Ever since Bushmaster has taken them over, they are supposed to be improved greatly. That being said though, my only personal experience was with a carbon 15 pistol, and I was not impressed.
Mrs. Airedale shoots one for 3 gun matches. Zero problems, runs wolf ammo, and runs and runs. That's first hand experience with a Carbon rifle.
Two summers ago, it ran all summer, with no more than a bore snake through it.
Dave
I bought a Bushie marked Carbon 15 type 97. Overall it worked fine. a few minor problems .
The brass deflector fell off. (scewed on part). The muzzle brake would fly off under rapid fire occasionally. Not all the parts were (mil spec) or factory spec.
The gun did work well, right out of the box. FTF , ect were not a problem. the gun was approx 1 lb. lighter than an M-4 type carbine. The handguards would get hot after 3-4 mags full in rapid fire(30 rnd mags). The lack of iron sights didn't help either.
For what I have seen on AR15.com, most who have the bushmaster branded Carbon series have had few problems. If you want a light gun it should work well. The carbon body does not show scratches like the alum. Accuracy seemed o.k.
If you want a AR to change out parts, up grade, ect go with a standard AR configuration.
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