Colt M16A4

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M16A4 Country of origin United States of America Designer Colt Production begins 1994 Weapon type Assault Rifle Caliber 5.56x45mm NATO / M855 Action Gas operated, Rotating bolt Overall length 1006 millimeters Barrel length 508 millimeters Weight empty 3.8 kilograms Magazine capacity 20 or 30 rounds Rate of fire 900 rounds per minute Maximum effective range 550 meters Muzzle velocity 975 meters per second Other operators Israel, Greece, others

The Colt M16A4 is a service rifle in use by the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps.

It is currently offered by Colt in four configurations: flat-top/burst, flat-top/full-auto, fixed-handle/burst, fixed-handle/full-auto.

[edit] Background and History

Now standard issue for frontline U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps units. The A4 replaces the combination fixed carry handle/rear iron sight with a MIL-STD-1913 Picatinny rail, allowing for the rifle to be equipped with a carry handle and/or most military and consumer scopes or sighting systems.

Most of the U.S. Marine Corps' M16A4s are equipped with a Knight's Armament Company M5 RAS handguard, allowing vertical grips, lasers, tactical lights, and other accessories to be attached.

U.S. Army M16A4s also often feature the KAC M5 RAS. In U.S. Army Field Manuals, M16A4s fitted with the RAS are sometimes referred to as M16A4 MWS or Modular Weapon System. This model retains the 3-round burst mode of the M16A2.

[edit] See Also

• Armalite AR-10
• Armalite AR-15
• Colt M16
• Colt M16A1
• Colt M16A2
• Colt M16A3
• Infantry Automatic Rifle

[edit] Sources

• Modern Firearms - Armalite / Colt AR-15 / M16 assault rifle (USA)
• Wikipedia - M16 rifle