anyway any info on this would be great.
Like all new firearms today, different materials are being used than what we are use to. The Glock is what 40 years old now and it was one of the first poly handguns out. Now almost all handguns have parts made of polimers. Hard to beat the lower cost due to the use of polimers. Let's see, your boat is made of carbon fiber, your laptop is made with a carbon fiber shell, even your car/truck/ATV/cell phone are all carbon fiber.
Bushmaster thought it would try out an AR made with a carbon fiber upper and lower. The hand guards and butt stocks have always been of carbon fiber since the 1960's. FNH-USA (ACR & FNAR), SCAR, FNA PS-90, FNA 2000 are all made of carbon fiber as well as new stripped lowers that are coming out as carbon fiber. They are lighter and keeps the cost of manufacturing down so we can afford to keep buying new products and guns.
The people from Windham Weaponry built mine before Remington fired them all and moved their operations to save money. These are the people that made up the old Bushmaster company. Reguardless of what you may have thought of Bushmaster, they made a quality product that was accurate and affordable with good customer service.
The Bushmaster AR C-15 Ultralite has the same metal parts as anyother AR with the exception of the upper and lower receiver, otherwise it is the same as anyother A4 carbine.
Will it last? I do not know, but after 1,000 rounds mine functions perfectly without any problems. I do not use crap ammo it, I reload my own and feel most problems are ammo or magazine related that are posted on the forums.
To make a long story short, in Dec, I was looking to buy a new handgun and came across the rifle on sale at Cabela's, the last one in stock. At $599.00 for a AR carbine I could not pass it up, my intention was to have a winter project gun that I could change and dress up.
Well it is now my favorite and HD/SD gun of choice (I do have others for that purpose). I have changed out the pistol grip (Now a Houghe), the butt stock (Now a MOE) and have added a few extras on it (quad rail, forward grip, bipoid and flash light holder) otherwise it is still stock.
It seems that trying something new is allways hard to do, but sometimes it is the best thing you can do. Will the shooting public warm up to carbon fiber AR's?? I don't know but I am sold, at 5.6 lbs and a price point you can not beat it sold me.
Let us not forget that that car or truck you are driving is 60% carbon fiber as well. Will I get better gas milage from my C-15, I sure get more fun.
Jim
Here is another carbon fiber gun, just one I can not afford