Bushmaster (rifle)
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The Bushmaster rifle was a 5.56x45mm firearm produced the Gwinn Firearms Company, and later Bushmaster Firearms Inc.. The firearm was a new design, having a tipping-block bolt system combined with a gas system similar to the AK-47
rifle. Production ceased in 1991 following Bushmaster's acquisition by the Quality Products Company the previous year; the company now known as "Bushmaster" is primarily known for making the more common AR-15
type rifles.
AK-47
The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62×39mm assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It is officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova . It is also known as a Kalashnikov, an "AK", or in Russian slang, Kalash.Design work on the AK-47 began in the last year...
rifle. Production ceased in 1991 following Bushmaster's acquisition by the Quality Products Company the previous year; the company now known as "Bushmaster" is primarily known for making the more common AR-15
AR-15
The AR-15 is a lightweight, 5.56 mm, air-cooled, gas-operated, magazine-fed semi-automatic rifle, with a rotating-lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation. It is manufactured with the extensive use of aluminum alloys and synthetic materials....
type rifles.