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Posted: 10/7/2004 5:50:15 AM EDT
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I wasn't sure exactly where to ask these questions but thought maybe here is the place? Ok I was reading an atricle in the "Special Weapons for Military and Police" magazine and the author of a story was saying the M4 was "plagued" with problems such as "Early Timing","Excessive Cyclic Rate","Parts breakages",Bolt Failures" and "Unacceptable barrel life" Also later in the article he stated the the two most common problems with the M4 is "broken extractors and bolt carrier keys" also mentioned "occassional torn case heads" Ok I have on order a Bushmaster M4 "Type" Carbine which I realize is a different animal from the true M4. Now this article has me a little concerned about these problems. Could someone enlighten me about these problems ie; are they true? and are they also a problem in the civilian models such as the Bushmaster M4 Types with 14.5" bbls.? I just don't want to buy myself a bunch of headaches and if I can expect these types of failures would rather pass on my current choice on order and get maybe a 20" A2 or A3 model! Thanks Any help on this would be appreciated! Rob |
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Problems in the military M4 carbine have been addressed as they were discovered. Most of them were due to use that was over and above the training regimen recommended for these weapons. In other words, severe use at sustained full auto operation in very high ambient temperatures. There have been improvement packages issued to correct deficiencies present in the older variations that are still in service. Fully improved models are what are being issued to our troops now. I seriously doubt that you'll ever be able to put your Bushy through the stresses that cause the problems that you've read about. Don't even worry about it, Bushy makes a great firearm. A bit of unsolictited advice - if you stop reading the drivel published in that rag that you've mentioned in your post you'll have a lot more time to spend on the trigger of your Bushy. That newstand POS is one of the major contributors of bullshit that winds up being spread around by the magazine rack cowboys and gunstore commandos. |
+1 (good job Str8shot). Possum if you do want to read a magazine with some decent info I'll suggest SWAT. With Real-Deal guys like Pat Rogers contributing you're going to get some better info. |
I can almost guarantee you you wont have any of these issues in thousands of rounds fired because your weapon will be clean and not abused full auto. Is that good enough? |
No. The US and a few other countries (like Israel) use /have used M193 type ammo
NATO ammo uses the FN SS109 projectile. It's a 62gr jackected bullet with a lead core and a mild steel penetrator. In the US we call this M855, IIRC the Canadians call it C77. |
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I have a Question too. h.gif Whats ALL the differences between a Colt LE6920 and a BM with a 14.5 barrel and permenatly attched phantom? And which is better. Personally I think the BM looks the most like a real M4 the military uses, but that just me |
Please, please, PLEASE use the Search feature and look for LE6920 and Bushmaster going back 30 days. This has been gone over repeatedly and there's no reason to do it again here. |
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