It is now the standard issue firearm for most units in the U.S. military. Equipped with ... A shortened variant of the M16A2 rifle, the M4 carbine provides the individual soldier operating ...

Today, the U.S. military classifies the M16 (a full-auto AR15 with a 20-inch barrel) as a rifle and the M4 (a full-auto AR15 with a 14.5-inch barrel) as a carbine. For us civilians, it’s safe to ...

The companies chosen to build optics for the rifles are experienced military vendors ... one way or another for more than 30 years. The M4 carbine is a fully modernized, more compact version ...

“The M4 carbine, and, to a lesser degree ... While a lot of it doesn’t directly apply to military rifles, there are many newer features, materials, finishes and accessories — including ...

The US military has attempted ... and a designated marksman rifle (the NGSDM), the NGSW program also plans to replace the M4 with the Next Generation Squad Carbine (NGSC). Only wireframe mockups ...

Sept. 21 (UPI) --Colt's Manufacturing Co. has received a $57.7 million foreign military sales contract for up to 10,000 M4 and M4A1 5.56mm carbine rifles. The rifles are for delivery to Jordan ...

The Army's program to replace the M4 carbine with a larger, harder-hitting rifle is dead ... Like everything else in the domain of military weapons, it's an arms race between measure and ...

that makes M4 uppers ... Army's improved carbine competition. Who is this ADCOR company anyway and what's the deal with the B.E.A.R? We're running a story tomorrow morning at Military.com on ...

A competing rifle outperformed the Army’s favored M4A1 carbine in key firings ... report on the military’s procurement of small arms, such as the M4, and small-caliber ammunition.

But finding an upgrade for the M4 carbine has proven ... continue to expand their military capabilities, we can no longer afford to sacrifice modernization. From rifles, to shipbuilding, to ...