I bought one of the original Carbon 15s and it wouldn't run reliably. Sent it back to the factory and it still wasn't reliable. Bushmaster bought the company and extended their lifetime warranty to it, and after going back to have the chamber replaced (!!!) it finally ran well.
It also bruised my shoulder more than any other rifle I've every fired. It was painful, and I'm not shy about shooting a few hundred rounds of .308 or 12GA in a day. Part of this was the weight, and part of it was probably the shape of the stock (which sucked, to be honest.)
I traded it, but it wasn't a bad gun once it was reliable. Painful to shoot though, and the muzzle break on the 16" barrel was pretty loud too.
I don't think I'd buy another. (Traded it off by the way, so no PMs about it please. )
It also bruised my shoulder more than any other rifle I've every fired. It was painful, and I'm not shy about shooting a few hundred rounds of .308 or 12GA in a day. Part of this was the weight, and part of it was probably the shape of the stock (which sucked, to be honest.)
I traded it, but it wasn't a bad gun once it was reliable. Painful to shoot though, and the muzzle break on the 16" barrel was pretty loud too.
I don't think I'd buy another. (Traded it off by the way, so no PMs about it please. )