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Carbon 15

American family of firearms

Field	Value
name	Carbon 15
image	File:Bushmaster Carbon-15 SBR.png
caption	Carbon 15 SBR
origin	United States
type	Submachine gun / Carbine / Assault Rifle / Semi-automatic rifle
is_ranged	yes
manufacturer	Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC
variants	9mm 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
weight	* 1.31 kg (Type 97 Pistol)
* {{convert	1.81	kg	lb	2	abbr	on}} (Type R21 Rifle)
length	* 20 in (Type 97 Pistol)
* {{convert	35	in	cm	2	abbr	on}} (Type R21 Rifle)
part_length	* 7.25 in (Type 97 Pistol)
* {{convert	16	in	cm	2	abbr	on}} (Type R21 Rifle)
cartridge	* [9×19mm Parabellum](9x19mm-parabellum) (9mm models)
action	* Blowback (9mm Models)
velocity	1750 ft/s
feed	Various STANAG Magazines.
sights	iron/optical

1.81 kg (Type R21 Rifle)
35 in (Type R21 Rifle)
16 in (Type R21 Rifle)
.223 Remington and 5.56×45mm NATO (.223 models)
Gas-operated (.223 models)

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

Overview

The Carbon 15 line

Carbon 15 rifles have carbon fiber upper and lower receivers which are lighter than the standard aluminum and steel construction of AR-15 receivers.

Carbon 15 rifles are generally chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO/.223 Remington, although Bushmaster also produced 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-style rifles.

Users

: Used by Royal Malaysia Police and VAT 69 Commando
: Used by Peruvian Naval Infantry Special Forces
Vatican City: Used by Corps of Gendarmerie of Vatican City.

Popular culture

In the 2003 movie Elephant, a Bushmaster Carbon-15 R21 was used by one of the two main antagonists.

References

[http://www.gunblast.com/Bushmaster-Pistol.htm "Carbon 15 pistol review" ''gunblast.com'' Gunblast Online Magazine]
[http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_defense_recreation_index.asp "Carbon 15 line" ''bushmaster.com'' Bushmaster] {{webarchive. link. (December 13, 2011)
[http://www.bushmaster.com/catalog_carbon15_AZ-C15P97S.asp "Carbon 15 Type 97s" ''bushmaster.com'' Bushmaster] {{webarchive. link. (December 5, 2011)
(25 February 2013). "The Guns of The Malaysian Police & Military During The Sulu Invasion -".
"Gendarmerie Corps of Vatican City State".

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