The popularity of 80% lowers has created an entirely new market for builders. Followers and mag pads are injection molded from unbreakable polymer to stand up to rough treatment without cracking. Cops love the twin turbo ls deathwish hilux ep4 youtube. Carbon15 link heard the original company went out of business and bushmaster bought their inventory. In fact, walmart is increasingly popping up in court documents. Mgw also offers a line of bushmaster ar pistols and rifles. Bushmaster carbon15 parts and accessories gun parts corp. My recent ar build is not picking up the next round when it fires. Any non metallic occlusion or crack will cause the collection of these. Ok, im starting this thread for questions, answers, and discussion of the bushmaster carbon15 model 4. Bushmaster is a trusted name, i generally prefer rra but i have nothing against owning a bushy. Have about 1,000 rounds through now with no further trouble. The carbon 15 is a family of lightweight, magazinefed pistols, carbines, and rifles developed by defunct united states weapons manufacturer professional ordnance, with the design picked up after some time by current manufacturer bushmaster firearms. This is ideal for an ar15 you plan on using often and hauling around with you.
Ferritic nitrocarburizing fnc ferritic nitrocarburizing fnc imparts high surface hardness, improved wear resistance and fatigue resistance to a wide variety of carbon steel, alloy steel and cast iron parts. Composite ar15 lowers discussion in general rifle discussion started by slog, oct 2, 2012. Heck, there was only a few different manufacturers out there at the time. Another ingenious solution developed by the brightest firearms designers of that time was the shortstroke gas piston system. But also heard rumors of receivers getting cracks in them, so now its got me wondering about the safety of it. Everything you ever wanted to know about ar15 buffer weight. Made from the finest materials for strength and durability. Proof researchs carbonfiber barrels are at the heart of the new summit rifle. Sep 28, 20 the cleaning out of my workbench continues with a bunch of various ar parts that id like to find new homes for. The older models had problems cracking around the rear of the upper where the buffer tube installs as well as the front pivot cracking.
I ran a first gen bushmaster carbon 15 for many years. Click on the image above for an enlarged image of the original tweet and its corresponding url. I havent heard of any significant and recurring problems from any of the polymer and carbon. I have ownedshot four of them, and still have one that i did notwill not sell. Bill ruger, as a skilled manufacturer and marketer of firearms, realized americans were leaning towards autoloaders. This time he is on his way home from a 4,000 mile road trip in the deathwish hilux. I have to remove the mag, pull the charging lever and the bullet falls out. The bushmaster ar15s made before the carbon 15 are very robust and dependable. We also stock magazine rebuild kits, springs, followers and more. Is the bushmaster carbon 15 9mm pistol anygood and should i get it 2. Written by sierra bullets ballistic technician duane siercks i was handed a small sample of 223 cases the other day and was asked if i could comment on some marks and appearances that had been noticed as they were sorting through the cases. I have had this weapon since 2006 and have not had any issues with it. Dec 25, 2012 bushmaster is decent for an ar 15, but the econo models do skimp on materials and details that could shorten the usable life of the rifle. A hole like that would usually have stopped the crack propagation.
Sep 02, 20 question number 1 i own a bushmaster carbon 15 and im looking into getting a magpul milspec ctr stock but i dont know if i have to get a new buffer assembly since the stock i was looking at came with a completely milspec assembly. Essentially, the ar18 was armalites effort to recapture a market they created but lost when they made the mistake of selling the ar15 to colt. Ruger american ranch rifle gunstocks boyds hardwood. Being well known for their ar15s, bushmaster has created the carbon 15 which features a full polymer lower and upper receiver. Plus, the divots overwork the brass and can cause fatigue, which leads to cracking or splitting.
Please let me know if youd like any additional pictures or info on anything everything comes as shown i dont have any of the original packaging for this stuff. I tried my rifle with another known to be working bcg and it worked perfectly. This operating manual covers all bushmaster carbon 15 9mm models chambered. Jan 14, 2010 ok, im starting this thread for questions, answers, and discussion of the bushmaster carbon 15 model 4. I have not opened my vault that contains my bushmaster rifles, in a long time, but i have 3 or 4 bushmaster rifles, besides my carbon 15.
The second bullet clears the chamber but the 3rd will hang and get jammed by the bolt between the mag and the receiver. This gas block is made from carbon steel, weighs 2. But a quick search brought up cases of them having cracking issues and sposedly bm started making them from a different material. If you have the new bushmaster combo kit this magazine will not fit. The best upgrades and accessories for your mini 14 gun mann.
Oddly enough, magnum rifle cases are usually at the least risk, since they use slowburning propellants that just barely fill the available space. Bushmaster carbon15 model 4 ar15 gear and accessories. The type 21 which i have and the type 97 which was a little more expensive. It was the first model produced after they bought the rights and tooling from pro ord. Ferritic nitrocarburizing bluewater thermal solutions. The bushmaster carbon 15 riflepistol system consists of a firearm, magazine.
Because of the polymer material and a lightweight barrel, the bushmaster carbon 15 orc is almost two pounds lighter than the standard xm15 orc. The carbon aint got much carbon but seem like recycled soda pop bottles. This magazine is for the older bushmaster carbon 15. The finish also offers protection against cracks, chips and corrosion. I went to caswells for some ballistic therapy this afternoon and took along my bushmaster carbon 15 9mm pistol.
However, i do have a question about the upper and the lower. As the title states, ive been scouring the web for some information regarding this topic. Why ruger m77 are not the choice for rebarreling or modifications. This is the scary one that everybody talks about and avoids. Bushmaster came out with two different carbon 15 rifles.
Ar15 how to fix ejection problems on a suppressed ar rifle. Would this rule out the gas systemupper being the cause of the. Did you ever have problems with the 45cal wood stock cracking at the rear from. The ar15 is designed as a combat rifle utilizing a direct impingement as the original technology, devised by eugene stoner in the early 60s. The only polymer ar lower i have experience with is my father in laws bushmaster carbon 15 which has had no problems though it has not been used hard either. The bushmaster carbon 15 9mm pistol has too many problems do not get it. How walmart helped make the newtown shooters ar15 the most. As for cracking a receiver, i did inspect a 1917 eddystone a couple of years ago that had an axial brittle fracture the full length of the receiver ring.
I have a fairly new bushmaster ar 15 that has problems loading from the mag. Magazines for the ar15 used to be notorious for feed lips cracking. Jul 08, 2007 i heard from other people that the carbon pistol 223 has lots of issues, but wanted to know about the 9mm since there isnt any gas system just the standard blow back action. It is a solution to most problems that you may encounter. I also have a bushmaster carbon 15 and have sent many rounds down range. My bushy m4a3 has been nothing but sweet to 300 yds. Although it is not yet clear where the bushmaster ar15 used by lanza and. Ar 15 not picking up the next round northeastshooters.
The above image is a snapshot of a tweet that was sent out before the boston marathon bombings by the boston globe. It should be noted, that i am referring to the bushmaster, not the professional ordnance version. Im not really wanting a 500 yard tack driver just a reliable and comfortable to shot bug out carbine that if i needed do pin point stuff out at 200300 yard it could but further then that ill bolt action. By using improved engineering, manufacturing techniques, and advanced materials, bushmaster delivers quality product that should be in any avid gun owners arsenal. Proof research was formed in 2010 by the joining of two companies. Do you have any first hand personal experience with bushmaster rifles, and particularly the carbon 15 models, to backup your statement that bm is garbage 99% of the time and a carbon version is, well,worse. The latest model in the bushmaster carbon 15 line is the carbon 15. Ive read on that a lot of guys had problems with them cracking after a lot of use or after changing the barrelhandguard. Some owners of the first generation lw15s experienced problems with the internals. Bushy carbon 15 rifles gun and game the friendliest. Carbon 15 link heard the original company went out of business and bushmaster bought their inventory.
This operating manual covers all bushmaster xm15 e2s and carbon 15 models chambered for. Ar15 cleaning and maintenance ultimate guide pew pew tactical. Not sure on the bushmaster carbon 15, but everything i read on the original carbon 15 their parts werent interchangeable with other ar15s. The carbon 15 line of weapons are closely based on the colt ar 15 design. The history of the military issue ar18 runs parallel with the m16.
Even though it is machined like a billet lower, the compression creates a less refined lower. In fact, this rifle comes packed with power and an accurate shot that makes it not only look impressive, but also ensures that it is one of the best shots possible. Please press like and subscribe for more videos coming soon. On deathwish episode 4 josh mazerolle is at it again. The armidale class is a class of patrol boats built for the royal australian navy ran. While polymer receivers may not be for everyone, there is a huge market for them. The project was reopened in 1999 under the designation sea 1444, with the ran as the sole participant. The bushmaster carbon 15 is not only the perfect rifle for shooting deer and home safety, but it is one of the meanest looking rifles on the market.
Black dog machine llc high capacity magazines for ar15. Carbon 15 s are known to be problematic at times due to the plastic molding not being as good as it should have been. A quick search on gunbroker makes me think its a pretty reasonable price. Some people have complained about tightness of fit of some components. I cant recall whether it was cavalry arms or the bushmaster carbon series which came first. I ordered a p365 from palmetto state last week and picked it up on 817. Prior to the last couple of years, especially after my retirement in 2004, i would usually spend 34 days a week at one or another of the local ranges.
Since the upper and lower are made from a carbon composite, it. Sure would hate to have a bolt carrier sticking out of my eye socket one day. My father in law has a bushmaster carbon 15 that has been great, that is. How to fix ejection problems on a suppressed ar grand. But, i have talked to some local law enforcement about the bushmaster orc with the aluminum receiver. Bushy carbon 15 rifles discussion in the powder keg started by. Discussion in rifle country started by coloradokevin, feb 10. Started discussing this on the boise bcg group buy but may get some more results here. Have you checked out the new drop in stocks for the camp carbines from choate stocks they are synthetic and very durable with ar style collapsing rears and pistol grips.
This is my personal likes and dislikes and hopefully just some food for thoughts for people that may be looking in to the carbon 15 platform. Its just the carbon 15s that have most of the issues as they are not meant for heavy use, rather they are for a lighter weight casual shooter. P365 grip frame crack this is a discussion on p365 grip frame crack within the p365 forums, part of the sig sauer pistols category. Kind of a heads up post if are looking replacing a trigger on a bushmaster carbon car 15. Lw15 complete polymer lower receiver new frontier armory. They come with a lite weight barrel and a smaller collapsible buttstock than you see on most rifles. Adding even this amount of extra weight can cause issues on some rifles. Composite ar15 lowers firearms talk the community for. Why ruger m77 are not the choice for rebarreling or. I am glad that i got this instead of the bushmaster carbon15. Most websites are going to tell you to weigh it out and decide on your own.
However, that is only my opinion and everyone here will have one. The same era of 15s i was playing with are also cracking up. One was jense precision, a custom rifle building operation owned by master gunsmith k. Im going to use my own ar15, the bushmaster carbon 15, as a good example. Start to research the topic, and its easy to get lost in the potential benefits, drawbacks and recommendations. The best upgrades and accessories for your mini 14 semiautomatic rifles are an indispensable part of most american gun aficionados arsenal. Fwiw i think bushmaster made the carbon15 lightweight ar. Planning for a class of vessels to replace the fifteen fremantleclass patrol boats began in 1993 as a joint project with the royal malaysian navy, but was cancelled when malaysia pulled out of the process. However, with that said, i doubt the mag being loose and dropping down too far is causing the nosedown jams. I had long ago considered picking up one of the bushmaster carbonseries rifles but was hesitant.
Ive read some reports that early models were prone to cracking around the charging handle but bushmaster has since fixed the problems and will replace no questions asked. I ended up cracking the bottom half of the handguard in half. I just ran across a friend that has a bushmaster carbon 15 plastic upper and lower receiver rifle. Jul 30, 2019 one shooting outing with my bushmaster carbon 15 gen ii rifle. Ive put a few thousand rounds through this thing in the past 3 years and never had a problem until today. Bushmaster carbon15 aka plastic upper and lower receiver. I also bought a current production bushmaster carbon 15 for a test bed and broke the picatinny rail off the top and the hinge off the bottom of the upper when i removed the barrel.
If youve ever fired an ar15, chances are there are parts of the rifle youve loved. I seem to remember when these came out many years ago they had some issues. I think the gwacs lower looks really nice and i may buy one to build a second lower. I might just pick one of these up and put a good eotech on it. The problem with ar15 magazines, is that the magazine well magwell of. They are producing this carbon 15 which has a carbon fiber upper and lower receiver. Because my goal was to shoot subsonic ammo in this rifle, it was imperative that i had an adjustable gas block to open all the way and allow as much gas as possible to. Trying to find the date of manufacture on a bushmaster carbon 15 pistol hey guys. We are dedicated to information and ideas pertaining to the ar15 platform, as well as other firearms and related topics. Bushmaster creates quality parts, barrels, stocks, forends, receivers, and more for the ar platform and like models. Bushmaster was a good program in that it fitted into strategies and narratives that.
It will do anything that any other ar15 rifle will do as well as any other ar and it does it with less weight. Because the process is carried out at temperatures below 1100 f, retention of core properties and good dimensional control are achieved. If your going to spend the money get one that you can work on and upgrade later. Buy bushmaster carbon 15 pistol gas block with front sight factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including browning, winchester, fn america, beretta, benelli franchi, stoeger, remington, bushmaster, marlin, sig sauer, hk and many more. One shooting outing with my bushmaster carbon 15 gen ii rifle. I may be picking up a lnib bushmaster carbon 15 21s pistol tonight in a trade deal and have read good things about them. Looking at the group as a firearm manufacturer, the positives of polymer ar lowers do not sufficiently offset the negatives to incorporate them into even my lightweight production models at this time. The vehicle envisaged by the bushranger team could get the soldiers into position. I have been in the process of considering changes to make to my lightweight ar15 carbine, and in a recent post, i floated the idea of replacing the bushmaster carbon fiber lower that is currently part of the rifle with a standard 7075 t6 forged one. The ruger american ranch rifle is a lightweight boltaction rifle that ruger introduced in 2012. Bushmaster gun and game the friendliest gun discussion.
These days you can find ar 15 lowers made of different aluminum, polymer, and somebody even built a. Theres one for sale here locally i was looking at, for a friend of course. I carry a bushmaster m4a3 patrolmans carbine without m4 feedramps on. But i think i have about settled on a bravo company m4. My xm 15 is a fantastic ar and i know piper17 would agree. Trying to find the date of manufacture on a bushmaster carbon. Have you ever personally owned a bushmaster rifle that has malfunctioned or even witnessed a bushmaster rifle malfunction. There is nothing wrong with bushmaster so dont write them off entirely.
If your bushmaster came with a black dog x form magazine, this magazine will not fit. Ive never owned an ar, but have been thinking about buying one for a long time. Bushmaster bought out the professional ordnance plant in az and began to manufacture the weapons under there name. Bushmaster carbon15 pistol gas block with front sight. Question number 2 im looking into getting a free floating quad rail and i do belive that i will have to get a low profile gas block to fit the rail, correct. Accurate 16 chromoly for sale by s harris on gunsamerica 9764965. The new frontier armory lw4 complete carbon fiber ar15 lower receiver is.
The extractor, due to its design has issues because it is similar to a. Have used 3 of the camp carbines 2 in 9 and one in 45. If it was used, it will slam into the end of the buffer tube, possibly cracking the lower receiver. I may replace the pins someday as i just seem uncomfortable with the polymer pins, but i am in no hurry. Was told by a friend that the carbon 15 is a good buy. Anyone own one or have personal experience with them that can share some personal experience info on them. By the way the bushmaster carbon 15 is also a carbon plastic upper ar that functions just as well as an all metal one. Sell your bushmaster carbon 15 for free today on gunsamerica.