The Bushmaster Arm Pistol- Seriously, WTF?!

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An outgrowth of a failed early attempt at a small-bore PDW the Arm Pistol failed to do anything useful except putting Bushmaster on the map.
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@ghengisbobber 4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this featured in SOF back in the day and scratching my head then.

@palerider7171 4 ай бұрын

Same place I saw it but my in my youthful opinion was different back then.

@jamesbridges7750 4 ай бұрын

At least they finally started giving pilots AR's. I've talked to a Vietnam era helicopter pilot who traded ARVN for an M2 carbine that he promptly cut down to something akin to an Enforcer and wore in a thigh holster. He said that you basically just had to keep them back long enough for the rest of your flight to get to you. I can't help but think that was the mindset behind this. It would be a completely different weapon full auto in .221- instinctive firing bullet hose....

@onofframp 4 ай бұрын

Good lord. I started laughing at the "ambidextrous safety" comment and pretty much laughed the whole way through. Way cool discussion piece!

@butchs.4239 4 ай бұрын

I always thought the old M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon was close to ideal for it's intended purpose.

@palerider7171 4 ай бұрын

“It has a certain kind of appeal… until you fire it!” Unfortunately that describes several of my choices like American and Bond arms derringers and my Seecamp. I remember hearing about these “geewizbang” things from my youth and now know to avoid them like the plague they are! Thanks for video and PSA!

@marstondavis 4 ай бұрын

Properly addressing a bench grinder to it and it might just be a pretty good ax...or not.

@nullinterface2077 4 ай бұрын

More recently the Air Force has gone 180° on the survival rifle concept with the GAU-5A ASDW

@ironked 4 ай бұрын

Pure funk.

@Salieri47 4 ай бұрын

Some bad ideas should be immediately spotted and rejected.

@Tammy-un3ql 4 ай бұрын

😊

@94twentytwo76 4 ай бұрын

Very very interesting! Looks awesome….. also LOOKS like it wouldn’t work 🙃🤣

@frankbrowning328 4 ай бұрын

I went to school with a guy that had one and it rarely ran 10 rounds without a jam. He loved for its weirdness but nothing he did would make it run well

@Gloverfield 26 күн бұрын

Thats intreasting, because I have a friend that has one of these, and it rarely jammed, I even got to shoot atleast 100 rounds before it jammed, so I can only assume your friend used poor quality rounds...

@frankbrowning328 26 күн бұрын

@@Gloverfield The ammo was American made good ammo. His gun was purchased as soon as it became available and that may be why it was more prone to problems.

@Gloverfield 26 күн бұрын

@@frankbrowning328That explains it. However some American manifacturers still made poor quality bullets back then especially if you buy the cheapest versions, which could be a contributer to jaming...

@frankbrowning328 26 күн бұрын

@@Gloverfield True

@Skaramine 4 ай бұрын

I'm old enough to remember that when Bushmaster was mentioned, THIS was what we were talking about. And you were supposed to pin the stock to your forearm with your thumb, no shoulder contact. Really weird.

@TDC7594 4 ай бұрын

Rejected, in part, because it was too good a weapon, and might convince downed aircrews to fight... Yep, that sounds like military/ government thinking. As a teen, I remember seeing this illustrated and described in the classic, seminal tome, 'Small Arms of the World'. Never knew the receiver rotated to get that offset to the magazine, though.

@GWMJRSmith 4 ай бұрын

Everything old school bushy is sweet.

@TylerSnyder305 4 ай бұрын

they should be congratulated for producing a gun that looks like some machinist made it in his garage for fun.

@johnscheib9077 4 ай бұрын

I wonder how it'd do built in 300 blackout

@bumblebeebob 4 ай бұрын

I bought one many years ago. Top charging handke but the M16/AR safety behind the pistol grip, in the usual location for the AR fire control components. It does not have the "adjustable" rear sight. But rather a stamped plate with a sling loop (much like the front loop) with a notch cut into the top left corner. Mine functions most of the time. But refuses to accept anything but USGI metal 30 round magazines. Not even the USGI metal 20 round mags fit. Forget about even trying to get a modern polymer mag to go in. It's a turd. But l agree it had some potential, IF a whole lot more R&D $$$$ had been sunk into it. AR pistols are a thing anymore and this is a bullpup 5.56mm pistol that is not on the AR platform. Cool idea, poor execution.

@bayouknivesandoutdoors501 4 ай бұрын

I had an Armalite AR 180 and my buddy bought one of these. The armalite ran flawless. This not so much. Never did get it to function reliably

@isaal-magyari9203 4 ай бұрын

I'm sure this looked as good on paper as it does in a pic(super lite and compact, semi auto and takes stanag mags) but it was the execution of it's manufacture that fell short. Although I think the M6 .22/.410 over under was really a great aircrew weapon for wilderness survival for that purpose but it was useless for defense whereas something like this would be much better and then you shot it like a pistol and realized, wow that's a dumb design This was supposed to be a really chunky bull pup pistol? I picture you shooting from the shoulder but then that ejection port would be a real problem It needs a brass deflector, some kind of extension or slide out sleeve to use as a buttstock and at least a sling on the front swivel to use as a vertical front grip Audie Murphy style and be shot like a carbine with the butt against the shoulder (it would need different sights ) otherwise it looks pretty useless for being practical and effective.

@chrisohnemus7979 4 ай бұрын

Tinker Once again you are the king of the weird crazy cool Its always fun to see how you will top the previous

@MrWilberbeast1 4 ай бұрын

This thing makes a Zip .22 look practical.

@thedevilinthecircuit1414 4 ай бұрын

The USAF Weapons Lab is still at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida panhandle.

@martinswiney2192 4 ай бұрын

So its not really an arm gun. Its an other arm gun.

@wadekirby8575 4 ай бұрын

I've always thought they looked neat. I have a Foxtrot Mike 5.56 (buffer tube less) pistol that I'll bullpup someday to make a modern version of this. If lasers were a thing, small and reliable when this was being developed that would have been the way to shoot it from the hip.

@TheGunfighter45acp 4 ай бұрын

What an interesting design. It's definitely not for daily use or reliance, but certainly a wonderful conversation piece! 👍👍

@SuperMarshall2009 4 ай бұрын

There is a pre-86 transferable full auto conversion of this pistol for sale currently - it has got to be incredible on full auto.

@indysbest9851 4 ай бұрын

This has to be the weirdest useless gun I have ever seen on your channel. Well done once again. Can’t believe anyone thought this was a good idea lol

@davidhamilton7628 4 ай бұрын

Someone was a sifi fan

@BigRooster616 4 ай бұрын

That's why they invented the Shockwave blade LOL

@samueldamewood5273 4 ай бұрын

If you use old school 20 rd metal mags,, and pinch the receiver against the forearm with the off hand it is much more reliable and shootable. It will reliably hit a man sizedtarget to 150 yards with the cheese sights. Mine sports a red dot and a laser and is very usable. BTW, they are back in production.

@HarryPrimate 4 ай бұрын

What the Air Force should have done was simply issue M-1 carbines in the paratrooper configuration. It would have been a little more bulky but a lot more useful.

@chrischiampo7647 4 ай бұрын

Cool Oddity of a Firearm Wonder How It Would Run With Vietnam Issue 20 Round Magazines 😀😮😊

@jacobmanalang8162 3 ай бұрын

WHOA you still have one of these?!?!?! VERY COOL

@PhillipFelix-kw3zi 4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing that in shooting magazines when I was kid, looked cool.

@guaporeturns9472 4 ай бұрын

Interesting

@greycatturtle7132 4 ай бұрын

Awesome

@jacobishii6121 4 ай бұрын

That's why you looked oddly familiar,Kent WA......must have run into a long the way, you have a very distinct manner of speaking.

@jacobishii6121 4 ай бұрын

That must be what used to be champion arms........no other range in Kent.Is that one of the guns from Steve's (deceased original owner of gun store/range facility )collection?

@itsapittie 4 ай бұрын

I really wanted one of these back when they were in production, but I could not afford one. As it turns out, that was probably a blessing in disguise.