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Posted: 1/19/2002 11:38:13 AM EDT
[#1]
what's an a4?
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Posted: 1/19/2002 11:43:33 AM EDT
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a3 is basically a full auto version of a a2.
a4 has the removable carry handle but is otherwise the same as an a2. I don't remember if the a4 is full auto or burst. does anyone know which units use these. |
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Posted: 1/19/2002 2:45:42 PM EDT
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I thought the A3 was the 3 round burst "Upgrade" for the A2 so "our soldiers would stop wasting ammo." and the A4 was an A3 with a removable handle.
edited to add: (?) |
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Posted: 1/19/2002 2:51:00 PM EDT
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why was i thinking A2 was 3 round burst, A3 was flattop, and A4 is for mp5s.
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Posted: 1/19/2002 2:59:07 PM EDT
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Quoted: I thought the A3 was the 3 round burst "Upgrade" for the A2 so "our soldiers would stop wasting ammo." and the A4 was an A3 with a removable handle. edited to add: (?) A3= fixed handle upper, AUTO A4= removable handle, BURST |
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Posted: 1/19/2002 3:04:15 PM EDT
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Rifle Sights Twist Selector Bbl Issue
M16A1 Handle 1:12 AUTO 20" Std B M16A2 Handle 1:7 BURST 20" Std A M16A3 Handle 1:7 AUTO 20" Limited M16A4 Flattop 1:7 BURST 20" Limited M4 Flattop 1:7 BURST 14.5" Std A M4A1 Flattop 1:7 AUTO 14.5" Std A M4A2 Handle 1:7 AUTO 14.5" Limited [url]http://old.ar15.com/history/evolution.asp[/url] Go to the bottom of the page. |
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Posted: 1/19/2002 3:38:43 PM EDT
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It gets confusing when us civilians look at AR upper's with removable carry handles designated as "A3's".
Armalite uses the "A4" descriptor on their flattops. |
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Posted: 1/21/2002 9:34:06 PM EDT
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now that we have established what each type is does any one know what units use the a3 and a4 configurations.
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Posted: 1/21/2002 9:47:23 PM EDT
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Isn't there a new model M-16 with a 4 pos. trigger pack? Safe, semi, burst, and auto?
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Posted: 1/21/2002 10:40:53 PM EDT
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A4 or M4 ?? (Excluding ArmaLite)
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Posted: 1/21/2002 11:23:12 PM EDT
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When I was in basic at Benning ,early 2000, we played with A4's for our NVD & PAC-4 familiarization. Just one night or so that we used them, never to be seen again til a bunch of them needed cleaned. Some were literally new, unfired with A4 stamped lowers from some maker in Florida, while some were old A2's overstamped with A4.
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Posted: 1/22/2002 3:28:49 AM EDT
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My Combat Engineer Battalion (Corps Light) is slated to get A4's in the next couple months.... I'll post a review.
BTW, we are USAR so surley lotsa active folks have em by now if they are coming this far down the food chain to us...... but then again they have been throwing lots of money at us for the last few years. |
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