the compensator was loose, so I removed it to see what it shot like. The recoil was surprising. It wasn't what you'd call heavy, but it was a lot stouter than a standard AR, by far in fact. I put the compensator back on and it really tamed it down.

[10thmtn]

Just don't try to buttstroke someone with it...

[vanagonnuts]

bushmasters are evil.




but, I wanted to pick this one up next spring but sadly it doesn't appear I will be able to....my 10/22 weighs more then 4.5lbs

[HotGuns]

No...guns are evil.

[atctimmy]

No...guns are evil.

He was being silly, Silly.

[Tangle]

bushmasters are evil.




but, I wanted to pick this one up next spring but sadly it doesn't appear I will be able to....my 10/22 weighs more then 4.5lbs

LOL - I'll paint it white so it won't be an evil black rifle.

I knew it was light, but I didn't realize it was lighter than a 10/22 - that's just about the king of semi-auto .22s you know, well now that the Remington Nylon 66 is no more. I wish I had bought a couple of those! You'd think today those things would sell like hot cakes - I'd buy one instantly!

[HotGuns]

10/22 are evil.

Have you seen what you can do to them?

[patinthehat]

you shall never know how good it is if you dont shoot it!

[joker1]

10/22 are evil.

Have you seen what you can do to them?

Have you seen how scary you can make them look?

[HotGuns]

Yeah...I've done it...