How the M4 Evolved and Could Stay in Service till 2040

I sent a message to Försvarmakten (Swedish Defence force) about you video, be prepared, i loved it!

What do you mean colt exclusive??? Did FN win the new contract for M4 and 2020???

They also forgot to tell armorers that not all parts from M16's are interchangeable with M4's. Every M4 in my unit on the second tour, would fail to extract and cause double feeds and overrides, bent up few gas tubes clearing those weapons.

The problem? "CLEAN YOUR WEAPON" nah just kidding. The armorer put M16A3/4 extractors in the M4. Yep, they fit, nope they won't extract. the M4 has a gold spring not a blue one or a red one.

an HK G3 has a lifespan EASY over 30.000 rounds, no bullshit!!!

Fully automatic guns are for everybody

The XM177 and CAR15 buttstock is non-adjustable, only collapsible. There are only 2 position notches, fully extended and fully retracted. Also, the flash hider was to help the rifle cycle because the AR platform is direct impingement and therefore a drop in pressure at the gas port causes major reliability issues, the flash hider has a gas expansion chamber in it for this purpose. Sounding like an AK is just a happy side effect. Also, enemies can easily tell an AK report from an AR, just from the different rate of fire between these rifles.

Imagine an M4A1 in 2040 having that shitty default pistol grip.

The Colt M4 was a quality piece. It just starts having issues when it's been fired so many times that the black finish has worn off and the shiny aluminum finish is all you see.

Maybe mom and dad could send a BCM version of the M4 over in the box with the mail and fruit cake.

I'd like to see the Jersey Shore girls dressed in bikinis firing M4 length AR10s (7.62) in slow motion full auto. Jiggling induced recoil. 😁

SIG Sauer about to replace the M4:

I have a PSA AR in a mid length system. I was going to buy in bulk eventually for my family and am glad to hear that even the military prefers the mid length system.

Full send mode should be a God given right for every American civilian or military. Just to correct you there

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I love the M4 platform and can see people still using them beyond 2040 just like people still love and use the 1911 pistol...

Colt good. Sig bad. FN undecided.

for every man and woman should really keep that rifle for good

I’ve put WAY more than 6k rounds through my personal M4 and it still shoots like I just took it out of the box. Maybe that’s because I’ve taken meticulous care of it. I can certainly tell the difference between it and the ones we were issued overseas though.

"Switched all their infantrymen over from the M16 to the M4"

Me looking at the pictures of me holding an A4 like: .......... Wait a minute...

If the M4 was the same as the M16 they wouldn't have changed the designation. It would be M16C or something.

Why doesn’t the military keep the M16 and the M4? Both fit different mission profiles: M16 for longer range engagements and M4 for CQC. I get the switch to the spear from the AR platform to a certain extent and not what I’m referring to. What I mean is they never kept the carbine in service with the rifle. Sure they had the M16 in service with support personnel, but it still makes no sense to me that they ditched the M16A4 for the less accurate M4. They should have been complimentary

My dad managed to keep his m16 instead of useing a m4 because he felt it was more accurate he ran it bare with only a eotech that had no zoom he was a designated marksman

I love the A2 20inches heavy barrel

Everyone will be dead by 2040. We're 90 seconds to midnight and in runaway climate change.

We should have adopted the fal instead of the m14. We would likely not be having this conversation if that had happened. We more than likely would have modernized the fal a couple of times and still be using it by now.

Colt M4 is the best rifle ever made

Wait dosent seal team 6 use the hk416

but that don't matter, the platform of the m4 to AR15 style is being adopted around the world, Germany to China started copying the platform of the m4 and AR15.

i remember for a while there was some talk about ordering HK416 uppers. then my battalion talked about getting daniel defense uppers.
yeah a lot of things never happened but when we did finally get the new FN M4s, it was like christmas. except we were pretty late to the game so it felt more like getting your older brother's christmas present your parents lost and forgot about.

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I have a question do you have any Trigger Time behind an M4 or shoot guns regularly at all 90% of malfunctions or jams you're talking about are caused by worn-out magazines the U.S. military does not want to replace magazines regularly at least the U.S. Marine Corps now uses new magpul gen 3 pmags. The reliability definitely improved when using not worn-out mags.

It has only to do with sorry ass G.I.'s cleaning/maintenance. Absent a breakage. These weapons do not fail. Ask top tier guys. In battlescope, it is the only weapon that will go where my ass is on the line.

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Cod fans recognized the XM4 COMMANDO.

I’ll the old school car15 any day.

HK416 is superior

In 10,000 rounds or so, I've never had a single failure with any of my three Colt M4's, but then again I constantly retire old magazines and keep the rifles (relatively) clean. Maybe taking care of your shit is important after all.

Hi im from 1 year in teh future the m4 got replaced

The M4 is like the Porsche 911 of firearms.

Needs a bigger caliber

You got your thumbnail wrong. In 1967 the only rifle of that type in existence was the M16A1. It had a full stock, a carry handle made as part of the upper receiver, and a 20" barrel. The military was still using the M16A1 in 1977 and well beyond. I used one in the USMC in 1977. There was no M4 back then. It is a very recent development. We didn't even have the M16A2 until the mid '80s, and it still had a 20" barrel. I am not a fan of the M4 other than for special operations. With it's 14.5" barrel it is little more than a handgun. It is only accurate at extremely close range. The military needs an actual rifle.

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And the new rifle has an even higher pressure. Maybe its design can handle it.

M4 is still one of the lightest rifles. It matters when when you tack on all the new equipment. They just need to update to a newer free floating rail and I don’t see a reason to replace it with another rifle.

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