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Posts Tagged m4
Welcome To The 21st Century; Belgium To Use Benellis To Counter Drones
From Guns.com:
The Kleine-Brogel Air Base earlier this month highlighted its security forces training with their new C-UAS (Counter Unmanned Aerial System), namely, Benelli M4 semi-auto shotguns stoked with high brass steel shot.
Army Wants New Round And Weapon
From Guns.com:
On Oct. 4, the Army issued a notice for 6.8mm caliber prototypes for what the service is terming their Next Generation Squad Weapon-Rifle and the Next Generation Squad Weapon-Automatic Rifle, to replace the M4 Carbine and the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon, respectively.
Army OKs Magpul M3 Magazine
From Kit Up:
U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Management Command recently released a message authorizing units to purchase the Magpul Gen M3 PMAG, but maintains that the service’s Enhanced Performance Magazine is still the primary magazine for M4 carbines and M16 rifles.
The History of the M16
From Tactical Life:
Eugene Stoner was, by all objective, accounts a visionary. As a speculative venture while working for the Fairchild Engine and Aircraft Corporation in California in the mid-1950s, he designed the earliest iteration of what would eventually become the M16.
Applying aluminum casting technology and advanced polymer science perfected for the aircraft industry in World War II, Stoner designed an elegant, lightweight rifle that rethought what it meant to be a military weapon. Where everybody else in the world used Parkerized steel and walnut, Stoner used aluminum and plastic.
Army Seeking New M4
From Military.com:
“The government is seeking to procure M4A1-Plus (abbreviated as M4A1+) components as non-development items … for improvements to the M4A1 Carbine,” according to the March 13 document posted on FedBizOpps.gov. “It is anticipated that the M4A1+ components will be evaluated as a system. The system must then install on/interface with stock M4A1 Carbines.”
Aimpoint Carbine Optic
Aimpoint has launched a new cheaper option for he AR15/M4 family.
Press Release:
Chantilly, VA, October 20, 2014 – Aimpoint, the originator and worldwide leader
in electronic red dot sighting technology, has announced the introduction of a new
sight designed specifically for modern sporting rifles such as the AR-15. This new
product, known as the Aimpoint Carbine Optic (ACO), expands upon the company’s
already proven designs and focuses these features into a high quality, entry priced
optic.
This new sight was developed with the modern sporting rifle owner in mind, and
the ACO is ready to mount and shoot directly out of the box. A full suite of branded
accessories, such as front and rear flip covers, an anti-reflection filter, and spare
battery holders are available from dealers, and allow users to customize the sight to
fit their specific requirements. The ACO pairs a 30mm aluminum alloy sight tube with
an extremely rugged fixed height mount designed to provide absolute co-witness
with AR-15 backup iron sights. A two minute of angle (2 MOA) red dot is utilized to
allow maximum target acquisition speed and accuracy at all distances. The ACO is
completely waterproof, and offers one year of constant-on use from a single 1/3N
battery.
“The Aimpoint Carbine Optic is the smart choice for today’s modern sporting rifle
owner,†said Brian Lisankie, President of Aimpoint Inc. “By choosing this optic,
shooters get a premium Aimpoint sight at an extremely friendly price point. If you
own an AR-15 rifle, the ACO is exactly what you need to complete the package.â€
The Aimpoint Carbine Optic has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $393,
and will be available from Aimpoint dealers in mid-to late October. For more
information on Aimpoint and the new ACO, visit the company’s website at:
www.aimpoint.com or contact:
Kristi Drawe
Aimpoint, Inc.
Phone: (703) 263-9795 ext 226
Kristi.Drawe@aimpoint.com
SWAT May 2014
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Travis Haley Talks 300 Blackout
Posted by Gary in Ammo, Long Guns, Opinion, Warrior Tools on 2/Feb/2013 14:38
Paul Howe – Shooting Steel, follow through and cover.
Tips from MSG Paul Howe USA (Ret)
Paul Howe – Rifle Loading Procedures
Tips from MSG Paul Howe USA (Ret)
Paul Howe – Over Aggressive Magwell Hold
Tips from MSG Paul Howe USA (Ret) – CSAT
Daniel Defense 300BLK M4
Daniel Defense has announced that they will be producing an M4 in 300BLK this year.
Military Bureaucracy Killed the XM8
This is a special report from Military Times:
Fielding new boots and long underwear was one thing. replacing the 40-year-old M16 family would prove to be a far tougher fight.
DoD and Army documents obtained by Army Times reveal that conflicts among the Army commands that must sign off on weapons development doomed the XM8 to fail before testers fired a round from the first prototype.
Individuals with intimate knowledge of the failed effort paint a picture of an ambitious crusade against an unbending requirements-and-acquisition system — a behemoth many blame for an atmosphere that places a low priority on what has always been the soldier’s most valued possession — the rifle.
Convertible Tactical Sling by Tactical Link
Posted by Gary in Accessories, Warrior Tools on 16/Nov/2011 08:23
http://www.TacticalLink.com – We design and manufacturer top quality weapon accessories for the AR 15 / M4 rifles such as tactical slings, sling mounts, Battery Assist Lever, and other AR 15 accessories.
Do U.S. armed forces have the best guns money can buy?
Posted by Jack Sinclair in News on 4/Dec/2010 22:33
“The platoon-sized unit of U.S. soldiers and about two dozen Afghan troops was shooting back with such intensity the barrels on their weapons turned white hot. The high rate of fire appears to have put a number of weapons out of commission, even though the guns are tested and built to operate in extreme conditions.”
“In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips’ M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn’t work either…
Just what did happen in Wanat, the firefight in Afghanistan in the summer of 2008 that left nine American soldiers dead?
…”My weapon was overheating,” McKaig said, according to Cubbison’s report. “I had shot about 12 magazines by this point already and it had only been about a half hour or so into the fight. I couldn’t charge my weapon and put another round in because it was too hot, so I got mad and threw my weapon down.”
When the battle in the small village of Wanat ended, nine U.S. soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the attack by a military historian found that weapons failed repeatedly at a “critical moment” during the firefight on July 13, 2008, putting the outnumbered American troops at risk of being overrun by nearly 200 insurgents…”
