Carbon 15

The Carbon 15 is a family of lightweight, magazine-fed pistols, carbines, and rifles developed by defunct United States weapons manufacturer Professional Ordnance, with the design later picked up by Bushmaster Firearms.

This article is about the lightweight firearm. For the radioisotope, see isotopes of carbon.
Carbon 15
Carbon 15 SBR
TypeSubmachine gun / Carbine / Assault Rifle
Place of originUnited States
Production history
ManufacturerBushmaster Firearms International, LLC
Variants9mm Pistol, Type 21/21S Pistol, Type 97/97S Pistol, Type 97S Rifle, 9mm Carbine, Top Loading Carbine, Flat-Top Carbine, .22 Rimfire Rifle, Model 4, Type R21 Rifle
Specifications
Mass
  • 1.31 kg (2.89 lb) (Type 97 Pistol)
  • 1.81 kg (3.99 lb) (Type R21 Rifle)
Length
  • 20 in (50.80 cm) (Type 97 Pistol)
  • 35 in (88.90 cm) (Type R21 Rifle)
Barrel length
  • 7.25 in (18.42 cm) (Type 97 Pistol)
  • 16 in (40.64 cm) (Type R21 Rifle)
Cartridge
Action
Muzzle velocity1,750 feet (530 m)/s[1]
Feed systemVarious STANAG Magazines.
Sightsiron/optical

Overview

The Carbon 15 line[2][3] is closely based on the Colt AR-15 design. They are distinguished by their carbon fiber construction, which provides an extremely lightweight frame. The Carbon 15 line are generally chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO/.223 Remington,[4] however, there are also 9×19mm Parabellum versions of the pistol and carbine.

In early 2009, Bushmaster began to include the dust cover and forward assist in their Carbon-15 M4 rifles.

Users

References
  1. "Carbon 15 pistol review" gunblast.com Gunblast Online Magazine
  2. "Carbon 15 line" bushmaster.com Bushmaster Archived December 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Johnn Walter (March 25, 2006). Rifles of the World. Krause Publications. p. 42.
  4. "Carbon 15 Type 97s" bushmaster.com Bushmaster Archived December 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  5. "The Guns of The Malaysian Police & Military During The Sulu Invasion -". The Firearm Blog. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2020.

See also
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