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Posted: 9/22/2008 4:38:42 PM EDT
| so, if colt makes the best m4's....and Midlength Gas Systems are more reliable than Carbine Length...then why doesnt colt make a Midlength Gas System m4? |
| Because mid legnths are not part of the specification that the military accepts...besides an LMT enhanced carrier makes carbines run less violent and smoother increasing dwell time offering just about the same advantage as a mid-legnth..but thats not part of the spec either. |
this is a serios thread, ok? |
rail mount m203? 
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Many users would be better off with midlength weapons, and relatively few use M203s. New users would be better off using mids as the legacy M203 mounts go out of service. |
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Because the benefits of a midlength system aren't sufficient to justify the cost of replacing all the carbine parts in the supply chain. M203 mounting factors in also. Why replace all the existing 203s with rail mount systems if you don't have to? ETA: NIH syndrome as well as inertia play a role also. After all, the carbine length system was deemed to work well enough for three decades before the development of midlength systems. |
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