M4 Carbine torture test
The NYTimes.com has published two videos recorded by Colt Defense. They compare the M4 and the M4A1.
The NYTimes reports …
That video shows the same test with an M-4 equipped with a thicker, heavier barrel, which is used on a specialized carbine, known as the M-4A1. This variant is carried by some Special Operations users.
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Colt Defense and the Army have been discussing making the change to a heavier barrel for several months and appear likely to begin requiring standard-issue rifles to have the barrel previously manufactured for the M-4A1.
Sounds like Colt is going on the PR offensive.
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@ MARSH, HOW MANY BASES HAVE YOU BEEN TO WITH ONLY 12 PEOPLE IN IT, MORE OVER SO, HOW MANY BASES (PROPERLY CALLED POST WHEN IN REFERENCE TO ACTUAL ARMY SOLDIERS) HAVE YOU BEEN AT WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE ATTACKING, LARGE FORMATIONS HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ATTACK POST INSTALLMENTS BUT FAILED (IN EPIC PROPORTIONS) DUE TO THE INTERVENTION OF PREDITOR DRONES, SATALITE IMAGING AND GOOD OLD FASHION AIR STRIKES. I THINK THE BASE YOU ARE REFERENCING TO IS YOUR HOUSE, AND THE HUNDREDS OF ENEMIES YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ARE IMAGINARY. THIS IS NOT YOUR GRANDPAS WAR MARSH.
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