My Experience with the M16 and M4 Carbine. I served in the U.S. Army from 1999 to 2004. ... The barrel length is 14.5 inches, and the maximum effective range, ...

The Army is pursuing a two-phase PIP to keep the M4 carbine inventory strong. Phase I upgrades the Army’s M4s to the Special Forces’ M4A1, while Phase II explores future improvements for the ...

After Cadets arrived at the M4 Range they immediately received a mandatory fire-arm safety briefing from the Army Range Manager at Fort Carson and from the GBB Cadre themselves. Cadets were split up ...

The Army, concerned that the 5.56 has reached the end of the line in terms of lethality, range, and weight savings, decided it needed a newer, longer-range, but lighter round.

For the time being, soldiers will have to wait until the Army can develop and field an M4 replacement. It is unclear whether the enemy will wait until the new rifle is ready. WATCH NEXT: ...

The rate of fire is 700 to 950 RPM and the M4 has an effective range of about 600 meters, or 1,969 feet. In 2013, the military placed a $77 million order with FN for 120,000 M4s.

When the Army ordered its now standard M4 carbine in 1993 from firearms maker Colt, it saw the rifle as a lighter, more agile alternative to the Vietnam era M16 with similar punch at short range ...

Sig Sauer's submission for the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon light machine gun weighs 12 pounds and has an effective range of greater than 1,000 meters. (Photo courtesy of Sig Sauer.) ...

The U.S. Army is looking for a new weapon for infantry troops. After a half century of using the M16/M4 carbine series of weapons, the Army is looking for a weapon with increased range and ...

On the Army side, the maximum effective range of an M4 carbine against man-sized targets is about 500 yards, depending on the skill of the rifleman, and 700 yards for the M249 squad automatic ...

The following article provides insight into a fatal range accident the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center investigated several years ago and ... • No one verified an M4 on the range was cleared ...