Army.mil reports (emphasis added) … Another lawmaker questioned Fuller about the Army’s individual carbine competition, to find a follow-on to the M4 Carbine weapon Soldiers are using now in Afghanistan. Fuller told the lawmaker the competition was not about [Read More…]
Richard Mann at Shooting Illustrated has evaluated a few different pistol cartridge chambered carbines and compared then with the M4-style carbines in 5.56mm and pistols chambered in the same rounds. Richard says … With the versatility of an M4-style carbine in [Read More…]
Dan Lamothe at Marine Times reports that Marine command are keeping an eye on the Armys carbine competition … Marine officials still plan the service’s infantry weapons around the 5.56mm M16A4 service rifle, but “that doesn’t mean we can’t be getting [Read More…]
Army Times reports … The Army has outlined the competition that will select the best new carbine — and one that ultimately will face off against the improved M4A1 in a battle to become your next weapon. The overall schedule of competition, testing, production [Read More…]
Daniel Defense has partnered with Larry Vickers to create a limited edition Larry Vickers Signature Series Carbine. It is ready to go with everything from sling to optics included. Accessories include … Daniel Defense M4A1 FSP RIS II Daniel Defense ConVert Grip [Read More…]
David Crane got an exclusive on the new Colt Modular Carbine CM901. It is one nifty looking rifle. Colt’s CM901 is designed as a multi-caliber, modular capability with one lower receiver configurable to different calibers and barrel lengths for different missions. [Read More…]
The Colt Defense Tactical line is, or was, supposed to be Colt’s triumphant return to the commercial market. I held off for months from blogging about the Colt Defense’s Tactical line of rifles until more information came to light. Nearly six months later no [Read More…]
C.J. Chivers at The NY Times has posted a well written article about the M4 reliability controversy … Given these conditions, while we can’t draw definitive conclusions about the current performance of the M-4 and M-16 lines, it is nonetheless a jolt to find no [Read More…]
Bushmaster’s first A-TACS camo rifle is the Bushmaster A-TACS M4-Type Carbine. MSRP is $1350.
This is what the recently published Army Modernization Strategy 2010 report says about the M4 competition … “Additionally, the Army will enhance SaaS lethality capabilities through several individual weapon initiatives. In an effort to provide our Soldiers [Read More…]
Yesterday PEO Solider had a media roundtable discussion. I should have phoned into the event but I only just realized it was on. One of the topics discussed was the Improved Carbine Competition. According to the PEO Solider twitter account, which was live updated during [Read More…]
The Bushmaster ACR may have gotten all the attention from the press, but Bushmaster have also launched a few other products. The Bushmaster MOE is a new entry-level M4-style carbine which features Magpul MOE accessories. They feature an MOE collapsible stock, MOE pistol [Read More…]
Bushmaster are now selling a AR-15 chambered in 7.62x39mm. The carbine takes 7.62x39mm specific magazines that hold 26 rounds. From its 16″ M4-profile barrel Bushmaster say it will achieve 2300 FPS velocity with 122 gr. bullets. It is available with either a [Read More…]
The Remington GPC was on display for the first time ever today. It makes use of a propriety gas system that is not based on the Bushmaster piston or the piston system of any other company (the company has been careful to avoid using patented technology). The GPC will be [Read More…]
The NY Times has posted interesting article about the M4 Carbine. For bulk purchasers, a new M-4 costs about $800 per rifle, though the price is often higher when after-market rail systems, used for mounting optics and lights, are included. For rifles used by the [Read More…]
A journalist from the Malaysian newspaper Malay Mail was shown around the Colt’s West Hartford factory … New machines were still being installed at the 26,687-square metre plant as The Malay Mail was shown around by Colt Defence executive vicepresident James [Read More…]
I came across Imperial Defense, a British company, who manufacturer M16 and M4 clones. According to this post at the MP.net forum, the guns are manufactured in Vietnam! This makes Vietnam the second communist country to manufacture M16s. I would guess that the guns are [Read More…]
Guy Sagi, Editor of the NRA’s Shooting Illustrated, reported on his blog that the FBI have arrested five men who attempted to purchase 10,000 M4 Carbines as well as Stringer missiles. Terrorists, like children who play computer games, must also think it is [Read More…]
Yesterday I blogged about the M4 reliability controversy story that was originally reported by the Associated Press. At best the writer of the AP article exaggerated many the points. The leaked draft of the of the analysis of the Battle of Wanat reads quite differently. [Read More…]
A leaked US Army report about the Battle of Wanat criticizes the reliability of the M4. On July 13, 2008 200 Taliban fighters attacked 48 US and 24 Afghan troops. Outnumbered 2.7 to 1 the M4 Carbines, which the troops were carrying, could not function reliably under the [Read More…]
During the past few years India’s Armaments Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) have been developing an interesting Personal Defense Weapon (PDW) called the Modern Submachine Carbine (MSMC). Modern Submachine Carbine The firearm chambers a round [Read More…]
There is an interesting article at Human Events about the US Army culture favoring the M4, while the Marines culture being pro-M16A4. Two years ago when I was in Iraq, I noticed there were essentially two different primary infantry weapons (the M16 automatic rifle and [Read More…]
Benelli, not wanting to miss out, has entered the lucrative black rifle market with Benelli MR1 Carbine, a 5.56mm gas piston operated rifle. Benelli MR1 Carbine The MR1 Carbine is the civilian version of the Beretta Rx4 Storm (which never took off). Benelli, a [Read More…]
As of this month the M4 technical data has been transfered to the Army. The Army can now purchase M4 carbines from companies other than Colt, which up to know was the exclusive producers of the M4. Army Times reports: As of July 1, the Army has taken control of the [Read More…]
This is the first photo I have seen showing an Iraqi solider with a M4 Carbine with all the goodies that go with it. A Soldier from Al Anbar’s 9th Battalion, Iraqi Special Operations Forces, storms an entryway during close-quarter combat training on April 4 in Al [Read More…]
From the ASD Network: The Government of Iraq has requested a possible sale of (80,000) M16A4 5.56MM Rifles, (25,000) M4 5.56MM Carbines, (2,550) M203 40MM Grenade Launchers, spare and repair parts, support equipment, publications and technical data, personnel training [Read More…]
MilitaryTimes has listed the contenders for the M4 replacement. They are: AR-15 Platform (Direct Gas Impingement): * Colt ACC Monolithic * Troy Industries M7A1 (can use either DI or piston system) * Sabre Defense Industries M5 * S&W MP-4 * Precision Reflex PRI [Read More…]
The new ARX-160 Carbine is Beretta’s entry into the M4 replacement competition. Photos by SMG-Lee M16 magazine, folding iron sights Folding stock UPDATE: Originally I called this rifle the NRX after misreading the logo. It is in the ARX-160. Below is a photo (from [Read More…]
Paraguay has apparently bought the relatively new Norinco CQ 5.56, M4A1 clones. The caption of the above photo, translated from Spanish: Soldiers of the Joint Detachment of Empleo Inmediato (DECEI) marching past with carbines Norinco CQ-M4 of 5.56 mm Are copies of Colt [Read More…]
Aviation Week reports that last week the U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier, Brig. Gen. Mark Brown weighed in on the M4/.223 issue: “I don’t think we need an unhealthy, discordant debate over the current carbine because I don’t think the current [Read More…]
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