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The M4 carbine (officially Carbine, Caliber 5.56 mm, M4) is a 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle developed in the United States during the 1980s. It is a shortened version of the M16A2 assault rifle. The M4 is extensively used by the US military , with decisions to largely replace the M16 rifle in US Army (starting 2010) and US Marine Corps ...
The M4 Type Carbine is a copy of the Colt M4 carbine. The semi-automatic version is marketed to the U.S. civilian market in compliance with the National Firearms Act. A select fire variant can be ordered by military or law enforcement organizations with three-round burst or fully automatic capability. [5]
A U.S. Army graphic detailing the competitors for the program as of December 2020. The Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) program is a United States military program created in 2017 by the U.S. Army to replace the 5.56mm M4 carbine, the M249 SAW light machine gun, and the 7.62mm M240 machine gun, with a common system of 6.8mm cartridges and to develop small arms fire-control systems for the ...
The XM7, previously known as the XM5, is the U.S. Army variant of the SIG MCX Spear, a 6.8×51mm (.277 in), gas-operated, magazine-fed assault rifle [1] designed by SIG Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine.
In January 2022, the SIG MCX-Spear was released on the civilian market. [4] On April 19, 2022, the United States Army awarded a 10-year contract to Sig Sauer to produce the XM7 rifle, along with the XM250 Machine gun, to replace the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun, respectively. [10] [11]
Assault rifle Belgium 2009–present Also produced in the U.S. FN Minimi: Light machine gun Belgium 1974–present IMBEL MD: Assault rifle Brazil: 1985–present IMBEL IA2: Assault rifle Brazil: 2012–present AR-M1: Assault rifle Bulgaria: 2000–present Colt Canada C7: Assault rifle Canada 1984–present Colt Canada C8: Carbine Canada: 1994 ...
Three congressional Democrats, including two from Texas, introduced a bill Thursday calling for a ban on private sales of the civilian version of .50-caliber rifles, which the military uses to ...
The most common and historical rifle cartridges in this caliber are: .30 carbine, used in the M1/M2/M3 carbines, is sometimes called the 7.62×33mm. 300 AAC Blackout (7.62×35mm), also known as 300 BLK, is designed for the M4 carbine and STANAG magazine.