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The M4 was developed and produced for the United States government by Colt Firearms , which had an exclusive contract to produce the M4 family of weapons through Colt previously held a U. The Bushmaster M4 Type Carbine is a popular example. Colt had maintained that it retains sole rights to the M4 name and design.
Other manufacturers had long maintained that Colt had been overstating its rights, and that "M4" had now become a generic term for a shortened AR However, on December 8, , a District Court judge in Maine granted a summary judgment in favor of Bushmaster Firearms, dismissing all of Colt's claims except for false advertising. On the latter claim, Colt could not recover monetary damages. The court also ruled that "M4" was now a generic name, and that Colt's trademark should be revoked.
No private citizen can own an M4 in a select-fire or fully automatic configuration, as this model of fully automatic rifle was developed after the ban on fully automatic weapons available to be purchased by US citizens under the Firearms Owners' Protection Act of While many machine guns can be legally owned with a proper tax stamp from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, an amendment to the Firearm Owners Protection Act of barred the transfer to private citizens of machine guns made or registered in the U.
The only exception was for Special Occupational Taxpayers SOT , who are licensed machine gun dealers with demonstration letters, manufacturers, and those dealing in exports and imports. As such, only the earliest Colt M4 prototypes built prior to would be legal to own by non-SOT civilians.
The Civilian replicas of the M4 typically have 16 inch barrels or standard Civilian-legal M4s are also popular with police as a patrol carbine.
Military Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Project maintenance. Register Don't have an account? M4 Carbine. Edit source History Talk 0. Carbine, Caliber 5. Magazines with different capacities also available. Sights Iron sights or various optics The M4 carbine is a shorter and lighter variant of the M16A2 assault rifle. Main article: Close Quarters Battle Receiver.
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Here are a couple quick bullet point facts in this episode of "Bullet Points: M4 Carbine. There are several benefits to upgrading M4s to M4A1s. Compared to the M4 , the M4A1 has full auto capability, a consistent trigger pull, and a slightly heavier barrel. The heavier barrel is more durable and has greater capacity to maintain accuracy and zero while withstanding the heat produced by high volumes of fire. New and upgraded M4A1s will also receive ambidextrous fire control.
The award came under protest and the Army is currently developing several courses of action to comply with the Government Accountability Office ruling and concerns regarding the competition. Once the contract dispute is resolved, other services will be able to place M4A1 and M4 orders against the contract as well.
The Army authorized the conversion of all M4s to the M4A1 standard with the upgrade currently budgeted for , M4s. The Army awarded six contracts for MWO kit components to date. Five of the awarded contracts went to small businesses. Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War. By Todd South. Oct 14, Jacqueline Belker.
About Todd South. Neil Thurgood took over the U. Defense News sat down with him to discuss where he plans to take the business into the future. Each brings a different take on the new weapon. Sig Sauer has a very familiar AR feel that would retain much of the control, balance and operations that are familiar to shooters who have spent a career carrying the M4 or its older brother, the M16, around dusty battlefields. The first weapons prototype test wrapped up in September.
The next is scheduled for February. By or before October, officials expect to select one of the three companies to build their version of the NGSW. Todd South has written about crime, courts, government and the military for multiple publications since and was named a Pulitzer finalist for a co-written project on witness intimidation.
Todd is a Marine veteran of the Iraq War.
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