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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 ...
Assault rifles are full-length, select fire rifles that are chambered for an intermediate-power rifle cartridge that use a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are currently the standard service rifles in most modern militaries. Some rifles listed below, such as the AR-15, also come in semi-auto models that would not belong under the term ...
An M4 Type Post-Ban Carbine was developed for the 1994 United States Federal Assault Weapons Ban requirements. Since the ban expired in 2004, this rifle has essentially been replaced by the M4A2 and M4A3. Some states in the U.S. have kept these laws, so the rifle is still being produced.
The M4-WAC-47 is a Ukrainian-made assault rifle created by UkrOboronProm and American company Aeroscraft (a division of Worldwide Aeros Corporation). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Based on the Colt AR-15 platform, it can fire the Soviet standard 7.62×39mm or the NATO standard 5.56×45mm cartridges by changing the barrel and other parts. [ 2 ]
The Armed Forces of the Philippines later increased the order to 63,286 R4s which are designated as the R4A3 which is equivalent to the Colt M4 R0977 model and replaces early model M16s. [10] [11] [12] In March 2015, Remington announced that it would offer the R4 to the civilian market. [13]
The original idea was based on the Knight's Armament Company Masterkey system, which dates back to the 1980s and originally comprised a shortened, tube-fed Remington 870 shotgun mounted under an M16 rifle or M4 carbine. The M26-MASS improved upon the original Masterkey concept with a detachable magazine option and more comfortable handling ...
LE 901 Adapter block. The CM901 (Colt Modular) weapons system is based on Colt's existing M16/M4 military designs.It shares the direct gas impingement operation, as well as much of the action, controls, and basic aesthetics with previous Colt rifle designs.
On December 8, 2010, Adcor announced production of the A-556 rifle to the civilian market. On June 27, 2011, it was announced that the improved A-556 Elite variant would be available for sale to the public. In June 2012, a soldier was seen in Afghanistan with a A-556 upper receiver with a 10.5 inch barrel on an M4 lower receiver. [4]