Bushmaster may refer to:
Snakes
* Any member of the genus
''Lachesis'' (genus), large venomous pit vipers of Central and South America
Military and firearms
*
Bushmaster Firearms International
Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, was an American firearm manufacturer and distributor. The company's product line revolved around semi-automatic pistol and rifle variants of the M4/AR-15 design. The company is currently defunct; it merge ...
, an American firearms manufacturer
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Bushmaster Arm Pistol
The Bushmaster Arm Pistol was a 5.56×45mm NATO firearm, categorizeable as either a long pistol (under the American legal definition of a pistol) or compact carbine rifle, produced by the Gwinn Firearms Company, and later Bushmaster Firearms ...
, a 5.56×45mm NATO weapon classified as either a long pistol or short rifle
**
Bushmaster M17S
Bushmaster may refer to:
Snakes
* Any member of the genus ''Lachesis'' (genus), large venomous pit vipers of Central and South America
Military and firearms
* Bushmaster Firearms International, an American firearms manufacturer
** Bushmaster A ...
, a semi-automatic bullpup rifle
**
Bushmaster ACR, an assault rifle originally designed by Magpul
**
Bushmaster XM-15, a line of
AR-15
An AR-15-style rifle is any lightweight semi-automatic rifle based on the Colt AR-15 design. The original ArmaLite AR-15 is a scaled-down derivative of Eugene Stoner's ArmaLite AR-10 design. The then Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation d ...
pattern rifles and carbines
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Bushmaster M4-type Carbine
The Bushmaster M4 or M4A3 is a semi-automatic or select-fire carbine manufactured by Bushmaster Firearms International, modeled on the AR-15. It is one of the Bushmaster XM15 line of rifles and carbines.
Design
The M4 Type Carbine is a copy of ...
, a carbine in the XM-15 family
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.450 Bushmaster
The .450 Bushmaster is a rifle cartridge developed by Tim LeGendre of LeMag Firearms, and licensed to Bushmaster Firearms International. The .450 Bushmaster is designed to be used in standard M16s and AR-15s, using modified magazines and u ...
, a rifle cartridge originally developed by LeMAG Firearms LLC
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Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle
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The Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle or Infantry Mobility Vehicle is an Australian-built four-wheel drive armoured vehicle. The Bushmaster was primarily designed by the then government-owned Australian Defence Industries (ADI), and is cur ...
, an Australian infantry mobility vehicle
* During World War II, the
158th Infantry Regiment of the
Arizona Army National Guard were nicknamed the "Bushmasters"
* A variant of the
Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT)
*
M242 Bushmaster
The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground ...
, a 25mm chain gun manufactured by Alliant Techsystems
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Mk44 Bushmaster II
The Mk44 Bushmaster II is a 30 mm chain gun manufactured by Northrop Grumman. It is a derivative of the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster, and uses 70% of the same parts as the M242 while increasing the firepower by as much as 50% with the 20% increase ...
, a 30mm chain gun derived from the M242
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Bushmaster III
The Bushmaster III is a 30 mm caliber, 35 mm Autocannon, automatic/semi-automatic cannon designed and built by Alliant Techsystems, based on the 25 mm M242 Bushmaster. The weapon has been selected as primary armament for the CV9035 export versio ...
, a 35mm chain gun derived from the M242
**
Bushmaster IV
The Bushmaster IV is a 40 mm chain-driven autocannon designed and built by Alliant Techsystems, based on the M242 Bushmaster, Bushmaster II and Bushmaster III. The Bushmaster IV fires 40×365mmR 3P (Prefragmented, Programmable, Proximity-fu ...
, a 40mm chain gun derived from the M242
Entertainment
*
Bushmaster (DC Comics)
The Global Guardians is a team of DC Comics superheroes whose members hail from countries around the world. The concept originated in the ''Super Friends'' Saturday morning cartoon, which aired after the comics stories in ''Super Friends'' #7- ...
, the name of a fictional DC Comics superhero
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Bushmaster (Marvel Comics)
Bushmaster is the name of two fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first was a master criminal, while the second Bushmaster was given super powers as he had a long, mechanical snake tail grafted ...
, the codename for two Marvel Comics super-villains
Aircraft
*
Stout Bushmaster 2000 (a development of the Ford Trimotor), a small commuter airliner
* a modified
Piper PA-22 Tri-Pacer airplane with lengthened wings, fuselage and more powerful engine
See also
*
Bushmasters (disambiguation) Bushmasters may refer to:
* Lachesis (genus), ''Lachesis'' (genus), a genus of venomous pit vipers found in forested areas of Central and South America
* 158th Infantry Regiment (United States), of the Arizona Army National Guard, nicknamed the "Bu ...
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