Bushmaster SBR
Bushmaster’s new Carbon 15 series of lightweight AR-15 rifles are pretty popular. They even have a pretty cool looking 9mm pistol version. One of the SOTs over at arfcom turned one into a short barreled rifle and has some pics and a range report. Here’s a pic:
Pretty sharp looking. I don’t really like the rail system as it doesn’t look like it would support cowitnessing of a red dot sight to iron sights. Still, these look sharp. The guy sells them here and they will offer some competition for the H&Ks.
January 6th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
Unc,
It looks neat, I’ll grant you that. I’d also like to see them available without a stupid stamp and ATF approval.
However, I just don’t get the appeal of a short-barreled rifle. I mean, if you want to make/buy one for the “cool” factor, I can TOTALLY understand – hell, I’ve got a NAA mini-22LR and a .38 Special Derringer whose only functions are to elicit the response “WOW that’s neat!”.
But an AR with a 7″ barrel just doesn’t make any sense to me. Isn’t that like, oh, completely defeating the purpose of the .223 Remington round?
WRT the 9mm, what’s the advantage of the SBR over, say, getting the stamp and putting a shoulder stock on a Glock 34?
I’m genuinely curious here, and don’t mean to stir things up or disrespect anyone. I’m just curious as to the applications and why the SBR is better than a pistol with a shoulder stock. And, for the record, “Why not?” and “Because” are PERFECTLY acceptable answers in this case… 🙂
Of course, I’m the type of crazy sumbitch who’d shoot a .45/70 revolver, too… 😉
January 6th, 2006 at 4:51 pm
SBRs are more accurate than a handgun since they have more sight radius and a stock to stabilize them.
They also make them in 223 but the 9mm has less penetration and is less likely to go through walls, which means less collateral damage. Hence the popularity of the MP5. Plus, it’s easier to suppress.
And if you put a stock on a glock, still requires a tax stamp.
I’m personally building a 9mm so I can shoot it at the indoor range.
And why not?
January 6th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
“And if you put a stock on a glock, still requires a tax stamp.”
I believe I mentioned that. It’s INSANE, but yes, it requires a stamp.
“I’m personally building a 9mm so I can shoot it at the indoor range.”
I totally grok that – a .357 Magnum lever-action rifle is on my wish list for precisely the same reason.
January 7th, 2006 at 1:58 pm
Whatever floats your boat when it comes to guns. I like some stuff that others may find odd as well. Even though the logic of pistol caliber carbines escapes me a bit. But then again, I’d like to own an M-1 carbine, and the 30 carbine round is pretty much in that class to, so i suppose I’m a bit of a hypocrite.
Fun shooting and logic diverge a lot at times I suppose.
January 9th, 2006 at 4:42 pm
“Even though the logic of pistol caliber carbines escapes me a bit”
Here goes a pratical reason. A person who cannot shot a rifle caibler carbine, but can shot a pistol caliber (cx4 storm.) I know i would buy a Cx4 storm in a pistol caliber I already owned, if my wife\girlfriend wanted a rifle in a second.