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For years I'd always wanted a Bushmaster M4A3, but for one reason or another I never had the time or money to get one. Target shooting has been a fun hobby of mine for a while now, and since I turned 21 I decided that it was finally time to become an owner. Borrowing other folks' equipment allows for fun times, but it's another feeling entirely to have something to call your own.
Since I enjoy short-range target shooting (<= 50 feet) most of all, I decided that it might be more prudent to get a pistol instead. Additionally, I thought it would be nice to get something a bit...different. With the help of a local, friendly FFL holder, I ordered a Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21S the day after my 21st birthday. Today it arrived, and I walked out the door a very happy man with a grin a mile wide.
Here is my new baby:
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Earlier today, some friends and I went to a house out in the country with a deep ditch/dry ravine that we could use as a backstop. Two hours and 180 empty .223 Remington cases later, we'd had a blast shooting various objects with my new pistol, some .22LR rifles, and a 12ga shotgun.
Lessons learned:
- A 500 page book is not going to save your life from a .223 Remington, despite popular myth.
- A computer hard drive might stop 9mm, .45 ACP, and .22 LR, but a .223 Remington shot from a pistol will punch a hole right through it without even trying.
- The Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21S may look like a huge pistol, but it fits like a glove and is extremely light for its size.
- Wal-Mart doesn't restock .223 Remington often enough. We went through nine boxes in two hours...it took two months of Wal-Mart shopping to get that much.
- Never try to inhale when firing the Type 21S. It feels like you're getting a back-handed slap to the nose and your chest will eventually start hurting. That shock wave is insane.
- Time lapse shots at night are awesome. You can capture the trajectory of the bullet despite not being a tracer round, but anything that moves will appear really blurry due to the long shutter time.
Bottom Line: If you are looking for something that's a total blast to plink with and feels great despite how it looks like it would be, I'd strongly suggest you consider the Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21S. I love mine.
For years I'd always wanted a Bushmaster M4A3, but for one reason or another I never had the time or money to get one. Target shooting has been a fun hobby of mine for a while now, and since I turned 21 I decided that it was finally time to become an owner. Borrowing other folks' equipment allows for fun times, but it's another feeling entirely to have something to call your own.
Since I enjoy short-range target shooting (<= 50 feet) most of all, I decided that it might be more prudent to get a pistol instead. Additionally, I thought it would be nice to get something a bit...different. With the help of a local, friendly FFL holder, I ordered a Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21S the day after my 21st birthday. Today it arrived, and I walked out the door a very happy man with a grin a mile wide.
Here is my new baby:
Click for full-sized version.
Click for full-sized version.
Earlier today, some friends and I went to a house out in the country with a deep ditch/dry ravine that we could use as a backstop. Two hours and 180 empty .223 Remington cases later, we'd had a blast shooting various objects with my new pistol, some .22LR rifles, and a 12ga shotgun.
Lessons learned:
- A 500 page book is not going to save your life from a .223 Remington, despite popular myth.
- A computer hard drive might stop 9mm, .45 ACP, and .22 LR, but a .223 Remington shot from a pistol will punch a hole right through it without even trying.
- The Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21S may look like a huge pistol, but it fits like a glove and is extremely light for its size.
- Wal-Mart doesn't restock .223 Remington often enough. We went through nine boxes in two hours...it took two months of Wal-Mart shopping to get that much.
- Never try to inhale when firing the Type 21S. It feels like you're getting a back-handed slap to the nose and your chest will eventually start hurting. That shock wave is insane.
- Time lapse shots at night are awesome. You can capture the trajectory of the bullet despite not being a tracer round, but anything that moves will appear really blurry due to the long shutter time.
Bottom Line: If you are looking for something that's a total blast to plink with and feels great despite how it looks like it would be, I'd strongly suggest you consider the Bushmaster Carbon 15 Type 21S. I love mine.