The Professional Ordnance Carbon-15 was developed during the assault weapons ban in the United States as a way to market a pistol version of an AR15 action without exceeding the weight limit imposed by legislation. While Olympic Arms achieved this goal through extensive skeletonization, Professional Ordnance did it by using polymer (not woven carbon fiber, as the name implies) for the upper and lower receivers. What we are looking at today, however, is the full size rifle version of this weapon that was also produced.
With a very thin barrel and polymer upper, lower, and buttstock, the Carbon 15 is an exceptionally lightweight rifle – it weighs just 4 pounds unloaded. This could have made a compelling rifle were it not for the numerous reliability and durability problems that dogged the guns. In addition, the bolt and several other parts were made to proprietary designs and not interchangeable with standard parts. Professional Ordnance folded around the end of the assault weapons ban, and its assets were purchased by Bushmaster, who would continue to market guns under the Carbon-15 name but not in the proprietary and super-light configuration of the Professional Ordnance production.
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So it can desintegrate while shooting it. Is it the first of the kind?
Met a small town SWAT officer who somehow managed to get his department to pay for one of these back in the day lol
WWSD-1997
this weapon is from the 2000s ?
Some gunsmith that worked for professional ordinance is watching Ian roast his gun lol
Ian: AR pistols are useless and impractical
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had 1, it broke it sucked,,,,,,,,,
Very cool stock and foregrip
Theramold magazine? 🤮
9:46 that's pretty much the complete list of parts in a rifle, period
I honestly like the design of the gun, the simplicity really speaks to me. Luckily we now have WWSD2020 as a much better version of this!
I actually really like the look of this gun. I wish that they'd recreate it but make it actually durable.
I don’t understand how having a aluminum optics mounting platform screwed into a polymer upper is more stable than having a monolithic polymer optics mounting platform. I would think having it mounted as opposed to actually part of the upper would be less secure.
Just so you guys know, 48 ounces is slightly lighter than a fully matured oak tree
Do some content on 3d printed guns.
8:25 – do I see a crack by the stock release pin?
If an AR-15 is too heavy for you, move to an Alaskan logging camp and don't come back until you have grown a pair
this one looks more fragile than my plastic m16 model
I remember them VERY WELL!!! I did all the Photography and Video work for them when they got started in Lake Havasu, AZ.
FYI, back in 99, Derek Martin at Accuracy Speaks Gunsmithing at the Rio Salado Range in Mesa modified mine to more standard AR Parts while meeting 94 Ban restrictions, I wish I still had mine.
Whenever I hear "Carbon-15" or "Calico" it reminds me of The Notorious B.I.G. #RIP