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Posted: 9/27/2003 12:23:46 PM EDT
| I know about A2 and A3 configurations, but what is an A4? Thanks. |
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Quoted: I think A4 is what RRA and others call the A3 flattop config..........UNDERDOG No, A4 is the replacement for the A2. I don't remember all of the details, but it's a 20" barrel, flat top, and has rails for handguards. One of the experts will no doubt be along. |
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What Lumpy said. In the miliary: M16A3 = an M16A2 except that it has a safe/semi/auto selector instead of safe/semi/burst. M16A4 = detachable carry handle version of the M16A2. The USMC refcently decided to replace the M16A2s in use by infantry units with M16A4 models. They have also decided to use Knights railed handguards on these rifles. Non-infantry Marines will still be issued A2s. In the civilian world every company can use whatever names they want for this stuff so A3 and A4 are pretty much interchangable. |
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[img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/pi03a2.jpg[/img][img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/AT102802rcKuwait2C164AR127.jpg[/img] [img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/AT102802rcKuwait1C164AR106.jpg[/img] [img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/3rd-inf6.jpg[/img][img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/3rd-inf1.jpg[/img] [img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/a4mc030121.jpg[/img] [img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/3rd-inf5.jpg[/img] |
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The perfect pic to prove that point when it comes to CQB and A2 stocks. Guy on the left stuck with the A4 taking a precision shot stance because of the stock length. The guy next to him with the M4 squared onto the target, arms locked down like he should be for close range shots: [img]http://dboy.cpgl.net/USA/M16/a4mc021118.jpg[/img] Note the last 2 in the line. The far right guy is agressively forward, and the guy to left of him is doing the falling backwards girl stance because he's trying to do it right with that damn A2 stock. |
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Quoted: Quoted: In the military: M16A3 = an M16A2 except that it has a safe/semi/auto selector instead of safe/semi/burst. Hmmmm.... Sounds more like an A1 with a sight & handguard upgrade. Hmmm. I'm lazy and don't like to type any more than I have to so I think I'll stick to describing it as "an M16A2 except that it has a safe/semi/auto selector instead of safe/semi/burst." |
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