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USMC M-16A4 USMC config
- Thread starter ChuckMK23
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Marines are deploying with it. Apparently it's what they "get now" according to the NCO I was talking to about it.
Support MOSs only? East coast/ west coast? As of 2015 the grunts still had normal M4 or M16s. Maybe just unit specific?
Or some armorer needed a weapon now, so they just said "fuck it" and slapped an M16 upper on an M4 lower?
Usually smaller guys or gals have the armorer put the M4 stock on the M16. Everyone else with an M16A4 is still rocking the standard A2 fixed stock. Its just an ergo thing so the length of pull doesn't suck for the smaller built Marines. Its not the standard config.
Apparently the scopes came out 4 years ago, rifles about 3.
Not sure how far they've been proliferated but this dude is in a vehicle based support unit. All of the marines from that unit seem to have them and they're various sized dudes. If it's not widespread I'm guessing they've been issued to deploying units who ride in small spaced vehicles and aircraft for a living...
AR-15 dot com folks tell me that carbine stock lowers with M-16A4 uppers are issued to smaller recruits as needed for ergonomic reasons and to maximize scores at MCRD East and West. What I don't know is outside of rifle range period, if recruits actually *drill* with a rifle in this configuration. I am guessing not.
The news clips was about female recruits placing in combat arms MOS's. It's on PBS News Hour last Thurs and Fri - as a side note very interesting story.
The news clips was about female recruits placing in combat arms MOS's. It's on PBS News Hour last Thurs and Fri - as a side note very interesting story.
Yea no one quals using iron sights anymore. When I did my quals they didn't even bother teaching us to use the flip up sights. Everyone shoots with the RCO (Trijicon ACOG 4x32 Scope with M193 Reticle). Great little optic though, might put one with a 7.62 BDC on my M1A when I get sick of shooting with the iron sights. T
The new tables will be a lot different, table 1 which is pretty much static shooting will stay the same. The new table two is going to kind of suck, it starts at the 457 meter line and has short time limits/moving quickly to each new shooting position getting closer and closer to the targets, so you're actually going to have to control some breathing. Don't know much about what they're doing with the other tables though.
Looks like days are numbered for the M4 Carbine and the M-16A4
BREAKING: USMC Begins Process To Issue M27 IAR to Every Rifleman; Issues RFI To Industry
BREAKING: USMC Begins Process To Issue M27 IAR to Every Rifleman; Issues RFI To Industry
Uhh . . . it's an RFI to order 11,000 IARs. I'm honestly mystified after reading the RFI how this morphs into "they're phasing out the M4/M16." Seems to me they're just looking for a vendor for 11,000 M27s.