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...
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one of the Bushmaster XM15 line of rifles and carbines. The M4 Type Carbine is a copy of the Colt M4 carbine. The semi-automatic version is marketed to the...
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for carbines to be issued to front-line soldiers to offset the increasing weight of other issued equipment. An example of this is the M4 carbine, the...
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M16 rifle (section M4 carbine)
M4 carbine. In April 2022, the U.S. Army selected the SIG MCX SPEAR as the winner of the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to replace the M16/M4....
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Look up m4 in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. M4 or M-4 most often refers to: M4 carbine, an American carbine M4 Sherman, an American World War II medium...
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CAR-15 (category Carbines)
present usage, "CAR-15" is the generic name for all carbine-length variants made before the M4 carbine. Starting in 1965, Colt attempted to market the M16...
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Heckler & Koch HK416 (redirect from HK M4)
design is based on the AR-15 class of firearm (specifically the Colt M4 carbine family issued to the U.S. military), it uses a proprietary short-stroke...
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Heckler & Koch XM8 (redirect from XM8 carbine)
United States Army as a potential standard infantry rifle, to replace the M4 carbine, this project was put on hold in April 2005, and was formally canceled...
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the United States by Advanced Armament Corporation (AAC) for use in the M4 carbine. The cartridge yields increased performance in shorter barrels and effective...
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submitted the APC as the “Enhanced M4” for the U.S. Army’s Individual Carbine competition to replace the M4 carbine in 2012. However, the competition was...
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vertical grip for use during sustained fire FF Tube: Free-Float Tube M4: Oval carbine handguards with double heatshields Rail/RIS: Handguards are replaced...
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(including mount): 335 g (11.8 oz) Afghanistan: Used by Afghan Commandos on M4 carbine Armenia: Used by Armenian Special Units. Belgium : Used by most Belgian...
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The Individual Carbine was a competition to select the planned successor to the M4 carbine in the United States Army. The U.S. Army conducted an open...
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Sauer for the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program in 2022 to replace the M4 carbine. The XM7 features a free-floating reinforced M-LOK handguard for direct...
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for short-barreled carbines. Half of small-arms attacks were launched from 300 to 900 meter ranges. An M855 fired from an M4 Carbine has severely degraded...
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Adaptive Combat Rifle (redirect from ACR carbine)
current carbine technology prior to writing formal requirements for a future replacement for the M4 Carbine. It was also part of the Individual Carbine competition...
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successful and famous of these are numerous M16 carbines, including the Colt Commando family, and the M4 carbine. In 2002, Colt Defense was split off from Colt's...
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magazines. It is chambered in 5.56×45 mm NATO and is based on the M16 rifle/M4 carbine. Similar to the CAR-15, from which it shares many fundamental features...
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for the M16 rifle, it can also be used with the M4 carbine as well as many other assault rifles, carbines, and combat shotguns. It can be used as a fighting...
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equip every member of an infantry squad with the M27, supplanting the M4 carbine which would be retained at the platoon leadership positions and above...
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been 1005-LL-L99-5996. A complete CQBR-equipped carbine now has the NSN 1005-01-527-2288. The M4 carbine and M16 are not ideally suited for all missions...
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LWRC M6 (section M6 Individual Carbine)
The M6 is a series of carbines designed and manufactured by LWRC International. It is based on the M4 carbine, with which it shares 80% of its parts....
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review current carbine technology for any situation prior to writing formal requirements for a future replacement for the M4 carbine. The SCAR was one...
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Colt 933 (category Carbines)
The Colt Model 933 is a compact carbine based on the AR-15, M16 rifle and M4 Carbine produced by Colt starting in 1995. Due to its compact size, the short-barreled...
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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...
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from M4 Carbine M203 attached to an M4 Carbine M320 attached to an M4 carbine M26 Modular Accessory Shotgun System on M4 Carbine KAC Masterkey on M4 Carbine...
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the Next Generation Squad Weapon Program to find replacements for the M4 carbine and M249 light machine gun. On April 19, 2022, the United States Army...
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Assault rifle (redirect from Assault carbine)
battlefield. Still in service today, the M16 is being phased out by the M4 carbine. Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development, Acquisition...
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Trijicon. The ACOG was originally designed to be used on the M16 rifle and M4 carbine, but Trijicon has also developed ACOG accessories for other firearms....
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carbine") is an American firearm manufactured as a selective-fire fully-automatic and semi-automatic rifle by Barrett Firearms. It is an M4 carbine utilizing...
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