Shooting USA: History's Guns UNCUT: ARM Pistol

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[@sg51psd04]

"Front and rear Suggestions" Love it.

[@markgadol6472]

I own a very early model bushmaster that was supposed to be in the gun trials. Receacer bolt is on top like a uzi

[@JorgeQuiroz-jt9sz]

Thank you for keeping History alive please don't ever stop . God Bless

[@mohammedcohen]

...I remember seeing these at gun shows all round So. Florida in the late 80s & early 90s...

[@94twentytwo76]

Keep em in the ten ring

[@Steve-yo4ld]

Air Force Pilots were issued S&W Model 15s, typically with the 2-inch barrel during the Vietnam War as that was the standard sidearm for the Air Force, along with the 4 inch barrel! They were replaced by the Beretta M9 and now phasing in the Sig M17/18🇺🇸

[@user-lr3qm7fd5d]

Didn't some pilots carry .45 cal 1911?

[@Steve-yo4ld]

@@user-lr3qm7fd5d
Not that was authorized by the USAF! I spent over 25 years in the Air Force, and the Smith was the only sidearm issued until the Beretta became a standard issue around 1985!✌️

[@fredboat]

Thanks, Enjoyed the walk down POJ memory lane, I bought one New in 1986, Jammamatic until the frame broke after 300 tds.

[@solidsnake2021]

Wow, that's really incredible. I learned alot, now let's see it in action.

[@BoilMe]

First time viewer............ GREAT STUFF!

[@korybeckwith834]

Thanks for the info as I always wondered about this gun.

[@Nihonto]

Have one of the Bushmasters. Such an odd beast. First time I fired it, I shot the hell out of the target stand. It's very odd trying to sight with this thing. I always thought this is one of the few times that mounting a laser might actually make sense.

[@jamesellis2784]

That’s the. One , Hiking biking fishing and camping ,

[@TheREALLibertyOrDeath]

Cool history of bushmaster

[@darronlewark6504]

They shrunk the 5.56 round to fit in that little thing. Laughs in ar-15 chambered in 5.56 with a 3” barrel. Lol

[@thomasrandall6367]

So cool

[@georgeking3218]

Had one of the Guinn rifles circa mid/late 1970's, had blonde maple furniture. Didn't like it, as the wood stood out like a sore thumb. So I spray painted it, flat back,
When I traded into it, the gunshop experts said that I got screwed. As it wouldn't function. They were wrong as it worked OK, as long as I used factory ammo. Reloads were another story, had to use "small base" sizeing dies to get loaded brass to function. Goes to show you, that a lot of the gunshop commandos, don't know their sphincter from a hole in the ground.

[@jp2578]

Cool

[@alanstaffiero1317]

Lazer sight would make a good sight

[@kreigthepsycho]

This would've been a decent design if they had just utilized a telescopic stock and gotten rid of the swiveling grip.

[@joshuahawkins2743]

Never had a bushmaster heard good things about them

[@AmmoC9M]

spray & pray - modern use? trench clearing?

[@joshuahawkins2743]

Wouldn't it need some kind of hand guard so you dont burn the hell out of your hand if your actually having to use it

[@oneoone1017]

Phased plasma weapon in the 40 Watt range ?
Wrong.... What ? Balistic projectile based.

[@jeremywells9019]

All this really lacks is some sort of folding or collapseable stock and tweaking to make it viable.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I copied this design and I didn't know about this weapon.

[@prestonnewcomb5991]

VZ61 was far earlier than this. This may be rifle caliber, but it's not the first "PDW"

[@thomasrandall6367]

That should be a SMG/machine pistol-PCC if it has a stock

[@chrischiampo7647]

Colt Commando Is Almost The Same Size 😇😇😇

[@joshuahawkins2743]

The commando is the shit and I don't like ar's

[@chrischiampo7647]

@@joshuahawkins2743 Agreed 👍🏼

[@SoloPilot6]

Waffenposselhaft.

[@utley]

whats that supposed to imply?

[@SoloPilot6]

@@utley Posselhaft = farcical, without practical purpose.
Waffenposselhaft was coined by Colonel Cooper to categorize firearms that were cute but stupid.
As a semi-auto, this fits the category perfectly. As a full-auto, the shooter could at least walk the impacts toward the intended target . . .and might even get there before running the magazine dry.
This status might be attenuated somewhat by mounting a laser on it. If I still had the one I had in the 1980s (got on a swap), I would try that, just to see, but the FN P90 platform is far superior.

[@utley]

@@SoloPilot6 yeah the translation doesnt really do it justification, thats why I felt the need to ask!

[@badas45]

Cool